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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
Initial outreach and recruitment scripts for Programs and Schools
(Head Start grantee and delegate agency administrator, Local
Education Agency administrator, Head Start Center Director, elementary principal) .......................................................................
Initial Outreach and Recruitment Scripts for Head Start Families ..
Administrator Interview Protocol (Head Start grantee and delegate
agency administrator, Local Education Agency administrator) ....
Site Leadership Interview Protocol (Head Start Center Director,
elementary principal) ....................................................................
Teacher & Staff Interview Protocol (Head Start teacher, kindergarten teacher, elementary staff) .................................................
Head Start Manager/Coordinator Interview Protocol .......................
Head Start Family Background Questionnaire ................................
Head Start Family Focus Group Protocol .......................................
Kindergarten Family Interview Protocol ...........................................
Community Partner Interview Protocol ............................................
Social Network Instrument ...............................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 259.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9835 and 42 U.S.C.
9844.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Human Services Programs in
Rural Contexts Study
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is proposing to collect data on
the challenges and unique opportunities
of administering human services
programs in rural contexts. Case studies
SUMMARY:
Number of
responses
per respondent
(total over
request period)
Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
Total burden/
annual burden
(in hours)
36
72
1.3
1
1.3
0.25
47
18
30
1
1
30
12
1
1.25
15
30
12
48
48
12
6
90
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
.80s
1.25
.25
1.25
.75
1
.25
24
15
12
60
9
6
23
of 12 communities, in combination with
analysis of administrative data and
qualitative comparative analysis of the
qualitative data, will provide ACF with
a rich description of human services
programs in rural contexts and provide
ACF opportunities for strengthening
human services programs’ capacity to
promote the economic and social
wellbeing of individuals, families, and
communities in rural contexts.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
ACF is soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Alternatively, copies can also 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,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF proposes to conduct
key informant interviews during site
visits to 12 rural communities. While
ACF intends to conduct on-site visits, if
the current COVID–19 pandemic makes
it too difficult to travel safely, we will
conduct these interviews virtually. This
study will involve four data collection
instruments:
• Site Visit Planning Template. Each
Project Director (or their designee) will
complete a Site Visit Planning Template
to assist the study team in scheduling
site visit interviews.
• Three Site Visit Discussion Guides.
To systematically capture data on
challenges and unique opportunities,
the study team will conduct interviews
with (1) project directors and leaders
from human services organizations, (2)
staff from the human services and
partner organizations, and (3) staff from
nonprofit and partner organizations that
support individuals who utilize human
services.
Respondents: Human services project
directors and leadership staff, human
services program staff, and staff from
nonprofit organizations and partners
that provide support to individuals who
utilize human services.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request period)
Instrument
In-Person Site Visit Planning Template (Instrument 1a); or
Virtual Site Visit Planning Template (Instrument 1b) .......
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Number of
respondents
(total over
request period)
Instrument
Project Directors and Leaders Site Visit Discussion Guide
(Instrument 2) ...................................................................
Staff Site Visit Discussion Guide (Instrument 3) .................
Nonprofit or Partner Organizations Site Visit Discussion
Guide (Instrument 4) ........................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 189.
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions,
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
information collection on respondents,
including through using automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Consideration
will be given to comments and
suggestions submitted within 60 days of
this publication.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 613, 42 U.S.C. 1397,
42 U.S.C. 711, and 42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request; Healthy
Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood
Performance Measures and Additional
Data Collection (New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Family Assistance (OFA), has had
administrative responsibility for federal
funding of programs that strengthen
families through healthy marriage and
relationship education and responsible
fatherhood programming since 2006
SUMMARY:
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1
72
36
through the Healthy Marriage (HM) and
Responsible Fatherhood (RF) Grant
Programs. ACF required the 2015 cohort
of HMRF grantees—which received 5year grants in September 2015—to
collect and report performance
measures about program operations,
services, and clients served (OMB
#0970–0460). A performance measures
data collection system called nFORM
(Information, Family Outcomes,
Reporting, and Management) was
implemented with the 2015 cohort to
improve the efficiency of data collection
and reporting and the quality of data.
This system allows for streamlined and
standardized submission of grantee
performance data through regular
progress reports and supports granteeled and federal research projects. ACF
will continue performance measure and
other data collection activities for the
HMRF grant program with a new cohort
of grantees who received 5-year awards
in September 2020. ACF is requesting
comment on a new data collection to
support these activities with the 2020
HMRF grantee cohort. ACF has made
changes to the previous cohort’s data
collection instruments and performance
reports for use in the new cohort. This
new grantee cohort is expected to begin
collecting performance measure data
and reporting to ACF in April 2021.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
ACF is soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Alternatively, copies can also 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,
PO 00000
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burden per
response
(in hours)
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emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF proposes to collect a
set of performance measures from all
HMRF grantees. These measures collect
standardized information in the
following areas:
• Applicant characteristics;
• Program operations;
• Service delivery; and
• Participant outcomes:
Æ Entrance survey, with five versions:
(1) HM Program Entrance Survey for
Adult-Focused Programs, (2) HM
Program Entrance Survey for YouthFocused Programs, (3) RF Program
Entrance Survey for Community-Based
Fathers, (4) RF Program Entrance Survey
for Community-Based Mothers, and (5)
RF Program Entrance Survey for
Reentering Fathers.
Æ Exit survey, with five versions: (1)
HM Program Exit Survey for AdultFocused Programs, (2) HM Program Exit
Survey for Youth-Focused Programs, (3)
RF Program Exit Survey for CommunityBased Fathers, (4) RF Program Exit
Survey for Community-Based Mothers,
and (5) RF Program Exit Survey for
Reentering Fathers.
The measures used by the 2015
grantee cohort were developed in 2014
after extensive review of the research
literature and grantees’ past measures.
The performance measures, data
collection instruments, and data
collection system were revised in 2020
based on a targeted analysis of existing
measures, feedback from key
stakeholders, and discussions with ACF
staff and the 2015 cohort of grantees.
ACF required the 2015 cohort of
grantees to submit data on these
standardized measures on a quarterly
basis and proposes the same
requirement for the 2020 cohort. In
addition to the performance measures
mentioned above, ACF proposes to
repeat collection for these data
submissions:
• Semi-annual Performance Progress
Report (PPR), with two versions: (1)
Performance Progress Report for HM
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Human Services Programs
in Rural Contexts Study
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to collect data on
the challenges and unique opportunities of administering human services
programs in rural contexts. Case studies of 12 communities, in
combination with analysis of administrative data and qualitative
comparative analysis of the qualitative data, will provide ACF with a
rich description of human services programs in rural contexts and
provide ACF opportunities for strengthening human services programs'
capacity to promote the economic and social wellbeing of individuals,
families, and communities in rural contexts.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also 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, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: ACF proposes to conduct key
informant interviews during site visits to 12 rural communities. While
ACF intends to conduct on-site visits, if the current COVID-19 pandemic
makes it too difficult to travel safely, we will conduct these
interviews virtually. This study will involve four data collection
instruments:
Site Visit Planning Template. Each Project Director (or
their designee) will complete a Site Visit Planning Template to assist
the study team in scheduling site visit interviews.
Three Site Visit Discussion Guides. To systematically
capture data on challenges and unique opportunities, the study team
will conduct interviews with (1) project directors and leaders from
human services organizations, (2) staff from the human services and
partner organizations, and (3) staff from nonprofit and partner
organizations that support individuals who utilize human services.
Respondents: Human services project directors and leadership staff,
human services program staff, and staff from nonprofit organizations
and partners that provide support to individuals who utilize human
services.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Average burden Total burden Annual burden
Instrument (total over (total over per response (in hours) (in hours)
request request (in hours)
period) period)
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In-Person Site Visit Planning 12 1 2 24 12
Template (Instrument 1a); or
Virtual Site Visit Planning
Template (Instrument 1b).......
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Project Directors and Leaders 60 1 2 120 60
Site Visit Discussion Guide
(Instrument 2).................
Staff Site Visit Discussion 108 1 1.5 162 81
Guide (Instrument 3)...........
Nonprofit or Partner 72 1 1 72 36
Organizations Site Visit
Discussion Guide (Instrument 4)
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 189.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the agency's functions, 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 information
collection on respondents, including through using automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this
publication.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 613, 42 U.S.C. 1397, 42 U.S.C. 711, and 42
U.S.C. 603(a)(2).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-26248 Filed 11-27-20; 8:45 am]
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