[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35816-35817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15177]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Advisory Committee on 
Head Start Research and Evaluation

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the re-establishment of the Advisory 
Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation. The Secretary is 
required by section 649(g)(1) of Public Law 92-463 to convene an expert 
committee to review and make recommendations on the design of the study 
or studies that provide national analysis of the impact of Head Start 
programs. This committee will also advise on the progress of the study, 
and comment, if so desired, on the interim and final study reports of 
the organization(s) selected for carrying out the independent research.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Brooks, Office of Planning, 
Research and Evaluation, e-mail [email protected] or (202) 
205-8212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Secretary is required by section 649(g)(1) of Public Law 92-463 
to convene an expert advisory committee to review and make 
recommendations on the design of the study or studies that provide 
national analysis of the impact of Head Start programs. An Advisory 
Committee for Head Start Research and Evaluation was first chartered on 
March 23, 1999 for two years. It was rechartered in November 2001, 
again in November 2003, and finally on November 4, 2005. The charter 
expired on November 6, 2007. This notice pertains to the re-
establishment of an Advisory Committee for Head Start Research and 
Evaluation.
    The Advisory Committee for Head Start Research and Evaluation will 
provide feedback on the published final report for the Head Start 
Impact Study, offering interpretations of the findings, discussing 
implications for practice and policy, and providing recommendations on 
follow-up research, including additional analysis of the Head Start 
Impact Study. The Committee will also be asked to provide 
recommendations to the Secretary regarding how to improve Head Start 
and other early childhood

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programs by enhancing the use of research-informed practices in early 
childhood. Finally, the Committee will be asked to provide 
recommendations on the overall Head Start research agenda, including--
but not limited to--how the Head Start Impact Study fits within this 
agenda. The Committee will provide advice regarding future research 
efforts to inform HHS about how to guide the development and 
implementation of best practices in Head Start and other early 
childhood programs around the country.
    The Department will give close attention to equitable geographic 
distribution and to minority and gender representation in making 
appointments to the Committee, so long as the effectiveness of the 
Committee is not diminished.

II. Copies of the Charter

    To obtain a copy of the Committee's Charter, submit a written 
request to the above contact.

Carmen R. Nazario,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2010-15177 Filed 6-22-10; 8:45 am]
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