[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 36702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14531]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Assessment.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: This data will be used to assess the Head Start 
Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) delivery system. Data 
collected will provide information on the quality of services that Head 
Start Quality Improvement Centers (QICs) provide to Head Start 
grantees. Respondents will include QIC staff, collaborative partners of 
QIC organizations, and Head Start grantees. Specifically, site visit 
interviews will be conducted with QIC Directors and QIC Area 
Specialists, while telephone interviews will be conducted with QIC 
Directors, Grantee Directors, and Partner Agencies.
    Training and technical assistance are critical in supporting the 
continuous improvement efforts of Head Start grantee and delegate 
agencies serving children birth to five and their families. The reports 
of the Advisory Committee on Head Start Quality and Expansion in 
December 1993 and the Advisory Committee on Services for Families with 
Infants and Toddlers reaffirmed the importance of T/TA to support 
program quality. The Head Start Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-252) also 
emphasized the importance of T/TA and stated that T/TA activities must 
ensure that needs of local Head Start agencies relating to improving 
program quality and expansion are addressed to the maximum extent 
feasible.
    The assessment is designed to gather information for program 
management and planning purposes about the kind and quality of services 
provided by each QIC. Information collected will be used by the Bureau 
to: (1) Identify the quality of approaches undertaken in each phase of 
the strategic planning cycle; (2) identify any patterns or changes over 
time in the delivery of T/TA; and (3) determine the feasibility of 
future initiatives and funding decisions. The data collected will 
provide a means for the Head Start Bureau to carry out the Federal role 
outlines in the Cooperative Agreement establishing the QICs.
    Respondents: Head Start Quality Improvement Centers (QIC), Head 
Start Grantees, Head StartPartner Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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QIC Director Site Visit Interview...............              28              30              .1              84
QIC Area Specialists Site Visit Interview.......             116              19            .16*             348
QIC Director Telephone Interview................              28               8             .19              42
HS Partner Agency Telephone Interview...........             112              11             .09             112
Grantee Director Telephone Interview............             256              18             .11             512
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............          1,098
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* Actual figure is .1578, which creates total burden hours of 348.

    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, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 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, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: June 5, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-14531 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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