[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 12066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03868]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Tracking of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation 
Project (EHSRET) Sample.
    OMB No.: 0970-0388.
    Description: The EHSREP is a longitudinal study originally designed 
to meet the 1994 requirement for a national evaluation of the Early 
Head Start program. 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). Today, 
children of the EHSREP are approximately 14-17 years of age (depending 
on their age at the time of enrollment in the study).
    The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to track the 
children/families who participated in the Early Head Start Research and 
Evaluation Project (EHSREP) until the children reach 18 years of age. 
The purpose of tracking these participants is to maintain up-to-date 
contact information for the children/families in the event that the ACF 
determines that a future follow-up to the EHSREP will take place.
    Respondents: Participants in the Early Head Start Research and 
Evaluation Project.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    responses per     hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents    respondent       response          hours           hours
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Tracking Survey.................            2533               3             .25           1,899             633
Administrative Records Consent              1700               1             .08             136              45
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 678.
    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. Email address: [email protected].
    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, Email: OIRA 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for 
Children and Families.

Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-03868 Filed 2-20-13; 8:45 am]
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