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ATSDR’s national and regional policies, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND experimental design that randomly
practices, and programs. HUMAN SERVICES assigns couples who volunteer to
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda participate in BSF programs to a
will include a review of the draft Administration for Children and program or to a control group.
coordinating center Environmental Families
Justice Policy; a report on coordination The BSF evaluation has two parts, an
efforts with the Program Peer Review Proposed Information Collection implementation study and an impact
Subcommittee; and a review and Activity; Comment Request study. For the implementation study,
comment period on recently completed the BSF evaluation will use the
Proposed Projects interview and focus-group protocols to
agency-funded programs related to
health disparities and environmental Title: Building Strong Families (BSF) document how the programs worked
justice communities. The public Demonstration and Evaluation— and the experiences of staff and couples
comment period will be from 2–2:15 Implementation and Impact Study. enrolled. For the impact study, the BSF
p.m. OMB No.: New Collection. evaluation will use telephone surveys to
Items are subject to change as Description: This proposed determine whether the BSF programs
priorities dictate. information collection activity is for two helped couples form healthier
Supplementary Information: types of data collections: (1) Interview marriages.
To participate in the teleconference, and focus group protocols for use with
please dial 877/315–6535 and enter Respondents: For the implementation
program staff and couples enrolled in
conference code 383520. study, respondents will be BSF program
BSF programs and (2) a telephone
Contact Person for More Information: survey to be administered to both managers and staff, couples who
Sandra Malcom, Committee partners in couples enrolled in the BSF participated in the BSF group sessions,
Management Specialist, Office of research sample about 15 mounts after and couples who dropped out of the
Science, NCEH/ATSDR, M/S E–28, 1600 enrollment. program or never participated in the
Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia These data collections are a part of the BSF groups. Information from staff will
30333, telephone 404/498–0003. BSF evaluation, which is an important be obtained in face-to-face interviews.
The Director, Management Analysis opportunity to learn if well-designed Information from participating couples
and Services Office, has been delegated interventions can help low-income will be collected in focus groups. Non-
the authority to sign Federal Register couples develop the knowledge and participating couples and couples who
notices pertaining to announcements of relationship skills that research has dropped out of the program will be
meetings and other committee shown are associated with healthy interviewed by phone. For the impact
management activities for both CDC and marriages. BSF programs will provide study, the respondents for the 15-month
ATSDR. instruction and support to improve survey will be all couples in the BSF
Dated: February 2, 2006. marriage and relationship skills and evaluation. They will be interviewed by
Diane Allen, enhance couples’ understanding of telephone. Both types of information
Acting Director, Management Analysis and marriage. In addition, BSF programs collection will take place over about a
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control will provide links to a variety of other 24-month period.
and Prevention. services that could help couples sustain
[FR Doc. E6–1676 Filed 2–7–06; 8:45 am] a health relationship (e.g., employment
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P assistance). The BSF evaluation uses an

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES


Number of Average Total
Number of responses burden hours
Instrument burden
respondents per per re- hours
respondent sponses

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

15-month Survey (females) ........................................................................................... 1,434 1 .91 1,305


15-month Survey (males) .............................................................................................. 1,434 1 .83 1,190

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ................................................................... .................... .................... ...................... 2,803

In compliance with the requirements information can be obtained and infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the comments may be forwarded by writing should be identified by the title of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the to the Administration for Children and information collection.
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Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, The Department specifically requests
Families is soliciting public comment Office of Information Services, 370 comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
on the specific aspects of the L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, collection of information is necessary
information collection described above. DC 20447. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance for the proper performance of the
Copies of the proposed collection of Officer. E-mail address: functions of the agency, including

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whether the informtion shall have teachers with useful information to internal reliability of the program-level
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the support program-improvement English-language assessment scores
agency’s estimate of the burden of the strategies. were excellent, with most IRT-reliability
proposed collection of information; (c) HSNRS has three major goals. First, coefficients greater than .90.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the HSNRS will provide local Head Start For each program year, participating
information to be collected; and (d) programs with information about the local Head Start programs received
ways to minimize the burden of the progress of groups of children on a HSNRS Program Reports at the
collection of information on limited number of performance aggregated program-level for the fall
respondents. Consideration will be measures. This information is captured assessment (baseline) and the spring
given to comments and suggestions by measuring how children are doing at assessment (fall-spring growth). These
submitted within 60 days of this the beginning and at the end of each reports provided local Head Start
publication. program year. Second, HSNRS will programs with information about the
capture the same set of information progress of their children in all assessed
Dated: February 2, 2006.
across the nation in a consistent domains and demonstrated how these
Robert Sargis,
manner, allowing for creation of scores compared to all other Head Start
Reports Clearance Officer. normative comparison groups.
[FR Doc. 06–1159 Filed 2–7–06; 8:45 am]
children (national-level reference tables)
Individual programs can use this as well as children in similar programs
BILLING CODE 4184–01–M information to target needs for training (sub-group reference tables).
and technical assistance. Third, the
HSNRS will continue to collect child-
child-outcomes information captured in
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND outcomes information from children
HSNRS should serve as one component
HUMAN SERVICES who are four years old or older and who
of the current national progress
will enter Kindergarten next year. As in
monitoring effort, which involves on-
Administration for Children and the previous three years, all eligible
site, systematic review of programs. The
Families Head Start children will be assessed
Head Start Bureau can use compiled
twice a year using a standardized direct
Proposed Information Collection HSNRS data as part of the process for
child-assessment battery. The
Activity; Comment Request ensuring the effectiveness of services.
assessment battery will address a
These results can highlight the needs of
Proposed Projects limited set of early literacy, language,
specific groups of children, identify
and numerary skills.
Title: National Implementation of local programs’ technical assistance and
training needs, and contribute to the Twice a year, HSNRS will also collect
Head Start National Reporting System
accountability of Head Start. teachers’ reports of social-emotional
on Child Outcomes.
OMB No.: 0970–0249. The first three rounds of the HSNRS development of Head Start children
Description: The Administration on national implementation (2003–04, using standardized rating scales. These
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), 2004–05, and 2005–06 program years) social-emotional rating scales will be
within the Administration for Children were successful. In each round of the field-tested in spring 2006 prior to
and Families (ACF) of the Department of data collection, over 400,000 national implementation in fall 2006.
Health and Human Services (HHS), is assessments were completed, making Head Start teachers will rate children in
requesting comments on plans to this the largest assessment of preschool their classrooms on the aspects of
implement the Head Start National children ever conducted. Over 99 cooperative classroom behaviors,
Reporting System (HSNRS) on Child percent of Head Start programs and preschool learning behaviors, and
Outcomes. Child-outcomes information Head Start parents and children problem behaviors.
collected by this implementation is cooperated fully with the HSNRS HSNRS will also collect health and
expected to enhance Head Start procedures. The HSNRS data show good safety information on children and
programs’ accountability and quality. internal reliability, both in terms of Item programs, including children’s height
HSNRS addresses Presidentially Response Theory (IRT) reliability and and weight, immunization status,
mandated reforms and Congressionally Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha at the receipt of dental care, and occurrences
mandated requirements for information individual child-level, for both English- of injuries requiring medical attention.
on specific child outcomes and provides language and Spanish-language Respondents: Head Start children and
Head Start program managers and assessments. IRT estimates of the Head Start staff.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES


Average
Number of burden Total
Number of responses
Respondents and activities hours burden
respondents per per hours
respondent response

Fall Implementation

Head Start Children: Participate in Child Assessments .................................................. 425,000 1 14 ⁄ 106,250


Head Start Staff (Assessors): Participate in Training on Child Assessments ................ 25,000 1 4 100,000
Head Start Staff (Local HSNRS Trainers): Participate in Training on Child Assess-
ments ............................................................................................................................ 1,800 1 4 7,200
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Head Start Staff (Assessors): Administer Child Assessments ........................................ 25,000 17 14 ⁄ 106,250
Head Start Teachers: Participate in Training on Social-Emotional Development Rat-
ings ............................................................................................................................... 38,500 1 1 38,500
Head Start Teachers: Complete Social-Emotional Development Ratings ...................... 38,500 11 16 ⁄ 70,583
Head Start Teachers: Complete Child Health Questions ............................................... 38,500 11 ⁄
1 12 35,292
Head Start Staff: Complete Health and Safety of Program Questions ........................... 1,800 1 ⁄
1 12 150

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