[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)] [Notices] [Pages 33946-33947] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-15080] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 days of publication. 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. ADDRESSES: 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. Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. A new addition for this round is a measure of parent-child interaction which will allow exploration of hypothesized associations between home visitor-parent relationships and parent-child relationships. All other instruments are updates of those approved for the last round in 2018. Respondents: Early Head Start program directors, child care center directors, teachers and home visitors, and parents of enrolled children. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number Annual number Number of Average Instrument of of responses per burden hours Annual burden respondents respondents respondent per response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Classroom/home visitor sampling 407 204 1 .17 35 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 .53 552 Parent Child Report............. 2,008 1,004 1 .33 331 Staff survey (Teacher survey and 1,317 659 1 .50 330 Home visitor survey)........... Staff Child Report.............. 1,046 523 2.13 .25 279 Program director survey......... 120 60 1 .50 30 Center director survey.......... 294 147 1 .50 74 Parent child interaction........ 996 498 1 .17 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 33947]] Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,970. Authorities: Sec. 640(a)(2)(D) and Sec. 649 of the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act. Sec. 645A and 649 of the 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. 2019-15080 Filed 7-15-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-22-P