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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[OMB NO.: 0970–0151]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Head Start Child
and Family Experiences Survey
(FACES)
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).
Similar to FACES 2014–2018, in 2019,
two parallel studies will commence.
Each study will provide data on a set of
key indicators for Head Start programs.
FACES 2019 focuses on Head Start
Regions I through X (which are
geographically based); AI/AN (American
Indian and Alaska Native) FACES 2019
focuses on Region XI (which funds Head
Start programs that serve federally
recognized American Indian and Alaska
Native tribes). In fall 2019 and spring
2020, FACES will assess the school
readiness skills of 2,400 Head Start
children in Regions I–X (FACES 2019)
and 800 children in Region XI (AI/AN
FACES 2019), survey their parents, and
ask their Head Start teachers to rate
children’s social and emotional skills.
This sample will be drawn from 60
programs in Regions I–X and 22
programs in Region XI. In spring 2020
classroom observations of sampled
programs will occur. In Regions I–X, the
number of programs 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. In Region XI, the program
sample will remain at 22, and
approximately 80 Head Start classroom
observations will take place. Program
director, center director, and teacher
surveys will also be conducted in spring
2020 in Regions I–XI. In spring 2022,
program level data collection will be
repeated in Regions I–X only. FACES
2019 also features a ‘‘Core Plus’’ design,
with the above activities reflecting the
Core data, with the potential of ‘‘Plus’’
studies to inform emerging
programmatic questions. If any Plus
studies are conducted, they will be
conducted within the Core sample.
This notice is specific to the data
collection activities needed to recruit
Head Start programs and centers into
FACES. A future notice will provide
information about data collection for the
study. A nationally representative
sample of Head Start programs and
centers from Regions I–X (FACES 2019)
and a representative sample of Head
Start programs and centers from Region
XI (AI/AN FACES 2019) will be selected
to participate in FACES 2019. From
Regions I–X, the programs participating
in the Core child-level data collection
will be contacted and recruited for the
study in spring 2019. In fall 2019, the
remaining programs participating in
classroom-level data collection will be
contacted. All programs will be
contacted a second time in fall 2021 to
confirm their continued participation in
the Core spring 2022 data collection.
The programs from Region XI would be
recruited a year before data collection
(i.e., fall 2018) given the increased
amount of time to recruit programs in
tribal communities and to obtain tribal
council and/or tribal leadership
approval.
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.
All of 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
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Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
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Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
program directors, Region XI ...........................................
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number of
respondents
Number of
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burden hours
per response
Annual
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Telephone script and recruitment information collection for
on-site coordinators, Regions XI ......................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 288.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201,
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection. Email
address: OPREinfocollection@
acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30
and 60 days after publication of this
document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request Information
Collection Request Title: The Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting Program Quarterly Data
Collection, OMB Number: 0906–0016—
Revision
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act
SUMMARY:
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of 1995, HRSA announces plans to
submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to
OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate,
below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than April 23, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 14N39, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer
at (301) 443–1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
The Maternal, Infant, and Early
Childhood Home Visiting Program
Quarterly Data Collection, OMB
Number: 0906–0016—Revision.
Abstract: This clearance request is for
continued approval of the Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home
Visiting (MIECHV) Program Quarterly
Data Collection. The MIECHV Program,
administered by HRSA in partnership
with the Administration for Children
and Families (ACF), supports voluntary,
evidence-based home visiting services
during pregnancy and to parents with
young children up to kindergarten
entry. States, certain non-profit
organizations, and Tribal entities are
eligible to receive funding from the
MIECHV Program and have the
flexibility to tailor the program to serve
the specific needs of their communities.
HRSA is revising the data collection
forms for the MIECHV Program by
making the following changes:
• Form 4, Due date: Revise the due
date to be 15 days after the end of each
reporting period.
• Form 4, Section A: Renumber all
tables.
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responses per
respondent
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burden hours
per response
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Annual
burden hours
8
• Form 4, Table A.2: Revise the
columns to reflect counties served,
communities served, and number of
families served by zip code.
• Form 4, Table A.4: Expand to
include a measure of staff retention.
• Form 4, Section A—Notes: Revise to
include page-specific notes.
• Form 4, Definition of Key Terms:
Update definitions for Tables A.1, A.2,
A.3, and A.4.
• Form 4, Section B: Delete.
HRSA is also requesting an extension
of this information collection request
through November 30, 2021.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: HRSA uses quarterly
performance information to demonstrate
program accountability and
continuously monitor and provide
oversight to MIECHV Program awardees.
The information is also used to provide
quality improvement guidance and
technical assistance to awardees and
help inform the development of early
childhood systems at the national, state,
and local level. HRSA is seeking to
revise service utilization, place-based
services, and staffing indicators for
home visiting programs. This notice is
subject to the appropriation of funds,
and is a contingency action taken to
ensure that, should funds become
available for this purpose, information
can be collected in a timely manner.
Likely Respondents: MIECHV Program
State/Territory awardees (n = 56) and
MIECHV Program Tribal awardees (n =
25).
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB NO.: 0970-0151]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Head Start Child and
Family Experiences Survey (FACES)
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). Similar to FACES 2014-2018, in 2019, two parallel studies will
commence. Each study will provide data on a set of key indicators for
Head Start programs. FACES 2019 focuses on Head Start Regions I through
X (which are geographically based); AI/AN (American Indian and Alaska
Native) FACES 2019 focuses on Region XI (which funds Head Start
programs that serve federally recognized American Indian and Alaska
Native tribes). In fall 2019 and spring 2020, FACES will assess the
school readiness skills of 2,400 Head Start children in Regions I-X
(FACES 2019) and 800 children in Region XI (AI/AN FACES 2019), survey
their parents, and ask their Head Start teachers to rate children's
social and emotional skills. This sample will be drawn from 60 programs
in Regions I-X and 22 programs in Region XI. In spring 2020 classroom
observations of sampled programs will occur. In Regions I-X, the number
of programs 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. In Region XI, the
program sample will remain at 22, and approximately 80 Head Start
classroom observations will take place. Program director, center
director, and teacher surveys will also be conducted in spring 2020 in
Regions I-XI. In spring 2022, program level data collection will be
repeated in Regions I-X only. FACES 2019 also features a ``Core Plus''
design, with the above activities reflecting the Core data, with the
potential of ``Plus'' studies to inform emerging programmatic
questions. If any Plus studies are conducted, they will be conducted
within the Core sample.
This notice is specific to the data collection activities needed to
recruit Head Start programs and centers into FACES. A future notice
will provide information about data collection for the study. A
nationally representative sample of Head Start programs and centers
from Regions I-X (FACES 2019) and a representative sample of Head Start
programs and centers from Region XI (AI/AN FACES 2019) will be selected
to participate in FACES 2019. From Regions I-X, the programs
participating in the Core child-level data collection will be contacted
and recruited for the study in spring 2019. In fall 2019, the remaining
programs participating in classroom-level data collection will be
contacted. All programs will be contacted a second time in fall 2021 to
confirm their continued participation in the Core spring 2022 data
collection. The programs from Region XI would be recruited a year
before data collection (i.e., fall 2018) given the increased amount of
time to recruit programs in tribal communities and to obtain tribal
council and/or tribal leadership approval.
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. All of 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Telephone script and recruitment 230 77 2 1 154
information collection for
program directors, Regions I-X.
Telephone script and recruitment 30 10 1 1 10
information collection for
program directors, Region XI...
Telephone script and recruitment 230 77 2 .75 116
information collection for on-
site coordinators, Regions I-X.
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Telephone script and recruitment 30 10 1 .75 8
information collection for on-
site coordinators, Regions XI..
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 288.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email 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
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email:
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-03431 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am]
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