Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Child and Family Experiences Survey (FACES) (OMB #0970-0151), 14754-14756 [2021-05627]
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pay at least as much, on average, as the
standard prescription drug plan under
Medicare). The disclosure must be
provided annually and upon any change
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Form Number: CMS–10198; Frequency:
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Number of Respondents: 110,217;
Number of Responses: 110,217; Total
Annual Hours: 9,185. (For questions
regarding this collection, contact
Tammie Hill at (410) 786–3317.)
Dated: March 15, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review; Generic
Clearance for Financial Reports Used
for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs
(OMB #0970–0510)
Administration for Children
and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) proposes
SUMMARY:
to extend data collection under the
existing overarching generic clearance
for Financial Reports used for ACF
Mandatory Grant Programs (OMB
#0970–0510). There are no changes to
the proposed types of information
collection or uses of data.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of
publication. OMB must make a decision
about 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.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF programs need
detailed financial information from
recipients that receive federal funds,
such as grantees, to monitor various
specialized cost categories within each
program, to closely manage program
activities, and to have sufficient
financial information to enable periodic
thorough and detailed audits.
Information collected through the
Federal Financial Report (Standard
Form (SF)-425) provides general
information, but does not provide
program-specific information that is
necessary for ACF program office
decision making. This generic clearance
allows ACF to collect program-specific
financial information from mandatory
grant programs.
Program offices use the information
collected under this generic information
collection to:
• Monitor program operations and
prepare technical assistance and
guidance, as needed.
• Assist in the computation of the
grant awards issued to each program’s
grantees or annual incentive payments
(Child Support Enforcement Program
only).
• Determine that child support
collections are being properly
distributed (Child Support Enforcement
Program only).
• Produce annual financial and
statistical reports as may be required by
Congress and respond to periodic
detailed inquiries from Congress.
ACF may require an information
collection approved under this generic
clearance from funding recipients in
order to obtain or retain benefits.
Following standard OMB
requirements for a generic information
collection, ACF will submit a generic
information collection request for each
individual data collection activity under
this generic clearance. Each request will
include the individual form(s) and
instructions, and a short overview of the
proposed purpose and use of the data
collected. OMB should review requests
within 10 days of submission.
Respondents: ACF-funded mandatory
grant programs.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual burden
hours
Mandatory Grant Financial Reports .................................................................
1000
4
10
40,000
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 40,000.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
Administration for Children and
Families
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Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Head Start Child and Family
Experiences Survey (FACES) (OMB
#0970–0151)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE),
SUMMARY:
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Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
proposing to collect data for a new wave
of the Head Start Family and Child
Experiences Survey (FACES).
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements 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
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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: The purpose of the FACES
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. FACES 2019
focuses on Head Start Regions I through
X (which are geographically based);
AIAN (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). Both studies will provide data
on a set of key indicators for Head Start
programs. Information about the Head
Start program recruitment and center
selection processes and on the fall 2019
and spring 2020 data collection
activities for both FACES and AIAN
FACES can be found here: https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202005-0970-009.
The studies are adding a fall 2021
data collection to address how families
are faring during the COVID–19
pandemic. Data collection activities will
include classroom and child sampling
information collection, parent surveys,
teacher child reports, and teacher
surveys.
Sampling will begin with a freshening
of the programs included in FACES fall
2019 and spring 2020 waves for a target
of 180 programs that are nationally
representative of all Head Start
programs in the 2021–2022 program
year. FACES fall 2021 data collection
will take place in 60 of the 180
programs. AIAN FACES will return to
the same 22 programs that participated
in 2019 and 2020 data collection.
Sampling of teachers and children
starts with sampling activities for 160
Head Start centers (120 for FACES 2019
and 40 for AIAN FACES 2019) in fall
2021. Study team members will request
a list of all teachers and home visitors
working with Head Start-funded
children. Next, for each selected teacher
or home visitor, we will request
information for each child enrolled.
For the fall 2021 collection, FACES
will survey the parents of 2,400 Head
Start children in Regions I–X (FACES
2019) and 800 children in Region XI
(AIAN FACES 2019) and ask their Head
Start teachers to rate children’s social
and emotional skills. Parents of sampled
children (2,400 for FACES and 800 for
AIAN FACES) will complete surveys on
the web or by telephone about their
children and family in the context of the
COVID–19 pandemic. Head Start
teachers will rate each sampled child
(approximately 10 children per
classroom) using the Web or paper-and
pencil forms. Teachers will also
complete a survey, also using the web
or paper-and-pencil forms, about their
well-being and background. Additional
data collection activities, to include the
programs and respondents from fall
2021 plus the remaining 120 FACES
programs, are planned for spring 2022
and will be included in a future Federal
Register notice.
Respondents: Parents of Head Start
children; Head Start teachers.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total
over request
period)
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Instrument
Fall 2021 special telephone script and recruitment
information collection for program directors, Regions I–X ................................................................
Fall 2021 special telephone script and recruitment
information collection for program directors, Region XI ....................................................................
Fall 2021 special telephone script and recruitment
information collection for on-site coordinators, Regions I–X ................................................................
Fall 2021 special telephone script and recruitment
information collection for on-site coordinators, Region XI ....................................................................
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special teacher sampling
form from Head Start staff .....................................
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special child roster form from
Head Start staff ......................................................
FACES 2019 special parent consent form for fall
2021 and spring 2022 data collection ....................
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start parent
survey .....................................................................
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start teacher
child report ..............................................................
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start teacher
survey .....................................................................
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special teacher sampling form from Head Start staff .............................
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special child roster
form from Head Start staff .....................................
AIAN FACES 2019 special parent consent form for
fall 2021 and spring 2022 data collection ..............
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start parent survey ...............................................................
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Number of
responses per
respondent
(total
over request
period)
Average
burden
per response
(in hours)
Total
burden
(in hours)
Annual
burden
(in hours)
60
1
1
60
20
22
1
1
22
7
60
1
1
60
20
22
1
1
22
7
120
1
.17
20
7
120
1
.33
40
13
2,400
1
.17
408
136
2,400
1
.58
1,392
464
240
10
.17
408
136
240
1
.17
41
14
40
1
.17
7
2
40
1
.33
13
4
800
1
.17
136
45
800
1
.58
464
155
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Number of
respondents
(total
over request
period)
Instrument
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start
teacher child report ................................................
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start
teacher survey ........................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,126.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Section 640(a)(2)(D) and section
649 of the Improving Head Start for School
Readiness Act of 2007.
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; Child Support Enforcement
Program Quarterly Financial Report
(OCSE–396) and Quarterly Collection
Report (OCSE–34) (OMB #0970–0181)
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for
AGENCY:
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total
over request
period)
Average
burden
per response
(in hours)
Total
burden
(in hours)
Annual
burden
(in hours)
80
20
.17
272
91
80
1
.17
14
5
Children and Families, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the
forms: OCSE–34 ‘‘Child Support
Enforcement Program Quarterly
Collection Report,’’ and OCSE–396
‘‘Child Support Enforcement Program
Quarterly Financial Report.’’ These
forms are currently approved under the
ACF Generic Clearance for Financial
Reports (OMB #0970–0510; expiration
May 31, 2021), and ACF is proposing to
reinstate the previous OMB number
under which these forms had been
approved (OMB #0970–0181). There are
no changes requested to the forms, but
the instructions have been updated for
clarity and to update the current fee
amounts.
SUMMARY:
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 infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Form OCSE–396 and
Form OCSE–34 are financial reports
submitted following the end of each
fiscal quarter by grantees administering
the Child Support Enforcement Program
in accordance with plans approved
under Title IV–D of the Social Security
Act. Submission of these forms enables
grantees to meet their statutory and
regulatory requirement to report
program expenditures and child support
collections, respectively, from the
previous fiscal quarter.
States use Form OCSE–396 to report
quarterly expenditures made in the
previous quarter and to estimate
program expenditures to be made, and
incentive payments to be earned, in the
upcoming quarter. ACF provides federal
funding to states for the Child Support
Enforcement Program at the rate of 66
percent for all allowable and legitimate
administrative costs of this program.
States use Form OCSE–34 to report
quarterly collections made under Title
IV–D of the Social Security Act.
Tribes use OMB Form SF–425 to
report quarterly expenditures made in
the previous quarter. Form SF–425 is
approved under OMB #4040–0014 and
is not included as part of this comment
request.
Respondents: 54 states (including
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands,
and the District of Columbia) complete
Forms OCSE–396 and OCSE–34.
Approximately 60 tribes complete Form
OCSE–34.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Form OCSE–396 .............................................................................................
Form OCSE–34 ...............................................................................................
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Child and
Family Experiences Survey (FACES) (OMB #0970-0151)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: 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
wave of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES).
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements 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
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[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: The purpose of the FACES 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. FACES 2019 focuses on Head Start
Regions I through X (which are geographically based); AIAN (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). Both studies will provide data on a set of key
indicators for Head Start programs. Information about the Head Start
program recruitment and center selection processes and on the fall 2019
and spring 2020 data collection activities for both FACES and AIAN
FACES can be found here: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202005-0970-009.
The studies are adding a fall 2021 data collection to address how
families are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection
activities will include classroom and child sampling information
collection, parent surveys, teacher child reports, and teacher surveys.
Sampling will begin with a freshening of the programs included in
FACES fall 2019 and spring 2020 waves for a target of 180 programs that
are nationally representative of all Head Start programs in the 2021-
2022 program year. FACES fall 2021 data collection will take place in
60 of the 180 programs. AIAN FACES will return to the same 22 programs
that participated in 2019 and 2020 data collection.
Sampling of teachers and children starts with sampling activities
for 160 Head Start centers (120 for FACES 2019 and 40 for AIAN FACES
2019) in fall 2021. Study team members will request a list of all
teachers and home visitors working with Head Start-funded children.
Next, for each selected teacher or home visitor, we will request
information for each child enrolled.
For the fall 2021 collection, FACES will survey the parents of
2,400 Head Start children in Regions I-X (FACES 2019) and 800 children
in Region XI (AIAN FACES 2019) and ask their Head Start teachers to
rate children's social and emotional skills. Parents of sampled
children (2,400 for FACES and 800 for AIAN FACES) will complete surveys
on the web or by telephone about their children and family in the
context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Head Start teachers will rate each
sampled child (approximately 10 children per classroom) using the Web
or paper-and pencil forms. Teachers will also complete a survey, also
using the web or paper-and-pencil forms, about their well-being and
background. Additional data collection activities, to include the
programs and respondents from fall 2021 plus the remaining 120 FACES
programs, are planned for spring 2022 and will be included in a future
Federal Register notice.
Respondents: Parents of Head Start children; Head Start teachers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per Average burden
Instrument respondents respondent per response Total burden Annual burden
(total over (total over (in hours) (in hours) (in hours)
request period) request period)
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Fall 2021 special telephone script and recruitment information 60 1 1 60 20
collection for program directors, Regions I-X.....................
Fall 2021 special telephone script and recruitment information 22 1 1 22 7
collection for program directors, Region XI.......................
Fall 2021 special telephone script and recruitment information 60 1 1 60 20
collection for on-site coordinators, Regions I-X..................
Fall 2021 special telephone script and recruitment information 22 1 1 22 7
collection for on-site coordinators, Region XI....................
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special teacher sampling form from Head Start 120 1 .17 20 7
staff.............................................................
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special child roster form from Head Start 120 1 .33 40 13
staff.............................................................
FACES 2019 special parent consent form for fall 2021 and spring 2,400 1 .17 408 136
2022 data collection..............................................
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start parent survey.............. 2,400 1 .58 1,392 464
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start teacher child report....... 240 10 .17 408 136
FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start teacher survey............. 240 1 .17 41 14
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special teacher sampling form from Head 40 1 .17 7 2
Start staff.......................................................
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special child roster form from Head Start 40 1 .33 13 4
staff.............................................................
AIAN FACES 2019 special parent consent form for fall 2021 and 800 1 .17 136 45
spring 2022 data collection.......................................
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start parent survey......... 800 1 .58 464 155
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AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start teacher child report.. 80 20 .17 272 91
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start teacher survey........ 80 1 .17 14 5
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,126.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Section 640(a)(2)(D) and section 649 of the Improving
Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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