Proposed Information Collection Activity; The Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES 2020; OMB #0970-0354)
| Published date | 24 April 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 17167 |
| Record Number | 2019-08248 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Children And Families Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17167-17168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08248]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
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 60 days of publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded 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.
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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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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Classroom and home visitor 407 204 1 .17 35
sampling 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 .50 521
Parent Child Report............. 2,008 1,004 1 .25 251
Staff survey (Teacher survey and 1,317 659 1 .5 330
Home Visitor survey)...........
Staff Child Report.............. 1,046 523 2.13 .25 279
Program director survey......... 120 60 1 .5 30
Center director survey.......... 294 147 1 .33 49
Parent-child interaction........ 996 498 1 .17 85
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,834.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Sec 640(a)(2)(D) and Sec 649 of the Improving Head
Start for School Readiness Act Sec 645A and 649 of the
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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. 2019-08248 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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