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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Head Start Family and Child
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),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
proposing to collect data for a new wave
SUMMARY:
of the Head Start Family and Child
Experiences Survey (FACES) as well as
a follow-up to a special data collection
fielded in the fall of 2021.
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:
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.
ADDRESSES:
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,
spring 2020, and fall 2021 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.
This 60-day notice describes:
• The spring 2022 round of FACES
program- and classroom-level data
collection.
• A follow-up in spring 2022 of the
fall 2021 FACES and AIAN FACES
child-level data collection.
FACES spring 2022 data collection
will take place in 180 Head Start
programs nationwide. Of the 180
programs, 60 will have participated in
fall data collection and 120 will be
added to participate in classroom- and
program-data collection only. AIAN
FACES will continue in the same 22
programs that participated in 2019,
2020, and 2021 data collection. Data
collection activities will include teacher
sampling (for the 120 FACES programs
not part of fall 2021), parent surveys,
teacher child reports, staff surveys, and,
for FACES, classroom observations.
In the additional 120 programs added
to FACES in spring 2022, data collection
will begin with sampling of FACES
teachers in 240 Head Start centers.
Study team members will request a list
of all teachers working with Head Startfunded children.
As in fall 2021, for the spring 2022
follow-up data 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 learning skills
and 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 all
202 programs (180 for FACES and 22 for
AIAN FACES), Head Start teachers will
rate each sampled child (approximately
10 children per teacher) using the web
or paper-and-pencil forms. Teachers,
program directors, and center directors
will also complete a survey, also using
the web or paper-and-pencil forms,
about themselves and the services and
instruction in Head Start.
Respondents: Parents of Head Start
children; Head Start staff.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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Instrument
Number of
respondents
(total over
request period)
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request period)
240
2,400
240
720
360
180
800
1
1
10
1
1
1
1
FACES 2019 spring 2022 special teacher sampling
form from Head Start staff ...........................................
FACES 2019 special Head Start parent survey ..............
FACES 2019 special Head Start teacher child report .....
FACES 2019 Head Start teacher survey ........................
FACES 2019 Head Start center director survey .............
FACES 2019 Head Start program director survey ..........
AIAN FACES 2019 special Head Start parent survey ....
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.58
.17
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Total burden
(in hours)
41
1,392
408
482
209
121
464
Annual burden
(in hours)
14
464
136
161
70
40
155
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Instrument
Number of
respondents
(total over
request period)
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request period)
90
90
42
22
9
1
1
1
AIAN FACES 2019 special Head Start teacher child report ...............................................................................
AIAN FACES 2019 Head Start teacher survey ...............
AIAN FACES 2019 Head Start center director survey ....
AIAN FACES 2019 Head Start program director survey
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,114.
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; Data Collection for the
Integrating Financial Capability and
Employment Services Project (New
Collection)
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),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
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proposing a data collection activity as
part of the Integrating Financial
Capability and Employment Services
Project. The objective of this project is
to better understand financial capability
interventions offered in the context of
delivering employment and training
services for low-income adults. This
descriptive study intends to use this
information to build more evidence
about the extent, forms, and practices of
incorporating financial capability
interventions into organizations
delivering employment and training
services for low-income adult
populations, and to help establish a
basis for future research and evaluation
in this area. This project will focus on
organizations delivering employment
and training services that also offer
financial capability services to lowincome adults.
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
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 objective of the
Integrating Financial Capability and
Employment Services Project is to better
understand financial capability
interventions offered in the context of
delivering employment and training
services for low-income adults. This
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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
.17
.58
.50
.50
Total burden
(in hours)
138
52
21
11
Annual burden
(in hours)
46
17
7
4
descriptive study intends to use the
information collected to build more
evidence about the extent, forms, and
practices of incorporating financial
capability interventions into
organizations delivering employment
and training services for low-income
adult populations, and to help establish
a basis for future research and
evaluation in this area. This project will
focus on organizations delivering
employment and training services that
also offer financial capability services to
low-income adults and will include:
• An online survey of organizations
to document important factors driving
the decision to incorporate financial
capability services as well as key inputs,
activities, and outputs involved in
offering such services;
• phone interviews of administrators
of organizations to gather qualitative
information on how organizations
implement financial capability across a
variety of program types;
• virtual site visits to four
organizations to collect in-depth
qualitative information from multiple
perspectives on notable models;
• interviews with participants to
provide context on participants’
perspectives on these services;
• interviews with employers offering
financial capability services to collect
qualitative information on the types of
financial capability services delivered in
the employer context; and
• focus groups with administrators of
organizations to identify challenges
integrating financial capability services
into employment and training services.
Respondents: Individuals that are
currently receiving or have received
financial capability services;
administrators, managers, and staff of
employment and training programs;
managers and staff of programs that
partner with employment and training
programs; and leadership at private
employers.
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[FR Doc No: 2021-18519]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Family and
Child 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) as
well as a follow-up to a special data collection fielded in the fall of
2021.
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
[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, spring 2020, and fall 2021 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.
This 60-day notice describes:
The spring 2022 round of FACES program- and classroom-
level data collection.
A follow-up in spring 2022 of the fall 2021 FACES and AIAN
FACES child-level data collection.
FACES spring 2022 data collection will take place in 180 Head Start
programs nationwide. Of the 180 programs, 60 will have participated in
fall data collection and 120 will be added to participate in classroom-
and program-data collection only. AIAN FACES will continue in the same
22 programs that participated in 2019, 2020, and 2021 data collection.
Data collection activities will include teacher sampling (for the 120
FACES programs not part of fall 2021), parent surveys, teacher child
reports, staff surveys, and, for FACES, classroom observations.
In the additional 120 programs added to FACES in spring 2022, data
collection will begin with sampling of FACES teachers in 240 Head Start
centers. Study team members will request a list of all teachers working
with Head Start-funded children.
As in fall 2021, for the spring 2022 follow-up data 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 learning skills and
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 all 202 programs (180 for
FACES and 22 for AIAN FACES), Head Start teachers will rate each
sampled child (approximately 10 children per teacher) using the web or
paper-and-pencil forms. Teachers, program directors, and center
directors will also complete a survey, also using the web or paper-and-
pencil forms, about themselves and the services and instruction in Head
Start.
Respondents: Parents of Head Start children; Head Start staff.
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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FACES 2019 spring 2022 special 240 1 .17 41 14
teacher sampling form from
Head Start staff.............
FACES 2019 special Head Start 2,400 1 .58 1,392 464
parent survey................
FACES 2019 special Head Start 240 10 .17 408 136
teacher child report.........
FACES 2019 Head Start teacher 720 1 .67 482 161
survey.......................
FACES 2019 Head Start center 360 1 .58 209 70
director survey..............
FACES 2019 Head Start program 180 1 .67 121 40
director survey..............
AIAN FACES 2019 special Head 800 1 .58 464 155
Start parent survey..........
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AIAN FACES 2019 special Head 90 9 .17 138 46
Start teacher child report...
AIAN FACES 2019 Head Start 90 1 .58 52 17
teacher survey...............
AIAN FACES 2019 Head Start 42 1 .50 21 7
center director survey.......
AIAN FACES 2019 Head Start 22 1 .50 11 4
program director survey......
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,114.
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.
[FR Doc. 2021-18519 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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