Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, 26303 [2011-11100]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Administration for Children and Families

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 26303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11100]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Continued Tracking of Families in the Head Start Impact 
Study.
    OMB No.: 0970-0229.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting 
comments on plans to collect information from children and families in 
the Head Start Impact Study. In anticipation of the possibility of 
conducting a follow-up for this study in early adulthood, this effort 
will collect information necessary to identify respondents' current 
location, as well as other basic information about the parents' 
whereabouts and future contacts, should the follow-up study be 
continued. A limited set of items will also be collected to gather 
information from parents about their children's well-being, including 
whether they have been retained in grade, are receiving special 
education services, how well they are faring in school, and how they 
behave. This information will be collected annually, with the goal of 
ensuring continued high response rates in future follow-up data 
collections.
    The Head Start Impact Study was a longitudinal study that involved 
approximately 5,000 first time enrolled three- and four-year old 
preschool children across 84 nationally representative grantee/delegate 
agencies (in communities where there were more eligible children and 
families than can be served by the program.) The participating children 
were randomly assigned to either a Head Start group (that could enroll 
in Head Start services) or a control group (that could not enroll in 
Head Start services but could enroll in other available services 
selected by their parents). Data collection for the study began in fall 
of 2002 and extended through spring 2008, through the children's 3rd 
grade year. Tracking of these children and families has continued 
through spring 2011.
    It is the intention of the Administration for Children and Families 
to continue to examine outcomes for this sample of children and 
families when the children reach early adulthood. In order to ensure 
that participants can be located for that future study, location and 
contact information will be collected from parents or guardians in the 
spring of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. The tracking updates will 
primarily be conducted over the telephone with in-person follow-up as 
necessary. Tracking updates will take about 20 minutes to complete.
    Respondents:

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                    Annual  number   responses per      hours  per      Total annual
                                              of  respondents     respondent        response       burden hours
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Tracking Interview..........................           4,667                1              2/3            1,556
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,556.
    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: OPREinfocollection@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 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.

    Dated: May 2, 2011.
Seth F. Chamberlain
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-11100 Filed 5-5-11; 8:45 am]
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