[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14114-14115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05861]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Multi-Site Evaluation of Project LAUNCH
    OMB No.: 0970-0373.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is planning to collect 
data for the multi-site evaluation (MSE) of Project LAUNCH (Linking 
Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health). Project LAUNCH is 
intended to promote healthy development and wellness in children from 
birth to eight years of age. Project LAUNCH grantees are funded by the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to 
improve coordination among child-serving systems, enhance systems 
coordination, integrate child behavioral health services with other 
health services, and implement evidence-based programs to address 
children's healthy development.
    The Project LAUNCH MSE seeks to determine the impact of the 
combined LAUNCH services and strategies on child, family, and systems 
level outcomes. Data for the MSE will be collected through several 
mechanisms. First, all LAUNCH grantees will submit semi-annual reports 
through a web-based data entry system. Second, Project LAUNCH grantees 
will be systematically sampled to include 10 LAUNCH non-tribal sites 
and 10 matched comparison communities will be recruited to participate 
in data collection efforts. Within each site, 2 elementary schools and 
4 early childhood education (ECE) centers will be selected as data 
collection sites. Data collected from this sample of LAUNCH and 
comparison communities will include:

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     Surveys of parents of a sample of young children (birth 
through age eight). Topics include child health, social emotional 
health, school readiness, parent-child relationships, parent 
depression, home environment, and parental social support.
     Surveys of a sample of kindergarten teachers. The survey 
will assess kindergarten students' school readiness in the areas of 
physical health and wellbeing; social competence; emotional maturity; 
language and cognitive development; and communication skills.
     Surveys of elementary school and ECE administrators. The 
survey will assess child suspension and expulsion. In addition, key 
informant interviews will be conducted with local and state early 
childhood leaders to gather contextual information about systems level 
activities and change.
    Respondents: All Project LAUNCH grantees for the web-based data 
collection; a systematic sample of parents, teachers, elementary school 
and ECE administrators in both LAUNCH and comparison communities; and 
key informants at the local and state levels in both LAUNCH and 
comparison communities.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
                                     [3 Year information collection request]
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                                                  Annual  number
                                     Number of     of  responses      Average      Total  burden  Annual  burden
           Instrument               respondents         per        burden  hours       hours           hours
                                                    respondent     per  response
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Direct Services Survey..........              31               2             8.5         1,317.5             439
Systems Activities and Outcomes               31               1               8             744             248
 Survey.........................
Recruitment of School Districts,             340               1           1.912             433             433
 Schools, ECEs, and Participants
Parent Survey...................            1800               1             0.5             600             600
Teacher Survey (EDI)............             160               1              10             533             533
Collection of Student                         20               1               2              13              13
 Demographics for Teacher Survey
School Survey...................             120               1               1              80              80
Key Informant Interviews on                   70               1               1              47              47
 Systems Change.................
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Note, since original Federal Register Notice announcing this study (80 FR 15016), an additional instrument was
  added: Collection of Student Demographics for Teacher Survey. This was based on feedback related to the
  Teacher Survey. We also added burden time for recruitment efforts.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,393.

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, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201, 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: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
ACF Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-05861 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am]
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