Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2004 / Notices 75549

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument No. of

respondents 

No. of responses

per respondent 

Average 

burden

hours per 

response 

Total burden hours 

Form ACF–535 ........................................................................................................ 55 1 .25 13.75

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ............................................................ ........................ ........................ .................... 13.75

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 Information Services, 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. 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: December 13, 2004. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–27582 Filed 12–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Evaluation of the Early Head 

Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot 

Project. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

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) within the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) developed the Early 

Head Start program. Since its inception, 

Early Head Start has expanded to 

include more than 700 programs and 

70,000 families enrolled nationwide. 

The program is designed to produce 

outcomes in four domains: (1) Child 

development, (2) family development, 

(3) staff development, and (4) 

community development. The Head 

Start Bureau has given programs a 

mandate to support the quality of all 

settings where children receive care by 

providing high-quality services and 

supporting parents and child care 

providers in caring for their young 

children. 

In keeping with this mandate, the 

Head Start Bureau recently funded 24 

Early Head Start programs to participate 

in the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot 

Project. The goal of the pilot project is 

to develop program models for 

supporting relatives and neighbors who 

care for Early Head Start children in 

acquiring the knowledge, skills and 

resources they need to support 

children’s healthy development. 

The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot 

Project evaluation will collect and 

disseminate information about the 

program models and service delivery 

strategies developed by the pilot sites, 

as well as the characteristics and needs 

of participating children, families, and 

caregivers. The evaluation will collect 

and analyze information from three 

main sources: (1) Interviews with staff 

and focus groups with parents and 

cargivers to be conducted during two 

rounds of visits to pilot programs (in 

spring 2005 and 2006), (2) a program 

recordkeeping system for tracking 

services to be maintained by the pilot 

sites, and (3) observational assessments 

of the quality of the caregiving 

environment and the interactions 

between children and caregivers to be 

conducted in spring 2006. All data 

collection instruments have been 

designed to minimize the burden on 

respondents by minimizing the time 

required to respond. Participation in the 

study is voluntary. 

The results of the research will be 

used by the Head Start Bureau and ACF 

to identify and disseminate information 

about promising program models and 

service delivery strategies and lessons 

learned from the experiences of the pilot 

programs. 

Respondents: Early Head Start 

directors, coordinators, specialists, and 

home visitors; staff from other 

community service providers; parents of 

Early Head Start children; and neighbor 

and relative caregivers of Early Head 

Start children.

Annual Burden Estimates

ESTIMATED RESPONSE BURDEN FOR RESPONDENTS FOR THE ENHANCED HOME VISITING PILOT EVALUATION

Instrument Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses per 

respondent 

Average

burden per

response

(hours) 

Annual

burden (hours) 

Site Visit Protocols (2005): 

Director Protocol ....................................................................................... 24 1 3.0 72.0

Coordinator/Specialist Protocol ................................................................ 24 1 1.5 36.0

Community Partner Protocol .................................................................... 24 1 1.5 36.0

Home Visitor Protocol ............................................................................... 48 1 1.5 72.0

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ESTIMATED RESPONSE BURDEN FOR RESPONDENTS FOR THE ENHANCED HOME VISITING PILOT EVALUATION—Continued

Instrument Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses per 

respondent 

Average

burden per

response

(hours) 

Annual

burden (hours) 

Parent Protocol ......................................................................................... 192 1 1.5 288.0

Caregiver Protocol .................................................................................... 192 1 1.5 288.0

Case Review Protocol .............................................................................. 48 1 3.0 144.0

Recordkeeping System (2005) ................................................................. 24 a 27 b 2.0 1,296.0

Total for 2005 .................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,232.0

Site Visit Protocol (2006): 

Director Telephone Protocol ..................................................................... 24 1 1.0 24.0

Director Protocol ....................................................................................... 12 1 3.0 36.0

Coordinator/Specialist Protocol ................................................................ 12 1 1.5 18.0

Community Partner Protocol .................................................................... 12 1 1.5 18.0

Home Visitor Protocol ............................................................................... 24 1 1.5 36.0

Parent Protocol ......................................................................................... 96 1 1.5 144.0

Case Review Protocol .............................................................................. 24 1 3.0 72.0

Recordkeeping System (2006) ................................................................. 24 a 27 b 1.0 648.0

Caregiver Observations (2006) ................................................................ 96 1 2.5 240.0

Total for 2006 .................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,236.0

Total for 2005 and 2006 .................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,468.0

Estimated Average Annual Burden Hours ....................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,734.0

aAverage expected number of children to be enrolled in the pilot per site. Expected enrollment ranges from 7 to 60 across the 24 sites. bBased on an estimated burden of 10 minutes per child per month. 

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 Information Services, 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Offices. E-mail 

address: rsargis@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: December 13, 2004. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–27583 Filed 12–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Child Care and Development 

Fund Plan for States/Territories for FY 

2006–2007. 

OMB No.: 0970–0114. 

Description: The Child Care and 

Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the 

Plan) for States and Territories is 

required from each CCDF Lead Agency 

in accordance with Section 658E of the 

Child Care and Development Block 

Grant Act of 1990, as amended (Pub. L. 

101–508, Pub. L. 104–193, and 42 U.S.C. 

9858). The implementing regulations for 

the statutorily required Plan are set forth 

at 45 CFR 98.10 through 98.18. The 

Plan, submitted on the ACF–118, is 

required biennially, and remains in 

effect for two years. The Plan provides 

ACF and the public with a description 

of, and assurance about, the State’s or 

the Territory’s child care program. The 

ACF–118 is currently approved through 

May 31, 2006, making it available to 

States and Territories needing to submit 

Plan Amendments through the end of 

the FY 2005 Plan Period. However, in 

July 2005, States and Territories will be 

required to submit their FY 2006–2007 

Plans. Consistent with the statute and 

regulations, ACF requests extension of 

the ACF–118 with minor corrections 

and modifications. The Tribal Plan 

(ACF–118A) is not affected by this 

notice. 

Respondents: State and Territorial 

CCDF Lead Agencies.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

instrument Number of respondents 

Number of responses per

respondent 

Average

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

ACF–118 .......................................................................................................... 56 .5 162.57 4,552