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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Building Strong Families (BSF)
Demonstration and Evaluation—
Implementation and Impact Study.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: This proposed
information collection activity is for two
types of data collections: (1) Interview
and focus group protocols for use with
program staff and couples enrolled in
BSF programs and (2) a telephone
survey to be administered to both
partners in couples enrolled in the BSF
research sample about 15 mounts after
enrollment.
These data collections are a part of the
BSF evaluation, which is an important
opportunity to learn if well-designed
interventions can help low-income
couples develop the knowledge and
relationship skills that research has
shown are associated with healthy
marriages. BSF programs will provide
instruction and support to improve
marriage and relationship skills and
enhance couples’ understanding of
marriage. In addition, BSF programs
will provide links to a variety of other
services that could help couples sustain
a health relationship (e.g., employment
assistance). The BSF evaluation uses an
experimental design that randomly
assigns couples who volunteer to
participate in BSF programs to a
program or to a control group.
The BSF evaluation has two parts, an
implementation study and an impact
study. For the implementation study,
the BSF evaluation will use the
interview and focus-group protocols to
document how the programs worked
and the experiences of staff and couples
enrolled. For the impact study, the BSF
evaluation will use telephone surveys to
determine whether the BSF programs
helped couples form healthier
marriages.
Respondents: For the implementation
study, respondents will be BSF program
managers and staff, couples who
participated in the BSF group sessions,
and couples who dropped out of the
program or never participated in the
BSF groups. Information from staff will
be obtained in face-to-face interviews.
Information from participating couples
will be collected in focus groups. Nonparticipating couples and couples who
dropped out of the program will be
interviewed by phone. For the impact
study, the respondents for the 15-month
survey will be all couples in the BSF
evaluation. They will be interviewed by
telephone. Both types of information
collection will take place over about a
24-month period.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per responses
126
70
84
1
1
1
1.5
1.5
.17
189
105
14
15-month Survey (females) ...........................................................................................
15-month Survey (males) ..............................................................................................
1,434
1,434
1
1
.91
.83
1,305
1,190
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ...................................................................
....................
....................
......................
2,803
Instrument
Total
burden
hours
Implementation Study
Staff interview protocol ..................................................................................................
Focus group protocol .....................................................................................................
Telephone interview protocol (non-participants/drop-outs) ...........................................
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Impact Study
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.
Copies of the proposed collection of
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information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
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should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
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
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whether the informtion 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. Consideration will be
given to comments and suggestions
submitted within 60 days of this
publication.
Dated: February 2, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06–1159 Filed 2–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: National Implementation of
Head Start National Reporting System
on Child Outcomes.
OMB No.: 0970–0249.
Description: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF),
within the Administration for Children
and Families (ACF) of the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
requesting comments on plans to
implement the Head Start National
Reporting System (HSNRS) on Child
Outcomes. Child-outcomes information
collected by this implementation is
expected to enhance Head Start
programs’ accountability and quality.
HSNRS addresses Presidentially
mandated reforms and Congressionally
mandated requirements for information
on specific child outcomes and provides
Head Start program managers and
teachers with useful information to
support program-improvement
strategies.
HSNRS has three major goals. First,
HSNRS will provide local Head Start
programs with information about the
progress of groups of children on a
limited number of performance
measures. This information is captured
by measuring how children are doing at
the beginning and at the end of each
program year. Second, HSNRS will
capture the same set of information
across the nation in a consistent
manner, allowing for creation of
normative comparison groups.
Individual programs can use this
information to target needs for training
and technical assistance. Third, the
child-outcomes information captured in
HSNRS should serve as one component
of the current national progress
monitoring effort, which involves onsite, systematic review of programs. The
Head Start Bureau can use compiled
HSNRS data as part of the process for
ensuring the effectiveness of services.
These results can highlight the needs of
specific groups of children, identify
local programs’ technical assistance and
training needs, and contribute to the
accountability of Head Start.
The first three rounds of the HSNRS
national implementation (2003–04,
2004–05, and 2005–06 program years)
were successful. In each round of the
data collection, over 400,000
assessments were completed, making
this the largest assessment of preschool
children ever conducted. Over 99
percent of Head Start programs and
Head Start parents and children
cooperated fully with the HSNRS
procedures. The HSNRS data show good
internal reliability, both in terms of Item
Response Theory (IRT) reliability and
Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha at the
individual child-level, for both Englishlanguage and Spanish-language
assessments. IRT estimates of the
internal reliability of the program-level
English-language assessment scores
were excellent, with most IRT-reliability
coefficients greater than .90.
For each program year, participating
local Head Start programs received
HSNRS Program Reports at the
aggregated program-level for the fall
assessment (baseline) and the spring
assessment (fall-spring growth). These
reports provided local Head Start
programs with information about the
progress of their children in all assessed
domains and demonstrated how these
scores compared to all other Head Start
children (national-level reference tables)
as well as children in similar programs
(sub-group reference tables).
HSNRS will continue to collect childoutcomes information from children
who are four years old or older and who
will enter Kindergarten next year. As in
the previous three years, all eligible
Head Start children will be assessed
twice a year using a standardized direct
child-assessment battery. The
assessment battery will address a
limited set of early literacy, language,
and numerary skills.
Twice a year, HSNRS will also collect
teachers’ reports of social-emotional
development of Head Start children
using standardized rating scales. These
social-emotional rating scales will be
field-tested in spring 2006 prior to
national implementation in fall 2006.
Head Start teachers will rate children in
their classrooms on the aspects of
cooperative classroom behaviors,
preschool learning behaviors, and
problem behaviors.
HSNRS will also collect health and
safety information on children and
programs, including children’s height
and weight, immunization status,
receipt of dental care, and occurrences
of injuries requiring medical attention.
Respondents: Head Start children and
Head Start staff.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Respondents and activities
Number of
responses
per
respondent
425,000
25,000
1
1
1,800
25,000
1
17
38,500
38,500
38,500
1,800
1
11
11
1
Average
burden
hours
per
response
Total
burden
hours
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Fall Implementation
Head Start Children: Participate in Child Assessments ..................................................
Head Start Staff (Assessors): Participate in Training on Child Assessments ................
Head Start Staff (Local HSNRS Trainers): Participate in Training on Child Assessments ............................................................................................................................
Head Start Staff (Assessors): Administer Child Assessments ........................................
Head Start Teachers: Participate in Training on Social-Emotional Development Ratings ...............................................................................................................................
Head Start Teachers: Complete Social-Emotional Development Ratings ......................
Head Start Teachers: Complete Child Health Questions ...............................................
Head Start Staff: Complete Health and Safety of Program Questions ...........................
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106,250
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and
Evaluation--Implementation and Impact Study.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: This proposed information collection activity is for
two types of data collections: (1) Interview and focus group protocols
for use with program staff and couples enrolled in BSF programs and (2)
a telephone survey to be administered to both partners in couples
enrolled in the BSF research sample about 15 mounts after enrollment.
These data collections are a part of the BSF evaluation, which is
an important opportunity to learn if well-designed interventions can
help low-income couples develop the knowledge and relationship skills
that research has shown are associated with healthy marriages. BSF
programs will provide instruction and support to improve marriage and
relationship skills and enhance couples' understanding of marriage. In
addition, BSF programs will provide links to a variety of other
services that could help couples sustain a health relationship (e.g.,
employment assistance). The BSF evaluation uses an experimental design
that randomly assigns couples who volunteer to participate in BSF
programs to a program or to a control group.
The BSF evaluation has two parts, an implementation study and an
impact study. For the implementation study, the BSF evaluation will use
the interview and focus-group protocols to document how the programs
worked and the experiences of staff and couples enrolled. For the
impact study, the BSF evaluation will use telephone surveys to
determine whether the BSF programs helped couples form healthier
marriages.
Respondents: For the implementation study, respondents will be BSF
program managers and staff, couples who participated in the BSF group
sessions, and couples who dropped out of the program or never
participated in the BSF groups. Information from staff will be obtained
in face-to-face interviews. Information from participating couples will
be collected in focus groups. Non-participating couples and couples who
dropped out of the program will be interviewed by phone. For the impact
study, the respondents for the 15-month survey will be all couples in
the BSF evaluation. They will be interviewed by telephone. Both types
of information collection will take place over about a 24-month period.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Number of responses burden hours Total
Instrument respondents per per burden
respondent responses hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Implementation Study
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Staff interview protocol................................... 126 1 1.5 189
Focus group protocol....................................... 70 1 1.5 105
Telephone interview protocol (non-participants/drop-outs).. 84 1 .17 14
------------------------------------------------------------
Impact Study
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15-month Survey (females).................................. 1,434 1 .91 1,305
15-month Survey (males).................................... 1,434 1 .83 1,190
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.................... ........... ........... ............ 2,803
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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. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
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
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whether the informtion 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. Consideration will be given to comments
and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: February 2, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-1159 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am]
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