[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1436-1437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-207]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Tracking of Participants in the Early Head Start Research 
and Evaluation Project.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Billing Accounting Code (BAC): 418422 (G994426).
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACE) 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will conduct 
tracking of children/families who participated in the Early Head Start 
Research and Evaluation Project (EHSREP). The purpose of tracking these 
participants is to maintain up-to-date contact information for the 
children/families in the event that the Administration for Children and 
Families (ACE) determines that a future follow-up to the EHSREP will 
take place.
    The EHSREP is a longitudinal study originally designed to meet 1994 
requirement for a national evaluation of the Early Head Start program. 
3001 children and families in 17 sites were randomly assigned either to 
the program group (allowed to enroll in EHS), or to the control group 
(precluded from enrolling in EHS, although they could receive other 
services in the community). Child and family assessments were conducted 
when children were 14 months old, 24 months old, 36 months old, in the 
spring prior to kindergarten entry, and again in the spring of the 
sixth year of formal schooling (5th grade for most children).
    If the decision is made to follow the sample through high school, 
it is important to maintain contact with the participants so that 
response rates at follow-up points will be maximized. Telephone 
interviews will be conducted in order to update the respondent's 
location and contact information. This information will be collected 
from parents or guardians in the spring of 2011.
    Respondents: Treatment and control group members in the Early Head 
Start Research and Evaluation Project.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                      Annual number   responses per     hours per     Total annual
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response      burden hours
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Tracking Interview..............................            2700               1             .25             675
3rd Party Contacts..............................             200               1             .05              10
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 685.

Additional Information

    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research 
and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, 
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection. E-mail address: 
[email protected].

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OMB Comment

    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document 
in the Federal Register.
    Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if 
OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project. Fax: 202-395-6974. 
Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

    Dated: January 4, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-207 Filed 1-7-11; 8:45 am]
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