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Proposed Project
Chemical Emergencies Audience
Analysis—New—Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH) and the
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) play a vital
role in mitigating chemical-related risks
to public health. As part of that role,
both agencies are responsible for
assessing, minimizing, and monitoring
risks to public health, and are tasked
with providing trusted, accurate health
information to the public. Given that
both agencies are under the same
leadership, information collected to
inform health communications will be
of value to both agencies.
The Office of Communications is
seeking a one-year OMB-approval for an
initiative to increase the effectiveness of
the agencies’ communications related to
both unintentional and intentional
chemical releases. In order to inform the
development of messages and materials,
the Office of Communications would
like to understand the knowledge,
attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) of key
professional audiences who are
involved in the immediate aftermath of
chemical emergencies. In consultation
with Subject Matter Experts, the Office
of Communications prioritized the
following professional audiences for
this research:
• First responders, including police, fire
fighters and emergency medical
service workers
• Emergency department personnel,
both clinical and non-clinical
• Environmental and public health
professionals at the city, county and
state levels
• Poison Control Center directors and
staff
This information collection seeks to
characterize what these key
professionals know and believe about
chemical emergency events, what
related activities and behaviors they
engage in or would engage in, what
information these audiences want, and
what their challenges and concerns are.
This information collection seeks
approval to obtain data using two
qualitative data collection methods. The
first method includes focus groups to
explore the KAB of members of these
key professions in a group setting,
allowing for dialogue between
participants to provide the Office of
Communications with in-depth
information about this complex topic.
Focus groups will take place remotely
using Webinar technology, and
participants will join the discussion by
telephone. Although the Recruitment
Screeners vary by respondent type, the
same Moderator’s Guide will be used for
all focus groups. The second part of this
information collection will include
individual interviews with state-level
environmental health professionals and
Poison Control Center directors.
Individual interviews will allow the
agencies to gather in-depth information
about state-level response structures and
Poison Control Centers. Interviews will
take place by telephone. To help ensure
that participants have some experience
responding to chemical emergencies,
participants will be recruited from five
states with the highest number of
chemical emergencies, and within those
states, from the areas where the highest
number of incidents have occurred.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 138
hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents
First responders ..............................................
Emergency department personnel .................
County or city environmental health professionals.
Poison Control Center staff ............................
State environmental health professionals ......
Poison Control Center directors .....................
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Number of
respondents
Form name
Focus
Focus
Focus
Focus
Focus
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
72
36
72
36
36
1
1
1
1
1
5/60
1
5/60
1
5/60
Focus Group Moderator Guide ......................
Focus Group Recruitment Screener ..............
Focus Group Moderator Guide ......................
Interview Recruitment Screener .....................
Interview Guide ..............................................
Interview Recruitment Screener .....................
Interview Guide ..............................................
18
36
18
7
5
7
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5/60
1
5/60
1
5/60
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Administration for Children and
Families
Title: Head Start Family and Child
Experiences Survey (FACES).
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Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)
Recruitment Screener ..............
Moderator Guide ......................
Recruitment Screener ..............
Moderator Guide ......................
Recruitment Screener ..............
LeRoy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Description: The Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
proposing to collect data for a new
round of the Head Start Family and
Child Experiences Survey (FACES).
Featuring a new ‘‘Core Plus’’ Study
design, FACES 2014–2018 will provide
data on a set of key indicators, including
information for performance measures,
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more rapidly and with greater frequency
(Core Studies) and serve as a vehicle for
studying more complex issues and
topics in greater detail and with
increased efficiency (Plus Studies). In
fall 2014 and spring 2015, FACES will
assess the school readiness skills of
2,400 Head Start children, survey their
parents, and ask their Head Start
teachers to rate children’s social and
emotional skills. In spring 2015 and
again in spring 2017, the number of
programs in the FACES sample will
increase from the 60 that are used to
collect data on children’s school
readiness outcomes to 180 for the
purpose of conducting observations in
720 Head Start classrooms. Program
director, center director, and teacher
surveys will also be conducted in the
spring. Plus features include additional
survey content of policy or
programmatic interest, which may
include more programs being sampled.
This notice is specific to the data
collection activities needed to recruit
Head Start programs and centers into
FACES 2014–2018. A future notice will
provide information about data
collection for the Core and Plus studies.
A total of 230 Head Start programs
and 460 Head Start centers will be
selected to participate in FACES 2014–
2018. The Core Study will include a
nationally representative sample of 180
programs, with up to 50 additional
programs potentially selected for Plus
studies. For the Core, the 60 programs
participating in the Core child-level data
collection will be contacted and
recruited for the study in spring 2014.
In fall 2014, the remaining 120 programs
will be contacted. All 180 programs will
be contacted a second time in fall 2016
to confirm their continued participation
in the Core spring 2017 data collection.
The 50 Plus study programs would be
recruited at a similar time as the Core
study programs (i.e., spring 2014 or fall
2014/2016) depending on the nature of
the study being conducted.
The method of data collection for
recruitment of all programs will include
telephone conversations with program
directors and on-site coordinators who
serve as liaisons between the FACES
study team and the Head Start centers.
These calls will inform program staff
about the purpose of the study and will
gather lists of centers in each program
in order to compile the center sampling
frame.
The purpose of this data collection is
to support the 2007 reauthorization of
the Head Start program (Pub. L. 110–
134), which calls for periodic
assessments of Head Start’s quality and
effectiveness.
Respondents: Head Start Program
Directors and Staff.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total number
of respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Telephone script for program directors .............................
Telephone script for on-site coordinators ..........................
230
230
2
2
Total ............................................................................
........................
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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 Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address: OPREinfocollection@
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
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burden hour
per response
Estimated total
burden hours
Estimated
annual burden
hours
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460
345
154
115
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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.
Karl Koerper,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES).
OMB No.: 0970-0151.
Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to collect data for a
new round of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey
(FACES). Featuring a new ``Core Plus'' Study design, FACES 2014-2018
will provide data on a set of key indicators, including information for
performance measures,
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more rapidly and with greater frequency (Core Studies) and serve as a
vehicle for studying more complex issues and topics in greater detail
and with increased efficiency (Plus Studies). In fall 2014 and spring
2015, FACES will assess the school readiness skills of 2,400 Head Start
children, survey their parents, and ask their Head Start teachers to
rate children's social and emotional skills. In spring 2015 and again
in spring 2017, the number of programs in the FACES sample will
increase from the 60 that are used to collect data on children's school
readiness outcomes to 180 for the purpose of conducting observations in
720 Head Start classrooms. Program director, center director, and
teacher surveys will also be conducted in the spring. Plus features
include additional survey content of policy or programmatic interest,
which may include more programs being sampled. This notice is specific
to the data collection activities needed to recruit Head Start programs
and centers into FACES 2014-2018. A future notice will provide
information about data collection for the Core and Plus studies.
A total of 230 Head Start programs and 460 Head Start centers will
be selected to participate in FACES 2014-2018. The Core Study will
include a nationally representative sample of 180 programs, with up to
50 additional programs potentially selected for Plus studies. For the
Core, the 60 programs participating in the Core child-level data
collection will be contacted and recruited for the study in spring
2014. In fall 2014, the remaining 120 programs will be contacted. All
180 programs will be contacted a second time in fall 2016 to confirm
their continued participation in the Core spring 2017 data collection.
The 50 Plus study programs would be recruited at a similar time as the
Core study programs (i.e., spring 2014 or fall 2014/2016) depending on
the nature of the study being conducted.
The method of data collection for recruitment of all programs will
include telephone conversations with program directors and on-site
coordinators who serve as liaisons between the FACES study team and the
Head Start centers. These calls will inform program staff about the
purpose of the study and will gather lists of centers in each program
in order to compile the center sampling frame.
The purpose of this data collection is to support the 2007
reauthorization of the Head Start program (Pub. L. 110-134), which
calls for periodic assessments of Head Start's quality and
effectiveness.
Respondents: Head Start Program Directors and Staff.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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Number of Average Estimated Estimated
Instrument Total number responses per burden hour total burden annual burden
of respondents respondent per response hours hours
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Telephone script for program 230 2 1 460 154
directors......................
Telephone script for on-site 230 2 .75 345 115
coordinators...................
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Total....................... .............. .............. .............. 805 269
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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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: OPREinfocollection@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.
Karl Koerper,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-29668 Filed 12-11-13; 8:45 am]
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