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Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2019.
The Office of Child Care,
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
proposing to collect data for a new
collection, ACF–901—American Rescue
Plan (ARP) Stabilization Grants
Provider-Level Data. The data collection
will provide numbers and
characteristics of child care providers
receiving ARP Act stabilization grant
awards.
SUMMARY:
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
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.
DATES:
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; ACF–901—American Rescue
Plan (ARP) Stabilization Grants
Provider-Level Data (New Collection)
Office of Child Care,
Administration for Children and
Families, Health and Human Services
(HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The proposed collection of
information will be posted at
www.acf.hhs.gov/occ. Comments may
be submitted by emailing
ADDRESSES:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Alternatively, a copy can also be
obtained by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The ARP Act of 2021
(Sec. 2202, Pub. L. 117–2) included
approximately $24 billion in funding for
child care stabilization grants. State and
territory lead agencies must spend at
least 90 percent of the stabilization
funds as subgrants to qualified child
care providers to support the stability of
the child care sector during and after the
COVID–19 public health emergency.
Data collection will include child care
provider-level information about the
numbers and characteristics of child
care providers receiving stabilization
grant awards.
Respondents: State and Territory Lead
Agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Total
number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden hours
56
4
20
4,480
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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: The Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
9857 et seq.); 45 CFR parts 98 and 99;
the ARP Act of 2021 (Sec. 2202, Pub. L.
117–2).
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; The Study of Disability
Services Coordinators and Inclusion in
Head Start (New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
This is a new request for data
collection for the Study of Disability
Services Coordinators and Inclusion in
Head Start. The study aims to provide
a nationally representative picture of the
Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start
(HS) Disability Services Coordinator
(DSC) workforce, as well as services
provided to children with disabilities
and their families within these programs
and how EHS/HS collaborates with
services in the community, including
health providers, Local Education
Agencies, and Part C. This is the first
study of the HS/EHS DSC workforce and
will contain three waves of data
collection using surveys and qualitative
interviews.
SUMMARY:
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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 (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: The Study of DSCs and
Inclusion in Head Start will support
ACF in better understanding the
implementation of EHS/HS policies and
practices for delivering disability
services. This study aims to present a
nationally representative description of
the characteristics and work of DSCs
and related staff in EHS/HS programs
and how EHS/HS serves children with
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disabilities and their families. The study
will not allow for statistical
generalization beyond EHS/HS and their
service populations.
The study will report on inclusive
practices, staffing, professional
development, and collaboration with
local education agencies, early
intervention programs, health providers,
and other community stakeholders who
serve young children with disabilities
and their families.
ACF aims to address the research
questions through a national survey of
EHS/HS program directors (Wave 1), a
survey with DSCs identified by the
directors (Wave 2), and a one-time
qualitative interview with a subset of
DSCs who respond to the web-based
survey (Wave 3). There are no data
regarding the population of the DSC
workforce and subgroups, preventing
the team from setting a frame for
selecting a nationally representative
sample. Given the lack of administrative
data and contact information about
DSCs, it is essential that a national
survey of EHS/HS directors (Wave 1) be
conducted to identify DSC respondents.
A purposive sample of DSCs who
completed the Wave 2 survey will be
asked to participate in a semistructured, qualitative interview.
Data collection activities will occur
over 15 months, shortly after OMB
approval. The three waves of data
collection will occur concurrently—the
Wave 1 survey will be fielded for
approximately 8 months; the Wave 2
survey will be fielded for approximately
12 months; and the Wave 3 interviews
will be conducted over 4 months.
Respondents: Head Start Directors,
Head Start Disability Services
Coordinators.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
Survey of EHS/HS Program Directors (Wave 1) .................
Survey of EHS/HS DSCs (Wave 2) .....................................
DSC Interview (Wave 3) ......................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 799.5.
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: 42 U.S.C. 9835; 42 U.S.C.
9844.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request
period)
1,600
1,200
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Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Office of Child Care Data
Collection for ACF–218: FFY 2021
Quality Progress Report (QPR)
Office of Child Care,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
AGENCY:
Request for public comment.
The Office of Child Care
(OCC) is requesting a 1-year extension of
the form ACF–218: Quality Progress
Report (QPR) (OMB #0970–0517,
expiration 9/30/2021). There are minor
changes requested to the form related to
COVID–19 pandemic supplemental
funding increases.
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.
DATES:
The proposed collection of
information will be posted at
www.acf.hhs.gov/occ. Comments may
be submitted by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Alternatively, a copy can also be
obtained by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
ADDRESSES:
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Average
burden
per response
(in hours)
0.42
0.75
0.75
Total burden
(in hours)
Annual burden
(in hours)
672
900
27
336
450
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identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Lead Agencies are
required to spend a certain percent of
their Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF) awards on activities to improve
the quality of child care. Lead Agencies
are also required to invest in at least 1
of 10 allowable quality activities
included in the Child Care and
Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act
of 2014. In order to ensure that states
and territories are meeting these
requirements, the CCDBG Act and the
CCDF final rule require Lead Agencies
to submit an annual report that
describes how quality funds were
expended. The CCDF final rule named
this the QPR. The report must describe
how quality funds were expended,
including what types of activities were
funded and measures used to evaluate
progress in improving the quality of
child care programs and services. The
QPR increased transparency on quality
spending and will continue to gather
detailed information on how states and
territories are spending their quality
funds, as well as more specific data
points to reflect the requirements in the
CCDBG Act and the CCDF final rule.
The annual data provided by the QPR
will be used to describe how lead
agencies are spending a significant
investment per year to key stakeholders,
including Congress, federal, state and
territory administrators, providers,
parents, and the public.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; The Study of Disability
Services Coordinators and Inclusion in Head Start (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: This is a new request for data collection for the Study of
Disability Services Coordinators and Inclusion in Head Start. The study
aims to provide a nationally representative picture of the Early Head
Start (EHS) and Head Start (HS) Disability Services Coordinator (DSC)
workforce, as well as services provided to children with disabilities
and their families within these programs and how EHS/HS collaborates
with services in the community, including health providers, Local
Education Agencies, and Part C. This is the first study of the HS/EHS
DSC workforce and will contain three waves of data collection using
surveys and qualitative interviews.
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 (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: The Study of DSCs and Inclusion in Head Start will
support ACF in better understanding the implementation of EHS/HS
policies and practices for delivering disability services. This study
aims to present a nationally representative description of the
characteristics and work of DSCs and related staff in EHS/HS programs
and how EHS/HS serves children with
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disabilities and their families. The study will not allow for
statistical generalization beyond EHS/HS and their service populations.
The study will report on inclusive practices, staffing,
professional development, and collaboration with local education
agencies, early intervention programs, health providers, and other
community stakeholders who serve young children with disabilities and
their families.
ACF aims to address the research questions through a national
survey of EHS/HS program directors (Wave 1), a survey with DSCs
identified by the directors (Wave 2), and a one-time qualitative
interview with a subset of DSCs who respond to the web-based survey
(Wave 3). There are no data regarding the population of the DSC
workforce and subgroups, preventing the team from setting a frame for
selecting a nationally representative sample. Given the lack of
administrative data and contact information about DSCs, it is essential
that a national survey of EHS/HS directors (Wave 1) be conducted to
identify DSC respondents. A purposive sample of DSCs who completed the
Wave 2 survey will be asked to participate in a semi-structured,
qualitative interview.
Data collection activities will occur over 15 months, shortly after
OMB approval. The three waves of data collection will occur
concurrently--the Wave 1 survey will be fielded for approximately 8
months; the Wave 2 survey will be fielded for approximately 12 months;
and the Wave 3 interviews will be conducted over 4 months.
Respondents: Head Start Directors, Head Start Disability Services
Coordinators.
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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Survey of EHS/HS Program 1,600 1 0.42 672 336
Directors (Wave 1).............
Survey of EHS/HS DSCs (Wave 2).. 1,200 1 0.75 900 450
DSC Interview (Wave 3).......... 36 1 0.75 27 13.5
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 799.5.
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: 42 U.S.C. 9835; 42 U.S.C. 9844.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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