Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start REACH: Strengthening Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Approaches With Families (New Collection), 30050-30051 [2021-11777]
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Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 195; Total Annual
Responses: 195; Total Annual Hours:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Head Start REACH:
Strengthening Outreach, Recruitment,
and Engagement Approaches With
Families (New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is proposing to collect
data on different approaches that Head
Start programs use for the recruitment,
selection, enrollment, and retention
(RSER) of families facing adversities and
the community organizations with
which it partners to support these
activities. This study aims to present an
internally valid description of RSER
approaches used by six purposively
selected programs, not to promote
statistical generalization to different
sites or service populations.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements 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.
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
SUMMARY:
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Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Head Start REACH:
Strengthening Outreach, Recruitment,
and Engagement Approaches with
Families project is proposing to conduct
qualitative case studies to examine the
approaches used by Head Start
programs to recruit, select, enroll, and
retain families experiencing adversities
and the implementation of these
approaches, including supporting
factors and barriers. Adversities is a
broad term that refers to a wide range
of circumstances or events that pose a
threat to a child or caregiver’s physical
or psychological well-being. The
adversities that families experience are
often intertwined with poverty, may cooccur, and are affected by systematic
factors, such as structural racism.
Common examples include (but are not
limited to) families experiencing
homelessness; involvement in child
welfare, including foster care; and
affected by substance use, mental health
issues, and domestic violence.
We will collect information from six
sites; each site will include (1) a Head
Start program that has demonstrated
success in the RSER of families
experiencing adversities, and (2) up to
four of its community partner
organizations that serve families
experiencing adversities.
We will collect information on how
programs determine which adversities
to focus on for their RSER efforts; RSER
approaches programs use, focusing
specifically on families experiencing
adversities; RSER-related training and
support that Head Start staff receive;
partnerships that programs form with
organizations in the community to
support these activities; and supporting
factors and barriers to participation of
enrolled and non-enrolled families who
face adversities.
Respondents: Head Start program
directors; Head Start staff conducting
eligibility, recruitment, selection,
enrollment, attendance (ERSEA)
activities; staff from community
organizations with which Head Start
programs partner for ERSEA activities;
Head Start-eligible parents enrolled in
Head Start, and those not enrolled in
Head Start.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
Program director recruitment call protocol (Instrument 1) ...............................
Program staff interview protocol: Program director (Instrument 2) a ...............
Program staff interview protocol ERSEA staff (Instrument 2) a .......................
Head Start enrolled families focus group guide (Instrument 3) ......................
Community partner recruitment call protocol (Instrument 4) ...........................
Community partner staff interview protocol (Instrument 5) .............................
Community partner focus group coordination b ...............................................
Families not enrolled in Head Start focus group guide (Instrument 6) ...........
a There
b There
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request
period)
6
6
24
60
24
24
6
60
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total/annual
burden
(in hours)
0.50
1.0
1.5
1.5
0.17
0.75
2.0
1.5
3.0
6.0
36
90
4.0
18
12
90
is one interview protocol for both the program director and the ERSEA staff and the interviewer will tailor it to the respondent(s).
is no instrument, only a document of duties associated with this activity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 259
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: Head Start Act Section 640 [42
U.S.C. 9835].
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Intent To Award 54 Single-Source
Supplements for Current Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Grantee
Notice of single-source
supplements.
ACTION:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award 54 administrative
supplements in the form of cooperative
agreements to existing SMP project
grantees to further support SMP
activities in each state, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The purpose of
existing grantees’ work is to empower
and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their
families, and caregivers to prevent,
detect, and report health care fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education with an
emphasis on reaching Medicare
beneficiaries with limited income and
those residing in rural areas. The
administrative supplements for FY 2021
SUMMARY:
will be distributed via formula to the
existing 54 SMP state grantees, bringing
the total for the supplement awards to
$2,002,468. These current SMP grantees
will use this funding to further enhance
or expand existing and prior established
plans to empower and assist Medicare
beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers to prevent, detect, and report
health care fraud, errors, and abuse
through outreach, counseling, and
education. This additional funding will
be targeted to reach Medicare
beneficiaries with limited income, and/
or those residing in rural areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or comments
regarding this program supplement,
contact Marissa Whitehouse, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for
Community Living, Center for Integrated
Programs, Office of Healthcare
Information and Counseling; telephone
(202) 795–7425; email
Marissa.Whitehouse@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Name: Senior Medicare
Patrol (SMP).
Recipient: 54 current SMP grantees.
Current grantee
State
Alabama Dept of Senior Services ...........................................................................................................
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services .................................................................................
Arizona Department of Economic Security .............................................................................................
Arkansas Department of Human Services ..............................................................................................
California Health Advocates ....................................................................................................................
Colorado Division of Insurance ...............................................................................................................
The Department of Rehabilitation Services ............................................................................................
Delaware Division of Social Services .....................................................................................................
Legal Counsel For The Elderly ...............................................................................................................
Florida Department of Elder Affairs ........................................................................................................
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc ...........................................................................................................................
Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services ..........................................................................
Hawaii Department of Health ..................................................................................................................
Idaho Commission on Aging ...................................................................................................................
AgeOptions, Inc .......................................................................................................................................
Alabama .........................
Alaska ............................
Arizona ...........................
Arkansas ........................
California ........................
Colorado ........................
Connecticut ....................
Delaware ........................
District of Columbia .......
Florida ............................
Georgia ..........................
Guam .............................
Hawaii ............................
Idaho ..............................
Illinois .............................
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recommended
supplement
amount
$41,488
4,408
32,105
36,963
170,823
22,047
16,044
4,199
2,658
116,372
59,236
1,318
10,665
12,481
65,894
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 106 (Friday, June 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30050-30051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11777]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start REACH:
Strengthening Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Approaches With
Families (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to
collect data on different approaches that Head Start programs use for
the recruitment, selection, enrollment, and retention (RSER) of
families facing adversities and the community organizations with which
it partners to support these activities. This study aims to present an
internally valid description of RSER approaches used by six purposively
selected programs, not to promote statistical generalization to
different sites or service populations.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements 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.
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: The Head Start REACH: Strengthening Outreach,
Recruitment, and Engagement Approaches with Families project is
proposing to conduct qualitative case studies to examine the approaches
used by Head Start programs to recruit, select, enroll, and retain
families experiencing adversities and the implementation of these
approaches, including supporting factors and barriers. Adversities is a
broad term that refers to a wide range of circumstances or events that
pose a threat to a child or caregiver's physical or psychological well-
being. The adversities that families experience are often intertwined
with poverty, may co-occur, and are affected by systematic factors,
such as structural racism. Common examples include (but are not limited
to) families experiencing homelessness; involvement in child welfare,
including foster care; and affected by substance use, mental health
issues, and domestic violence.
We will collect information from six sites; each site will include
(1) a Head Start program that has demonstrated success in the RSER of
families experiencing adversities, and (2) up to four of its community
partner organizations that serve families experiencing adversities.
We will collect information on how programs determine which
adversities to focus on for their RSER efforts; RSER approaches
programs use, focusing specifically on families experiencing
adversities; RSER-related training and support that Head Start staff
receive; partnerships that programs form with organizations in the
community to support these activities; and supporting factors and
barriers to participation of enrolled and non-enrolled families who
face adversities.
Respondents: Head Start program directors; Head Start staff
conducting eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, attendance
(ERSEA) activities; staff from community organizations with which Head
Start programs partner for ERSEA activities; Head Start-eligible
parents enrolled in Head Start, and those not enrolled in Head Start.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Average burden Total/annual
Instrument (total over (total over per response burden (in
request request (in hours) hours)
period) period)
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Program director recruitment call protocol 6 1 0.50 3.0
(Instrument 1).................................
Program staff interview protocol: Program 6 1 1.0 6.0
director (Instrument 2) \a\....................
Program staff interview protocol ERSEA staff 24 1 1.5 36
(Instrument 2) \a\.............................
Head Start enrolled families focus group guide 60 1 1.5 90
(Instrument 3).................................
Community partner recruitment call protocol 24 1 0.17 4.0
(Instrument 4).................................
Community partner staff interview protocol 24 1 0.75 18
(Instrument 5).................................
Community partner focus group coordination \b\.. 6 1 2.0 12
Families not enrolled in Head Start focus group 60 1 1.5 90
guide (Instrument 6)...........................
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\a\ There is one interview protocol for both the program director and the ERSEA staff and the interviewer will
tailor it to the respondent(s).
\b\ There is no instrument, only a document of duties associated with this activity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 259
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: Head Start Act Section 640 [42 U.S.C. 9835].
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-11777 Filed 6-3-21; 8:45 am]
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