[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65598-65599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31566]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Early Head Start Evaluation Father Study.
OMB No.: 0970-0169.
Description: The Head Start Reauthorization Act of 1994 established
a special initiative creating funding for services for families with
infants and toddlers. In response the Administration on Children, Youth
and Families (ACYF) designed the Early Head Start (EHS) program. In
September 1995, ACYF awarded grants to 68 local programs to serve
families with infants and toddlers. ACYF has awarded grants to
additional programs, totaling more than 290.
EHS programs are designed to produce outcomes in four domains: (1)
Child development, (2) family development, (3) staff development, and
(4) community development. The Reauthorization required that his new
initiative be evaluated. To study the effect of the initiative, ACYF
awarded a contract through a competitive
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procurement to Mathematics Policy Research, Inc. (MPR) with a
subcontract to Columbia University's Center for Young Children and
Families. The evaluation will be carried out from October 1, 1995
through March 30, 2002. Data collection activities that are the subject
of this Federal Register notice are intended for the fourth phase of
the EHS evaluation. The sample for the assessments will be
approximately 1,144 fathers from the 3,000 EHS sample families, whose
mothers and infants/toddlers are participating in the study (see OMB
#0970-0143) in 13 of the EHS study sites. Each family will be randomly
assigned to a treatment group or a control group. The 36-month father
assessments will be conducted through personal interviewing, structured
observations and videotaping. All data collection instruments have been
designed to minimize the burden on respondents by minimizing
interviewing and assessment time. Participation in the study is
voluntary and confidential.
The information will be used by government managers, Congress and
others to better understand the roles of fathers and father-figures
with their children and in the EHS program.
Respondents: Fathers or father-figures of children whose families
are in the EHS national evaluation sample (both program and control
group families).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Estimated Number of Average burden
Instrument number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent respondent hours
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36-month father interview....................... 89 1 1.0 89
36-month interview and videotaping protocol..... 74 1 1.3 96
36-month abbreviated interview and videotaping
protocol....................................... 30 1 1.05 32
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 217.
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Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 to 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.
Dated: November 20, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-31566 Filed 11-25-98; 8:45 am]
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