appendices

APPENDIX A
AUTHORIZING STATUTES

PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

121 STAT. 1435

‘‘(C) a criminal record check as otherwise required
by Federal law.’’.

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SEC. 20. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION.

Section 649 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9844) is
amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a)(1)(B) to read as follows:
‘‘(B) use the Head Start programs to develop, test,
and disseminate new ideas based on existing scientifically
valid research, for addressing the needs of low-income preschool children (including children with disabilities, homeless children, children who have been abused or neglected,
and children in foster care) and their families and communities (including demonstrations of innovative non-centerbased program models such as home-based and mobile
programs), and otherwise to further the purposes of this
subchapter.’’;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (8), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) by striking paragraphs (9) and (10), and inserting
the following:
‘‘(10)(A) contribute to understanding the impact of Head
Start services delivered in classrooms which include both children with disabilities and children without disabilities, on all
of the children; and
‘‘(B) disseminate promising practices for increasing the
availability and quality of such services and such classrooms.’’;
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘early childhood education, or child development services’’ and inserting ‘‘early
childhood education and development or services programs’’;
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively;
(E) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
‘‘(5)(A) identify successful strategies that promote good oral
health and provide effective linkages to quality dental services
through pediatric dental referral networks, for infants and toddlers participating in Early Head Start programs and children
participating in other Head Start programs; and
‘‘(B) identify successful strategies that promote good vision
health through vision screenings for such infants, toddlers,
and children, and referrals for appropriate followup care for
those identified as having a vision problem;’’; and
(F) by striking the last sentence; and
(3) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ‘‘child care, early childhood education, or child development services’’ and inserting
‘‘early childhood education and development services or programs’’;
(4) in subsection (g) by amending paragraph (7)(C) to read
as follows:
‘‘(C) TRANSMITTAL OF REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later
than September 30, 2009, the Secretary shall transmit
the final report to the Committee on Education and Labor
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.’’;
and
(5) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:

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‘‘(h) LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN.—
‘‘(1) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
of 2007, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the status
of limited English proficient children and their families participating in Head Start programs (including Early Head Start
programs).
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and submit to
the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate, not later than September 30,
2010, a report containing the results of the study, including
information on—
‘‘(A) the demographics of limited English proficient children from birth through age 5, including the number of
such children receiving Head Start services and Early Head
Start services, and the geographic distribution of children
described in this subparagraph;
‘‘(B) the nature of the Head Start services and of the
Early Head Start services provided to limited English proficient children and their families, including the types,
content, duration, intensity, and costs of family services,
language assistance, and educational services;
‘‘(C) procedures in Head Start programs and Early
Head Start programs for the assessment of language needs
and the transition of limited English proficient children
to kindergarten, including the extent to which such programs meet the requirements of section 642A for limited
English proficient children;
‘‘(D) the qualifications and training provided to Head
Start teachers and Early Head Start teachers who serve
limited English proficient children and their families;
‘‘(E) the languages in which Head Start teachers and
Early Head Start teachers are fluent, in relation to the
population, and instructional needs, of the children served;
‘‘(F) the rate of progress made by limited English proficient children and their families in Head Start programs
and in Early Head Start programs, including—
‘‘(i) the rate of progress made by limited English
proficient children toward meeting the additional educational standards described in section 641A(a)(1)(B)(ii)
while enrolled in such programs;
‘‘(ii) a description of the type of assessment or
assessments used to determine the rate of progress
made by limited English proficient children;
‘‘(iii) the correlation between such progress and
the type and quality of instruction and educational
programs provided to limited English proficient children; and
‘‘(iv) the correlation between such progress and
the health and family services provided by such programs to limited English proficient children and their
families; and
‘‘(G) the extent to which Head Start programs and
Early Head Start programs make use of funds under section 640(a)(2)(D) to improve the quality of such services

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provided to limited English proficient children and their
families.
‘‘(i) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.—For purposes of conducting the study
described in subsection (h), activities described in section
640(l)(5)(A), and other research and evaluation activities relevant
to limited English proficient children and their families, migrant
and seasonal farmworker families, and other families from diverse
populations served by Head Start programs, the Secretary shall
award, on a competitive basis, funds from amounts made available
under section 640(a)(2)(D) to 1 or more organizations with a demonstrated capacity for serving and studying the populations
involved.
‘‘(j) REVIEW OF ASSESSMENTS.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATION OF STUDY.—When the study on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young Children by the
National Academy of Sciences is made available to the Secretary, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) integrate the results of the study, as appropriate
and in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3), into each
assessment used in Head Start programs; and
‘‘(B) use the results of the study to develop, inform,
and revise as appropriate the standards and measures
described in section 641A, consistent with section
641A(a)(2)(C)(ii).
‘‘(2) INFORM AND REVISE.—In informing and revising any
assessment used in the Head Start programs, the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(A) receive recommendations from the Panel on
Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young Children of the National Academy of Sciences; and
‘‘(B) with respect to the development or refinement
of such assessment, ensure—
‘‘(i) consistency with relevant, nationally recognized professional and technical standards;
‘‘(ii) validity and reliability for all purposes for
which assessments under this subchapter are designed
and used;
‘‘(iii) developmental and linguistic appropriateness
of such assessments for children assessed, including
children who are limited English proficient; and
‘‘(iv) that the results can be used to improve the
quality of, accountability of, and training and technical
assistance in, Head Start programs.
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary, in carrying out the process described in paragraph (2), shall ensure
that—
‘‘(A) staff administering any assessments under this
subchapter have received appropriate training to administer such assessments;
‘‘(B) appropriate accommodations for children with
disabilities and children who are limited English proficient
are made;
‘‘(C) the English and Spanish (and any other language,
as appropriate) forms of such assessments are valid and
reliable in the languages in which they are administered;
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S. 20

One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT T H E F I R S T S E S S I O N
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three

An Act
To provide for the establishment of strategic planning and performance measurement
in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) waste and inefficiency in Federal programs undermine
the confidence of the American people in the Government and
reduces the Federal Government’s ability to address adequately
vital public needs;
(2) Federal managers are seriously disadvantaged in their
efforts to improve program efficiency and effectiveness, because
of insufficient articulation of program goals and inadequate
information on program performance; and
(3) congressional policymaking, spending decisions and program oversight are seriously handicapped by insufficient attention to program performance and results.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to—
(1) improve the confidence of the American people in the
capability of the Federal Government, by systematically holding
Federal agencies accountable for achieving program results;
(2) initiate program performance reform with a series of
pilot projects in setting program goals, measuring program
performance against those goals, and reporting publicly on their
progress;
(3) improve Federal program effectiveness and public
accountability by promoting a new focus on results, service
quality, and customer satisfaction;
(4) help Federal managers improve service delivery, by
requiring that they plan for meeting program objectives and
by providing them with information about program results
and service quality;
(5) improve congressional decisionmaking by providing
more objective information on achieving statutory objectives,
and on the relative effectiveness and efficiency of Federal programs and spending; and
(6) improve internal management of the Federal Government.

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SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PLANNING.

Chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
after section 305 the following new section:
‘‘§ 306. Strategic plans
‘‘(a) No later than September 30, 1997, the head of each agency
shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget and to the Congress a strategic plan for program activities.
Such plan shall contain—
‘‘(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major
functions and operations of the agency;
‘‘(2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-related
goals and objectives, for the major functions and operations
of the agency;
‘‘(3) a description of how the goals and objectives are to
be achieved, including a description of the operational processes,
skills and technology, and the human, capital, information,
and other resources required to meet those goals and objectives;
‘‘(4) a description of how the performance goals included
in the plan required by section 1115(a) of title 31 shall be
related to the general goals and objectives in the strategic
plan;
‘‘(5) an identification of those key factors external to the
agency and beyond its control that could significantly affect
the achievement of the general goals and objectives; and
‘‘(6) a description of the program evaluations used in
establishing or revising general goals and objectives, with a
schedule for future program evaluations.
‘‘(b) The strategic plan shall cover a period of not less than
five years forward from the fiscal year in which it is submitted,
and shall be updated and revised at least every three years.
‘‘(c) The performance plan required by section 1115 of title
31 shall be consistent with the agency’s strategic plan. A performance plan may not be submitted for a fiscal year not covered
by a current strategic plan under this section.
‘‘(d) When developing a strategic plan, the agency shall consult
with the Congress, and shall solicit and consider the views and
suggestions of those entities potentially affected by or interested
in such a plan.
‘‘(e) The functions and activities of this section shall be considered to be inherently Governmental functions. The drafting of
strategic plans under this section shall be performed only by Federal
employees.
‘‘(f) For purposes of this section the term ‘agency’ means an
Executive agency defined under section 105, but does not include
the Central Intelligence Agency, the General Accounting Office,
the Panama Canal Commission, the United States Postal Service,
and the Postal Rate Commission.’’.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLANS AND REPORTS.

(a) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(29) beginning with fiscal year 1999, a Federal Government performance plan for the overall budget as provided for
under section 1115.’’.

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(b) PERFORMANCE PLANS AND REPORTS.—Chapter 11 of title
31, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1114
the following new sections:
‘‘§ 1115. Performance plans
‘‘(a) In carrying out the provisions of section 1105(a)(29), the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall require
each agency to prepare an annual performance plan covering each
program activity set forth in the budget of such agency. Such
plan shall—
‘‘(1) establish performance goals to define the level of
performance to be achieved by a program activity;
‘‘(2) express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and
measurable form unless authorized to be in an alternative
form under subsection (b);
‘‘(3) briefly describe the operational processes, skills and
technology, and the human, capital, information, or other
resources required to meet the performance goals;
‘‘(4) establish performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing the relevant outputs, service levels, and outcomes of each program activity;
‘‘(5) provide a basis for comparing actual program results
with the established performance goals; and
‘‘(6) describe the means to be used to verify and validate
measured values.
‘‘(b) If an agency, in consultation with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, determines that it is not feasible
to express the performance goals for a particular program activity
in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable form, the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget may authorize an alternative form. Such alternative form shall—
‘‘(1) include separate descriptive statements of—
‘‘(A)(i) a minimally effective program, and
‘‘(ii) a successful program, or
‘‘(B) such alternative as authorized by the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget,
with sufficient precision and in such terms that would allow
for an accurate, independent determination of whether the program activity’s performance meets the criteria of the description; or
‘‘(2) state why it is infeasible or impractical to express
a performance goal in any form for the program activity.
‘‘(c) For the purpose of complying with this section, an agency
may aggregate, disaggregate, or consolidate program activities,
except that any aggregation or consolidation may not omit or minimize the significance of any program activity constituting a major
function or operation for the agency.
‘‘(d) An agency may submit with its annual performance plan
an appendix covering any portion of the plan that—
‘‘(1) is specifically authorized under criteria established
by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of
national defense or foreign policy; and
‘‘(2) is properly classified pursuant to such Executive order.
‘‘(e) The functions and activities of this section shall be considered to be inherently Governmental functions. The drafting of
performance plans under this section shall be performed only by
Federal employees.

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‘‘(f) For purposes of this section and sections 1116 through
1119, and sections 9703 and 9704 the term—
‘‘(1) ‘agency’ has the same meaning as such term is defined
under section 306(f) of title 5;
‘‘(2) ‘outcome measure’ means an assessment of the results
of a program activity compared to its intended purpose;
‘‘(3) ‘output measure’ means the tabulation, calculation,
or recording of activity or effort and can be expressed in a
quantitative or qualitative manner;
‘‘(4) ‘performance goal’ means a target level of performance
expressed as a tangible, measurable objective, against which
actual achievement can be compared, including a goal expressed
as a quantitative standard, value, or rate;
‘‘(5) ‘performance indicator’ means a particular value or
characteristic used to measure output or outcome;
‘‘(6) ‘program activity’ means a specific activity or project
as listed in the program and financing schedules of the annual
budget of the United States Government; and
‘‘(7) ‘program evaluation’ means an assessment, through
objective measurement and systematic analysis, of the manner
and extent to which Federal programs achieve intended objectives.
‘‘§ 1116. Program performance reports
‘‘(a) No later than March 31, 2000, and no later than March
31 of each year thereafter, the head of each agency shall prepare
and submit to the President and the Congress, a report on program
performance for the previous fiscal year.
‘‘(b)(1) Each program performance report shall set forth the
performance indicators established in the agency performance plan
under section 1115, along with the actual program performance
achieved compared with the performance goals expressed in the
plan for that fiscal year.
‘‘(2) If performance goals are specified in an alternative form
under section 1115(b), the results of such program shall be described
in relation to such specifications, including whether the performance
failed to meet the criteria of a minimally effective or successful
program.
‘‘(c) The report for fiscal year 2000 shall include actual results
for the preceding fiscal year, the report for fiscal year 2001 shall
include actual results for the two preceding fiscal years, and the
report for fiscal year 2002 and all subsequent reports shall include
actual results for the three preceding fiscal years.
‘‘(d) Each report shall—
‘‘(1) review the success of achieving the performance goals
of the fiscal year;
‘‘(2) evaluate the performance plan for the current fiscal
year relative to the performance achieved toward the performance goals in the fiscal year covered by the report;
‘‘(3) explain and describe, where a performance goal has
not been met (including when a program activity’s performance
is determined not to have met the criteria of a successful
program activity under section 1115(b)(1)(A)(ii) or a corresponding level of achievement if another alternative form is used)—
‘‘(A) why the goal was not met;
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‘‘(C) if the performance goal is impractical or infeasible,
why that is the case and what action is recommended;
‘‘(4) describe the use and assess the effectiveness in achieving performance goals of any waiver under section 9703 of
this title; and
‘‘(5) include the summary findings of those program evaluations completed during the fiscal year covered by the report.
‘‘(e) An agency head may include all program performance
information required annually under this section in an annual
financial statement required under section 3515 if any such statement is submitted to the Congress no later than March 31 of
the applicable fiscal year.
‘‘(f) The functions and activities of this section shall be considered to be inherently Governmental functions. The drafting of program performance reports under this section shall be performed
only by Federal employees.
‘‘§ 1117. Exemption
‘‘The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may
exempt from the requirements of sections 1115 and 1116 of this
title and section 306 of title 5, any agency with annual outlays
of $20,000,000 or less.’’.
SEC. 5. MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY.

(a) MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY.—Chapter
97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after
section 9702, the following new section:
‘‘§ 9703. Managerial accountability and flexibility
‘‘(a) Beginning with fiscal year 1999, the performance plans
required under section 1115 may include proposals to waive
administrative procedural requirements and controls, including
specification of personnel staffing levels, limitations on compensation or remuneration, and prohibitions or restrictions on funding
transfers among budget object classification 20 and subclassifications 11, 12, 31, and 32 of each annual budget submitted
under section 1105, in return for specific individual or organization
accountability to achieve a performance goal. In preparing and
submitting the performance plan under section 1105(a)(29), the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall review
and may approve any proposed waivers. A waiver shall take effect
at the beginning of the fiscal year for which the waiver is approved.
‘‘(b) Any such proposal under subsection (a) shall describe the
anticipated effects on performance resulting from greater managerial or organizational flexibility, discretion, and authority, and shall
quantify the expected improvements in performance resulting from
any waiver. The expected improvements shall be compared to current actual performance, and to the projected level of performance
that would be achieved independent of any waiver.
‘‘(c) Any proposal waiving limitations on compensation or remuneration shall precisely express the monetary change in compensation or remuneration amounts, such as bonuses or awards, that
shall result from meeting, exceeding, or failing to meet performance
goals.
‘‘(d) Any proposed waiver of procedural requirements or controls
imposed by an agency (other than the proposing agency or the
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performance plan unless it is endorsed by the agency that established the requirement, and the endorsement included in the proposing agency’s performance plan.
‘‘(e) A waiver shall be in effect for one or two years as specified
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in approving the waiver. A waiver may be renewed for a subsequent year.
After a waiver has been in effect for three consecutive years, the
performance plan prepared under section 1115 may propose that
a waiver, other than a waiver of limitations on compensation or
remuneration, be made permanent.
‘‘(f) For purposes of this section, the definitions under section
1115(f) shall apply.’’.
SEC. 6. PILOT PROJECTS.

(a) PERFORMANCE PLANS AND REPORTS.—Chapter 11 of title
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1117
(as added by section 4 of this Act) the following new section:
‘‘§ 1118. Pilot projects for performance goals
‘‘(a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
after consultation with the head of each agency, shall designate
not less than ten agencies as pilot projects in performance measurement for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996. The selected agencies
shall reflect a representative range of Government functions and
capabilities in measuring and reporting program performance.
‘‘(b) Pilot projects in the designated agencies shall undertake
the preparation of performance plans under section 1115, and program performance reports under section 1116, other than section
1116(c), for one or more of the major functions and operations
of the agency. A strategic plan shall be used when preparing agency
performance plans during one or more years of the pilot period.
‘‘(c) No later than May 1, 1997, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the President
and to the Congress which shall—
‘‘(1) assess the benefits, costs, and usefulness of the plans
and reports prepared by the pilot agencies in meeting the
purposes of the Government Performance and Results Act of
1993;
‘‘(2) identify any significant difficulties experienced by the
pilot agencies in preparing plans and reports; and
‘‘(3) set forth any recommended changes in the requirements of the provisions of Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993, section 306 of title 5, sections 1105, 1115, 1116,
1117, 1119 and 9703 of this title, and this section.’’.
(b) MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY.—Chapter
97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 9703 (as added by section 5 of this Act) the following
new section:
‘‘§ 9704. Pilot projects for managerial accountability and
flexibility
‘‘(a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall designate not less than five agencies as pilot projects in
managerial accountability and flexibility for fiscal years 1995 and
1996. Such agencies shall be selected from those designated as
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range of Government functions and capabilities in measuring and
reporting program performance.
‘‘(b) Pilot projects in the designated agencies shall include proposed waivers in accordance with section 9703 for one or more
of the major functions and operations of the agency.
‘‘(c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall include in the report to the President and to the Congress
required under section 1118(c)—
‘‘(1) an assessment of the benefits, costs, and usefulness
of increasing managerial and organizational flexibility, discretion, and authority in exchange for improved performance
through a waiver; and
‘‘(2) an identification of any significant difficulties experienced by the pilot agencies in preparing proposed waivers.
‘‘(d) For purposes of this section the definitions under section
1115(f) shall apply.’’.
(c) PERFORMANCE BUDGETING.—Chapter 11 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1118 (as added
by section 6 of this Act) the following new section:
‘‘§ 1119. Pilot projects for performance budgeting
‘‘(a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
after consultation with the head of each agency shall designate
not less than five agencies as pilot projects in performance budgeting for fiscal years 1998 and 1999. At least three of the agencies
shall be selected from those designated as pilot projects under
section 1118, and shall also reflect a representative range of Government functions and capabilities in measuring and reporting program
performance.
‘‘(b) Pilot projects in the designated agencies shall cover the
preparation of performance budgets. Such budgets shall present,
for one or more of the major functions and operations of the agency,
the varying levels of performance, including outcome-related
performance, that would result from different budgeted amounts.
‘‘(c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall include, as an alternative budget presentation in the budget
submitted under section 1105 for fiscal year 1999, the performance
budgets of the designated agencies for this fiscal year.
‘‘(d) No later than March 31, 2001, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall transmit a report to the President
and to the Congress on the performance budgeting pilot projects
which shall—
‘‘(1) assess the feasibility and advisability of including a
performance budget as part of the annual budget submitted
under section 1105;
‘‘(2) describe any difficulties encountered by the pilot agencies in preparing a performance budget;
‘‘(3) recommend whether legislation requiring performance
budgets should be proposed and the general provisions of any
legislation; and
‘‘(4) set forth any recommended changes in the other
requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993, section 306 of title 5, sections 1105, 1115, 1116, 1117,
and 9703 of this title, and this section.
‘‘(e) After receipt of the report required under subsection (d),
the Congress may specify that a performance budget be submitted
as part of the annual budget submitted under section 1105.’’.

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SEC. 7. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.

Part III of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 28—STRATEGIC PLANNING AND
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
‘‘Sec.
‘‘2801.
‘‘2802.
‘‘2803.
‘‘2804.
‘‘2805.

Definitions.
Strategic plans.
Performance plans.
Program performance reports.
Inherently Governmental functions.

‘‘§ 2801. Definitions
‘‘For purposes of this chapter the term—
‘‘(1) ‘outcome measure’ refers to an assessment of the
results of a program activity compared to its intended purpose;
‘‘(2) ‘output measure’ refers to the tabulation, calculation,
or recording of activity or effort and can be expressed in a
quantitative or qualitative manner;
‘‘(3) ‘performance goal’ means a target level of performance
expressed as a tangible, measurable objective, against which
actual achievement shall be compared, including a goal
expressed as a quantitative standard, value, or rate;
‘‘(4) ‘performance indicator’ refers to a particular value
or characteristic used to measure output or outcome;
‘‘(5) ‘program activity’ means a specific activity related
to the mission of the Postal Service; and
‘‘(6) ‘program evaluation’ means an assessment, through
objective measurement and systematic analysis, of the manner
and extent to which Postal Service programs achieve intended
objectives.
‘‘§ 2802. Strategic plans
‘‘(a) No later than September 30, 1997, the Postal Service
shall submit to the President and the Congress a strategic plan
for its program activities. Such plan shall contain—
‘‘(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major
functions and operations of the Postal Service;
‘‘(2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-related
goals and objectives, for the major functions and operations
of the Postal Service;
‘‘(3) a description of how the goals and objectives are to
be achieved, including a description of the operational processes,
skills and technology, and the human, capital, information,
and other resources required to meet those goals and objectives;
‘‘(4) a description of how the performance goals included
in the plan required under section 2803 shall be related to
the general goals and objectives in the strategic plan;
‘‘(5) an identification of those key factors external to the
Postal Service and beyond its control that could significantly
affect the achievement of the general goals and objectives;
and
‘‘(6) a description of the program evaluations used in
establishing or revising general goals and objectives, with a
schedule for future program evaluations.

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‘‘(b) The strategic plan shall cover a period of not less than
five years forward from the fiscal year in which it is submitted,
and shall be updated and revised at least every three years.
‘‘(c) The performance plan required under section 2803 shall
be consistent with the Postal Service’s strategic plan. A performance
plan may not be submitted for a fiscal year not covered by a
current strategic plan under this section.
‘‘(d) When developing a strategic plan, the Postal Service shall
solicit and consider the views and suggestions of those entities
potentially affected by or interested in such a plan, and shall
advise the Congress of the contents of the plan.
‘‘§ 2803. Performance plans
‘‘(a) The Postal Service shall prepare an annual performance
plan covering each program activity set forth in the Postal Service
budget, which shall be included in the comprehensive statement
presented under section 2401(g) of this title. Such plan shall—
‘‘(1) establish performance goals to define the level of
performance to be achieved by a program activity;
‘‘(2) express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and
measurable form unless an alternative form is used under
subsection (b);
‘‘(3) briefly describe the operational processes, skills and
technology, and the human, capital, information, or other
resources required to meet the performance goals;
‘‘(4) establish performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing the relevant outputs, service levels, and outcomes of each program activity;
‘‘(5) provide a basis for comparing actual program results
with the established performance goals; and
‘‘(6) describe the means to be used to verify and validate
measured values.
‘‘(b) If the Postal Service determines that it is not feasible
to express the performance goals for a particular program activity
in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable form, the Postal Service may use an alternative form. Such alternative form shall—
‘‘(1) include separate descriptive statements of—
‘‘(A) a minimally effective program, and
‘‘(B) a successful program,
with sufficient precision and in such terms that would allow
for an accurate, independent determination of whether the program activity’s performance meets the criteria of either description; or
‘‘(2) state why it is infeasible or impractical to express
a performance goal in any form for the program activity.
‘‘(c) In preparing a comprehensive and informative plan under
this section, the Postal Service may aggregate, disaggregate, or
consolidate program activities, except that any aggregation or
consolidation may not omit or minimize the significance of any
program activity constituting a major function or operation.
‘‘(d) The Postal Service may prepare a non-public annex to
its plan covering program activities or parts of program activities
relating to—
‘‘(1) the avoidance of interference with criminal prosecution;
or
‘‘(2) matters otherwise exempt from public disclosure under
section 410(c) of this title.

S. 20—10
‘‘§ 2804. Program performance reports
‘‘(a) The Postal Service shall prepare a report on program
performance for each fiscal year, which shall be included in the
annual comprehensive statement presented under section 2401(g)
of this title.
‘‘(b)(1) The program performance report shall set forth the
performance indicators established in the Postal Service performance plan, along with the actual program performance achieved
compared with the performance goals expressed in the plan for
that fiscal year.
‘‘(2) If performance goals are specified by descriptive statements
of a minimally effective program activity and a successful program
activity, the results of such program shall be described in relationship to those categories, including whether the performance failed
to meet the criteria of either category.
‘‘(c) The report for fiscal year 2000 shall include actual results
for the preceding fiscal year, the report for fiscal year 2001 shall
include actual results for the two preceding fiscal years, and the
report for fiscal year 2002 and all subsequent reports shall include
actual results for the three preceding fiscal years.
‘‘(d) Each report shall—
‘‘(1) review the success of achieving the performance goals
of the fiscal year;
‘‘(2) evaluate the performance plan for the current fiscal
year relative to the performance achieved towards the performance goals in the fiscal year covered by the report;
‘‘(3) explain and describe, where a performance goal has
not been met (including when a program activity’s performance
is determined not to have met the criteria of a successful
program activity under section 2803(b)(2))—
‘‘(A) why the goal was not met;
‘‘(B) those plans and schedules for achieving the established performance goal; and
‘‘(C) if the performance goal is impractical or infeasible,
why that is the case and what action is recommended;
and
‘‘(4) include the summary findings of those program evaluations completed during the fiscal year covered by the report.
‘‘§ 2805. Inherently Governmental functions
‘‘The functions and activities of this chapter shall be considered
to be inherently Governmental functions. The drafting of strategic
plans, performance plans, and program performance reports under
this section shall be performed only by employees of the Postal
Service.’’.
SEC. 8. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT AND LEGISLATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed as
limiting the ability of Congress to establish, amend, suspend, or
annul a performance goal. Any such action shall have the effect
of superseding that goal in the plan submitted under section
1105(a)(29) of title 31, United States Code.

S. 20—11
(b) GAO REPORT.—No later than June 1, 1997, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall report to Congress on the
implementation of this Act, including the prospects for compliance
by Federal agencies beyond those participating as pilot projects
under sections 1118 and 9704 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 9. TRAINING.

The Office of Personnel Management shall, in consultation
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and
the Comptroller General of the United States, develop a strategic
planning and performance measurement training component for
its management training program and otherwise provide managers
with an orientation on the development and use of strategic planning and program performance measurement.
SEC. 10. APPLICATION OF ACT.

No provision or amendment made by this Act may be construed
as—
(1) creating any right, privilege, benefit, or entitlement
for any person who is not an officer or employee of the United
States acting in such capacity, and no person who is not an
officer or employee of the United States acting in such capacity
shall have standing to file any civil action in a court of the
United States to enforce any provision or amendment made
by this Act; or
(2) superseding any statutory requirement, including any
requirement under section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 11. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—The table
of sections for chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding after the item relating to section 305 the following:
‘‘306. Strategic plans.’’.

(b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE.—
(1) AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 11.—The table of sections for
chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding after the item relating to section 1114 the following:
‘‘1115.
‘‘1116.
‘‘1117.
‘‘1118.
‘‘1119.

Performance plans.
Program performance reports.
Exemptions.
Pilot projects for performance goals.
Pilot projects for performance budgeting.’’.

(2) AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 97.—The table of sections for
chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding after the item relating to section 9702 the following:
‘‘9703. Managerial accountability and flexibility.
‘‘9704. Pilot projects for managerial accountability and flexibility.’’.

S. 20—12
(c) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 39, UNITED STATES CODE.—The table
of chapters for part III of title 39, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new item:
‘‘28. Strategic planning and performance management ........................... 2801’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,765.
Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may
be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
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. E-mail address:
[email protected].
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
of 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, Fax: 202–
395–6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
Dated: November 20, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07–5835 Filed 11–26–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request

66179

OMB No.: 0970–0171.
Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C)(iv) of
the Social Security Act (the Act)
requires States to develop and use an
affidavit for the voluntary
acknowledgement of paternity. The
affidavit for the voluntary
acknowledgement of paternity must
include the minimum requirements
specified by the Secretary under section
452(a)(7) of the Act. The affidavits will
be used by hospitals, birth record
agencies, and other entities participating
in the voluntary paternity establishment
program.
Respondents: State and Tribal IV–D
agencies, hospitals, birth record
agencies and other entities participating
in the voluntary paternity establishment
program.

Proposed Projects
Title: Required Data Elements for
Voluntary Establishment of Paternity
Affidavits.

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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument

Number of respondents

Number of responses per
respondent

Average burden hours per
response

Total burden
hours

None ................................................................................................................

1,025,521

Variable

.166

170,236

Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 170,236.
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 Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
[email protected]. 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)

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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: November 20, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07–5841 Filed 11–26–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project
Title: Descriptive Study of Early Head
Start (DSEHS).
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), requests clearance to

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recruit Early Head Start (EHS) programs
for participation in the Descriptive
Study of Early Head Start (DSEHS) and
to conduct a pilot test of potential
measures.
DSEHS is a longitudinal study of a
representative sample of programs and
children in three age cohorts, which
will collect information about programs,
families, and services. When completed,
data will be collected on a sample of
approximately 2,100 children and
families from 60 EHS programs. Data
will be collected in four waves: Fall
2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, and Fall
2011. Children and families will be
followed until children are three years
old and exit EHS programs.
Data collected under DSEHS will
complement information gathered under
the Survey of Early Head Start Programs
(SEHSP), OMB Control No. 0992–0008.
SEHSP gathered information on the
management systems, services, and
characteristics of children and families
served by EHS programs. To
complement this information, DSEHS
will gather information on the needs
and characteristics of children and
families enrolled in EHS programs,
including an assessment of children’s
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the needs of children and families in
EHS programs, and how children and
families in EHS programs progress over
time.
The activity proposed under this
notice includes only the data collected
during the selection and recruitment of
programs to participate in DSEHS and a
pilot study on the feasibility of
proposed measures.
To select and recruit programs, ACF
intends to send letters to program
directors of selected EHS programs.

Directors will receive a summary of the
study goals that will include an
overview of the design and data
collection, a brochure describing the
study, and examples of the consent
materials for enrolling study
participants. Programs will not be asked
to enroll participants during the initial
selection and recruitment phase.
Selected programs may also receive a
follow-up phone call to answer
questions from EHS directors or staff.
Program directors will be asked to

provide information on the numbers of
families enrolled with children who
will be within two months of the target
ages at the time of each of the four fall
data collections.
ACF intends to conduct a feasibility
pilot study at two EHS programs in June
2008. In the pilot study, ACF will test
the feasibility of administering various
direct child assessment measures and
parent interviews.
Respondents: EHS Program Directors,
Parents, and Children.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual number of respondents

Instrument

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Recruitment materials sent to program sites ...................................................
Program roster of children in target ages ........................................................
Pilot Test—Child Assessment .........................................................................
Pilot Test—Parent Interview ............................................................................

Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 125.
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 Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
[email protected]. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2007N–0356]

Behind the Counter Availability of
Certain Drugs; Public Meeting;
Comment Period Clarification
Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.
Notice; comment period
clarification.

ACTION:

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of
October 4, 2007 (72 FR 56769), the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA)
published a notice that announced a
public meeting to obtain comments
regarding behind-the-counter (BTC)
availability of human drugs. An
incorrect date was published in that
notice. This document clarifies that
Docket No. 2007N–0356 will close on
December 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. 2007N–0356,
by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following ways:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Agency Web site: http://
www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments.

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response

Estimated annual burden
hours

1
1
1
1

.25
.50
1.0
1.0

15
30
40
40

60
60
40
40

Dated: November 20, 2007.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07–5842 Filed 11–26–07; 8:45 am]

AGENCY:

Number of responses per
respondent

Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the agency Web site.
Written Submissions
Submit written registration and
comments in the following ways:
• FAX: 301–827–6870.
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions):
Division of Dockets Management (HFA–
305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville,
MD 20852.
To ensure more timely processing of
comments, FDA is no longer accepting
comments submitted to the agency by email. FDA encourages you to continue
to submit electronic comments by using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal or the
agency Web site, as described
previously, in the ADDRESSES portion of
this document under Electronic
Submissions.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. All
comments received may be posted
without change to http://www.fda.gov/
ohrms/dockets/default.htm, including
any personal information provided. For
additional information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Comments’’ heading
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/
default.htm and insert the docket
number, found in brackets in the
heading of this document, into the
‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
and/or go to the Division of Dockets
Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

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ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued

Reference Group Veterinarians ...................................................................................................

Dated: January 30, 2008.
Maryam Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8–2213 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am]
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–08–0026]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an
email to [email protected]. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.

1

Average
burden per
response
30/60

to identify high-risk patients. The
revision captures changes in the
diagnosis and treatment of TB, and
improves the monitoring of trends in TB
epidemiology and outbreaks and
support CDC in developing strategies to
meet the national goal of TB
elimination.
In 2001, DTBE initiated a
comprehensive review of the RVCT with
stakeholders and partner organizations.
This review resulted in the revision of
the data collection form in 2007.
The reporting areas use and analyze
their RVCT data to monitor local TB
trends, evaluate program success, and
focus resources to eliminate TB. CDC
uses the RVCT data to monitor national
trends by demographics, risk, and
region. These summaries are published
annually in CDC-sponsored
publications, journals, and are
submitted as Agency reports to the
Congress.
CDC is requesting approval for
approximately 8050 burden hours, an
estimated increase of 490 hours. There
is no cost to respondents other than
their time. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 8050.

Proposed Project
Report of Verified Case of
Tuberculosis (RVCT), (OMB No. 0920–
0026)—Revision—National Center for
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

Number of responses per
respondent

Number of
respondents

Type of respondents

In the United States, an estimated 10
to 15 million people are infected with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and about
10% of these persons will develop
tuberculosis (TB) disease at some point
in their lives. TB is a reportable disease
in every state. National TB surveillance
has been conducted and maintained by
the U.S. Public Health Service and CDC
through the cooperation of the states
since 1953.
Data are collected by 60 reporting
areas (the 50 states, the District of
Columbia, New York City, Puerto Rico,
and 7 jurisdictions in the Pacific and
Caribbean). CDC’s Division of
Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) has
revised the Report of Verified Case of
Tuberculosis (RVCT) data collection
instrument, which has been in use since
1993. The increase in burden hours is
due to the addition of information on
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Types of
respondents

Number of
respondents

Number of responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Local, state, and territorial health departments ...........................................................................

60

230

35/60

Dated: January 30, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8–2214 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

Administration for Children and
Families

Title: Descriptive Study of Early Head
Start (DSEHS).
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), requests clearance to
recruit Early Head Start (EHS) programs
for participation in the Descriptive

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Study of Early Head Start (DSEHS) and
to conduct a pilot test of potential
measures.
DSEHS is a longitudinal study of a
representative sample of programs and
children in three age cohorts, which
will collect information about programs,
families, and services. When completed,
data will be collected on a sample of
approximately 2,100 children and
families from 60 EHS programs. Data
will be collected in four waves: Fall
2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, and Fall
2011. Children and families will be
followed until children are three years
old and exit EHS programs.

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Data collected under DSEHS will
complement information gathered under
the Survey of Early Head Start Programs
(SEHSP), OMB Control No. 0992–0008.
SEHSP gathered information on the
management systems, services, and
characteristics of children and families
served by EHS programs. To
complement this information, DSEHS
will gather information on the needs
and characteristics of children and
families enrolled in EHS programs,
including an assessment of children’s
and families’ needs, how programs meet
the needs of children and families in
EHS programs, and how children and
families in EHS programs progress over
time.

The activity proposed under this
notice includes only the data collected
during the selection and recruitment of
programs to participate in DSEHS and a
pilot study on the feasibility of
proposed measures.
To select and recruit programs, ACF
intends to send letters to program
directors of selected EHS programs.
Directors will receive a summary of the
study goals that will include an
overview of the design and data
collection, a brochure describing the
study, and examples of the consent
materials for enrolling study
participants. Programs will not be asked
to enroll participants during the initial
selection and recruitment phase.

Selected programs may also receive a
follow-up phone call to answer
questions from EHS directors or staff.
Program directors will be asked to
provide information on the numbers of
families enrolled with children who
will be within two months of the target
ages at the time of each of the four fall
data collections.
ACF intends to conduct a feasibility
pilot study at two EHS programs in June
2008. In the pilot study, ACF will test
the feasibility of administering various
direct child assessment measures and
parent interviews.
Respondents: EHS Program Directors,
parents, and Children.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual
number of respondents

Instrument
Recruitment materials sent to program sites .................................................
Program roster of children in target ages ......................................................
Pilot Test—Child Assessment .......................................................................
Pilot Test—Parent Interview ..........................................................................

Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 125.
Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may
be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
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. E-mail address:
[email protected].
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

Number of responses per
respondent

Average burden
hours per
response

Estimated annual burden
hours

1
1
1
1

.25
.50
1.0
1.0

15
30
40
40

60
60
40
40

information collection should be sent
directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, FAX: 202–395–6974,
Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.
January 29, 2008.
Brendan Kelly,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08–529 Filed 2–6–08: 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Annual Progress Report—
University Centers for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities Education,
Research, and Service.

OMB No: 0970–0289.
Description: Section 104 (42 USC
15004) of the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of
2000 (DD Act of 2000) directs the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
to develop and implement a system of
program accountability to monitor the
grantees funded under the DD Act of
2000. The program accountability
system shall include the National
Network of University Centers for
Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities Education, Research, and
Service (UCEDDSs) authorized under
Part D of the DD Act of 2000. In addition
to the accountability system, Section
154 (e) (42 USC 15064) of the DD Act
of 2000 includes requirements for a
UCEDD Annual Report.
Respondents: University Centers for
Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities Educaiton, Research, and
Service

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents

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respondent

Average burden hours per
response

Total burden
hours

UCEDD Annual Report Template ....................................................................

67

1

200

13,400

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

........................

........................

........................

13,400

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APPENDIX C
BABY FACES MATERIALS

1. Baby FACES Fact Sheet
2. Program Brochure
3. Parent Brochure
4. Advance Letter
5. Consent Letter

Early Head Start The Family and Child Experiences
Survey (Baby FACES)
The Research Team

Since its founding in 1995, Early Head Start has provided program services for lowincome pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers based on a foundation of
rigorous research combined with an emphasis on continuous program improvement. The
Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Study (Baby FACES) is the next step in a
comprehensive research agenda aimed at maintaining an up-to-date, extensive knowledge
base to support Early Head Start policies and programs.
Baby FACES is a periodic, longitudinal study designed to be a reliable source of data for
describing the experiences of Early Head Start children and their families. Your program
is invited to participate in this national study sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families.
The study will be conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR), a respected,
independent policy research organization whose studies of early childhood and education
initiatives, and other programs, have been used to inform national policymakers for more
than 35 years. MPR is consulting with nationally recognized experts in early childhood
and early head start programs including Tammy Mann, Zero to Three, Judith Jerald, Save
the Children, and Brenda Jones Harden, University of Maryland.
To meet the challenges and realize the full promise of Baby FACES, MPR has assembled
an exemplary team with knowledge of and experience in Early Head Start and early childhood research and practice. Our study design will ensure both high-quality and timely
Baby FACES data and enhance its potential to provide a profile of the Early Head Start
program and its participants. We are committed to translating research findings into formats that programs and policymakers can use.

Selecting Programs

The study will include 90 randomly selected, nationally representative Early Head Start
programs that meet eligibility criteria. Programs’ eligibility will be determined from the
most recently available Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) database (program
year 2006–2007). Programs must directly provide Early Head Start services to children to
be included in the study.

Selecting Families

We will select a representative sample of families with children in two age cohorts (perinatal and age 1).

Collecting Information

Baby FACES will use a comprehensive set of data collection instruments designed to assess program services and implementation, children’s growth and development, and parent-child relationship and home environment quality. A team of Mathematica staff will
gather the data through direct child assessments and interviews with parents, teachers,
home visitors, and program directors. The study will also include observations of child
care center classrooms, home visits, and the home environment, and information on services that families receive throughout the year (provided by program staff).

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On-Site Assistance

We will establish a cooperative partnership with an On-Site Coordinator (OSC) from each
program. We will ask the OSC to help with getting consent from families to participate in
the study, scheduling child assessments, setting up parent interviews, and helping to collect information on services families receive. Our plan will detail procedures for scheduling make-up visits for children who were absent during the data collection week, for
interviewing in person, or by telephone, parents who could not be interviewed during our
main visit to the site, and completing family services tracking information.

Confidentiality

MPR is committed to respecting privacy of respondents and maintaining the confidentiality of the data entrusted to us. Having conducted many studies involving disadvantaged
populations, MPR is experienced in implementing stringent security procedures. Study
results will be reported only in group form; we will not present data on child performance
by teacher, by class, or by program. In this way, the confidentiality of children and families, teachers and programs, will be carefully guarded. At the beginning of the study, we
will inform parents about the study and our confidentiality policies; we will also distribute
consent forms that allow parents to remove their child from the study if they so choose.
The survey director will be responsible for making sure that interviewers and assessment
staff understand the necessity of maintaining strict confidentiality. All staff involved with
the study will sign confidentiality pledges.

To Find Out More

Contact Cheri Vogel, project director, at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR),
(609) 716-4546 : [email protected].

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Early Head Start
Family and Child
Experiences
Survey
Baby FACES
Program Brochure
Experiences in Early Head Start

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families

The Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES) is the largest
national study of Early Head Start ever undertaken to gather information about Early Head Start
programs and families served by them. Baby FACES will help us learn about the services you
provide, how you provide them and give you the opportunity to showcase your program.
The Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project showed that programs had significant
positive impacts on children and families, some lasting to age 5, compared to children and families
in the control group. Our focus now is to learn from a nationally representative sample of programs
and families, more about the specific services programs provide, how they provide them, and how
children and families fare over time. Answering those questions will support continuous program
improvement both nationally and at the local levels.
Mathematica will recruit 90 programs and 2,000 enrolled families to participate in this four year
longitudinal study, with data collection beginning in Spring 2009. The data collected will represent
Early Head Start programs and families nationally.
To understand Early Head Start better, the Baby FACES research team will collect information
in several different ways from your staff and families. If your program is selected, we will identify a
sample of children from two age cohorts (pregnant women/newborn and one-year-olds) and follow
them over time. Each spring we will interview the program director and the classroom teachers,
home visitors, and parents of the sampled children. We will ask programs to collect and report
service use information about enrolled families as well. Data collection will begin in spring 2009
through Spring 2012.
Your program will receive $750 each year for participating in the Baby FACES study. Selected
program families who consent to participate will be interviewed and receive $35 at each interview.
We will also meet with the child and ask him or her to do a set of activities so that we can learn

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about children’s development. The activities we will ask the child to do are the kinds of things
children do at Early Head Start. The child will also receive a gift.
All the answers you, your staff, and your families give are confidential. They will never be
shared with anyone and reports will only discuss findings overall or for groups. We hope you will
consider joining us in this important study and become a voice for Early Head Start programs.
Baby FACES is sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families, the government
agency which oversees Early Head Start. The work is being conducted by Mathematica Policy
Research, Inc. (MPR). All staff members working on Baby FACES have a great deal of experience
doing research with young children and their families, and have been fully trained for this project.
If you have any questions about Baby FACES, you may call Mathematica’s toll-free number
X-XXX--XXX--XXXX between 9 AM and 9 PM Eastern Time. After these hours you may leave a
message and we will return your call.
We hope you will be one of the Early Head Start programs to help us in Baby FACES. Your
help is valuable to us and to all Early Head Start children and families!

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Early Head Start
Family and Child
Experiences
Survey
Baby FACES
Family Brochure
Experiences in Early Head Start

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families

The Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES) is the largest
national study of Early Head Start ever undertaken to gather information about families served by
Early Head Start. The Office of Head Start and your local Early Head Start program are working
hard to improve services—Baby FACES is helping us learn how we are doing.
To understand Early Head Start better, the Baby FACES research team collects information in
many different ways. If your family is selected, we will ask to interview you each spring while your
child is in Early Head Start. We will ask you questions about yourself, your family, and your
experience with Early Head Start.
Participating families will be interviewed and receive $35. We will also meet with your child
and ask him or her to do a set of activities so that we can learn about children’s development. The
activities we will ask your child to do are the kinds of things children do at Early Head Start. You
will also receive a gift for your child.
All the answers you and your child give are confidential. They will never be shared with
anyone from Early Head Start. The decision to take part in the study is yours. However, if you
decide not to be part of Baby FACES (even though we hope you will), it will not affect your or your
child’s Early Head Start participation.
Baby FACES is sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families, the government
agency which oversees Early Head Start. The work is being conducted by Mathematica Policy
Research, Inc. (MPR). All staff members working on Baby FACES have lots of experience doing
research with young children and their families, and have been fully trained for this study.
If you have any questions about Baby FACES, you may call MPR’s toll-free number X-XXXXXX-XXXX between 9 A.M. and 9 P.M. Eastern Time. After these hours you may leave a message
and we will return your call.

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More than 2,000 families and children from Early Head Start programs across the nation are
participating in the first round of Baby FACES. We hope yours will be one of the families helping
us in Baby FACES.
Thank you for your participation! Your help is valuable to us and to all Early Head Start
children and families!

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P.O. Box 2393
Princeton, NJ 08543-2393
Telephone (609) 799-3535
Fax (609) 799-0005
www.mathematica-mpr.com

Spring 2009
Dear [FILL PARENT]:
[FILL Program NAME] is participating in the Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey
(Baby FACES). This study will gather information that will help the Early Head Start program improve
services to families with infants and toddlers. The survey is sponsored by the Administration for Children and
Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is being conducted by Mathematica
Policy Research, Inc. (MPR), an independent research company. This is a very important study, and we
strongly encourage selected families to participate if they can!
If you consent to be in the study and your family is selected to participate in it, we will interview you in
spring 2009, and each spring thereafter until your child is 3 years old. We will ask you questions about the
kinds of things your child can do, about your family’s activities and rules, about your feelings, and about your
health. These interviews will take about one hour and will be conducted in your language. We will give you
$35 after each interview to thank you for your help.
So that Baby FACES can find out how Early Head Start helps children learn and grow, we will also
complete some fun activities with your child at his or her child care center or through a home visit These
activities take about 30 minutes. We will also ask your child’s Early Head Start teacher or home visitor how
your child is progressing, and we will measure your child’s height and weight. Each time your child
participates, your child will receive a special thank-you gift.
You can choose whether or not you and your child will be part of the study. Your decision about
participation will not affect the Early Head Start services you and your child are receiving. Also, we want to
assure you that all information from this study will be strictly confidential. Nothing that you share with us
will ever be connected with your name or your child’s name. The information will not be shared with your
Early Head Start program and will not be passed on to any school or government agency in a way that can be
connected with you. The information that is collected will appear only in reports in which individual names
are never used and in which individuals are never identified. There is one exception—if we learn that a child
has been abused or is endangered we must report this to the appropriate authorities, which could result in
official action in accordance with state law.
If you have any questions about the Baby FACES study, please call me toll free at [xxx-xxx-xxxx]. I
would be happy to talk with you. If you have any questions about your rights as a research volunteer, please
call XXXX toll free at [xxx-xxx-xxxx].
Please sign the attached consent form and give it to your Early Head Start home visitor or teacher at the
Early Head Start program. Thank you for helping us.
Sincerely,

[MPR Baby FACES COORDINATOR]

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P.O. Box 2393
Princeton, NJ 08543-2393
Telephone (609) 799-3535
Fax (609) 799-0005
www.mathematica-mpr.com

Spring 2009
BABY FACES 2009 CONSENT FORM
We are inviting you and your child to participate in the Early Head Start Family and Child
Experiences Survey (Baby FACES). The purpose of Baby FACES is to learn more about families in
Early Head Start and the kinds of services Early Head Start provides to families with infants and
toddlers. Information from this study will be used to help Early Head Start better serve all children
and their families. Baby FACES is sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is being conducted by Mathematica Policy
Research, Inc. (MPR), an independent research company.
If you agree to participate and are one of the families selected for the study…
We will interview you in spring 2009, and each spring until your child is 3 years old. We will
ask you questions about the kinds of things your child can do, about your family’s activities and
routines, about your feelings, and about your health. These interviews will take about one hour and
will be conducted in your language. We will give you $35 after each interview to thank you for your
help.
We will do some activities with your child so we can find out how Early Head Start helps
children learn and grow. When your child is age 2 and again at age 3, we will ask him or her to take
part in some fun activities, such as doing a puzzle, with a trained researcher. These activities take
about 30 minutes. Your child will receive as a special gift as a thank-you.
We will ask your child’s Early Head Start teachers or home visitors some questions so
that we can learn more about the progress your child is making.
You can choose whether you and your child will be part of the study. Your participation is
completely voluntary. Your decision will not influence the Early Head Start services you and your
child are receiving. No one from the Early Head Start program will see or hear your answers or be
informed about how your child does on the activities. All of the study results will be reported for
groups of parents and children, and no results will be reported for individuals. There is one
exception—if we learn that a child has been abused or is endangered, we are required by law to
report this to the appropriate authorities, which could result in official action in accordance with state
law.
If you have any questions about the Baby FACES study, please call Cassandra Meagher,
Survey Director, toll free at xxx-xxx-xxxx. If you have any questions about your rights as a research
volunteer, please call [NAME} toll free at xxx-xxx-xxxx.
Please sign the enclosed consent form and give it to your Early Head Start home visitor or
teacher. Thank you for helping us.

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I agree that my child and I will participate in this study. I also agree to have Baby FACES
researchers collect some information from my child’s home visitors or teachers in Early
Head Start. I will be paid $35 each time I am interviewed, and I will also receive a gift for my
child each time my child is assessed. I may withdraw this consent at any time without
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