[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]


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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.

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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 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
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                                   Total  number  Annual  number     Number of        Average
           Instrument                   of              of         responses per   burden  hours  Annual  burden
                                    respondents     respondents     respondent     per  response       hours
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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
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    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]
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