[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17167-17168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08248]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; The Early Head Start 
Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES 2020; OMB #0970-0354)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration 
for Children and Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect 
descriptive information for the Early Head Start Family and Child 
Experiences Survey 2020 (Baby FACES 2020).

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting 
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection 
described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also 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, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: This information collection is to provide nationally 
representative data on Early Head Start (EHS) programs, centers, 
classrooms, staff, and families to guide program planning, technical 
assistance, and research. The proposed data collection builds upon a 
prior round of the study conducted in 2018 (Baby FACES 2018; OMB 0970-
0354) that obtained information on EHS programs at a point in time to 
better understand how program processes support relationships (e.g., 
between home visitors and parents, between parents and children, and 
between teachers and children) which are hypothesized to lead to 
improved child and family outcomes. Baby FACES 2020 has the same goals 
as Baby FACES 2018, but while the 2018 study focused on classroom-based 
relationships, the current study will take a closer look at home 
visiting processes.
    Respondents: Early Head Start program directors, child care center 
directors, teachers and home visitors, and parents of enrolled 
children.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Classroom and home visitor                   407             204               1             .17              35
 sampling form (from EHS staff).
Child roster form (from EHS                  252             126               1             .33              42
 staff).........................
Parent consent form.............           2,495           1,248               1             .17             212
Parent survey...................           2,084           1,042               1             .50             521
Parent Child Report.............           2,008           1,004               1             .25             251
Staff survey (Teacher survey and           1,317             659               1              .5             330
 Home Visitor survey)...........
Staff Child Report..............           1,046             523            2.13             .25             279
Program director survey.........             120              60               1              .5              30
Center director survey..........             294             147               1             .33              49
Parent-child interaction........             996             498               1             .17              85
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,834.
    Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a) 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

    Authority: Sec 640(a)(2)(D) and Sec 649 of the Improving Head 
Start for School Readiness Act Sec 645A and 649 of the

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Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 and the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08248 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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