Proposed Information Collection Activity; Home-Based Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age Children Study (New Collection), 67759-67760 [2023-21649]
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Telephone: (202) 740–5951; Email:
lanikque.howard@acf.hhs.gov.
In Fiscal
Year 2023, OCS published a total of 11
separate new competitive grant
opportunities for the RPIC, each
corresponding to a specific ACF region.1
Each NOFO mandated that applicants
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
must be physically located in the ACF
region of their application. As the merit
review process was initiated, OCS
identified that Regions 3, 6, and 7 were
not represented by eligible applicants
due to their inadvertent error of
applying for a different region’s NOFO
rather than their own. This supplement
will enable the current award recipients
to support and sustain the continuance
of vital regional CSBG T/TA strategies
and activities to align the period of
performance, activities, timelines, and
OCS oversight among all CSBG regional
T/TA award recipients.
OCS announces the intent to award
the following supplement awards:
Recipient
Award amount
Maryland Association of Community Action Agencies, Annapolis, Maryland .....................................................................................
Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies, Inc., Edmond, Oklahoma ............................................................................
Kansas Association of Community Action Program, Inc., Topeka, Kansas .......................................................................................
Statutory Authority: Sections
674(b)(2)(A) and 678A of the CSBG Act,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 9903(b)(2)(A)
and 9913).
Karen D. Shields,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of
Grants Policy, Office of Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Home-Based Child Care
Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age
Children Study (New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, United States
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation
(OPRE) at the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) is proposing
to collect information to examine a
toolkit of new measures designed to
assess and strengthen the quality of
child care, the Home-Based Child Care
Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age
Children (HBCC–NSAC Toolkit). This
study aims to build evidence about the
English version of the HBCC–NSAC
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SUMMARY:
Toolkit for use by/with providers caring
for children in a residential setting (i.e.,
home-based child care [HBCC]).
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: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The HBCC–NSAC
Toolkit is designed for home-based
providers who regularly care for at least
1 school-age child who is not their own.
The purpose of the HBCC–NSAC
Toolkit is to help home-based providers
identify their caregiving strengths and
areas for growth. The HBCC–NSAC
Toolkit consists of a self-administered
provider questionnaire (composed of
multiple newly developed measures)
and a family communication
questionnaire (composed of 1
communication tool). For validation
purposes, the study will include the
provider questionnaire from the HBCC–
NSAC Toolkit with additional items
from existing measures and a separate
family survey with child and family
background information items and items
from an existing measure. A subset of
providers will be observed with an
existing observation measure. Study
participants will include home-based
providers who can complete the
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provider questionnaire in English. They
must currently care for at least 1 schoolage child (age 5 and in kindergarten, or
ages 6 through 12) in a home for at least
10 hours per week and for at least 8
weeks in the past year. These providers
may also care for younger children (ages
birth through 5 and not yet in
kindergarten). Families (a parent or
guardian of school-age children
receiving care in the HBCC setting) who
can complete the family survey in
English will also be included in the
study. The study will be based on a
purposive sample of home-based
providers in at least 10 geographic
locations to maximize variation in the
sample. OPRE proposes to collect
survey and observational data from
home-based providers who are licensed
or regulated by states to provide child
care and early education (CCEE) and
providers who are unlicensed or legally
exempt from state regulations for CCEE.
Study participants may or may not
participate in the child care subsidy
program. The data collection activities
are designed to provide critical
information that is needed to analyze
the reliability and validity of the HBCC–
NSAC Toolkit’s provider questionnaire.
The resulting data will help ACF
understand if the HBCC–NSAC Toolkit’s
provider questionnaire can be used to
support home-based providers in
identifying and reflecting on their
caregiving strengths and areas for
growth.
Respondents: Home-based providers;
families of the children cared for by the
providers.
1 Note: Due to the size of Region 4, OCS funds two
RPICs in the region (4a and 4b).
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
(total over
request
period)
Instrument
1. Provider telephone script and recruitment information collection ...............
2. Provider telephone script and recruitment information collection including
observations .................................................................................................
3. HBCC–NSAC Toolkit provider questionnaire ..............................................
4. Family survey ..............................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 285.
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. 9858.
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; Application Requirements for
the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Model
Plan Application (Office of
Management and Budget #0970–0075)
Office of Community Services,
Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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AGENCY:
The Office of Community
Services (OCS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting to extend
the currently approved Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program
SUMMARY:
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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total/annual
burden
(in hours)
204
1
0.33
67
150
150
166
1
1
1
.42
.75
0.25
63
113
42
(LIHEAP) Model Plan Application
(OMB #0970–0075, expiration 12/31/
2023) through August 31, 2024, and
then making significant revisions to the
FY 2025 application to be effective
September 1, 2024. This notice outlines
the proposed revisions for FY 2025.
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 infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Identify all requests by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: States, including the
District of Columbia, tribes, tribal
organizations, and U.S. territories
applying for LIHEAP block grant funds
must, prior to receiving federal funds,
submit an annual application (Model
Plan) that meets the LIHEAP statutory
and regulatory requirements. In addition
to the Model Plan, grant recipients are
also required to complete the Mandatory
Grant Application, SF–424—Mandatory,
which is included as the first section of
the Model Plan.
The LIHEAP Model Plan is an
electronic form and is submitted to
ACF/OCS through the On-Line Data
Collection (OLDC) system within
GrantSolutions, which is currently
being used by all LIHEAP grant
recipients to submit other required
LIHEAP reporting forms. To reduce the
reporting burden, all data entries from
each grant recipient’s prior year’s
submission of the Model Plan in OLDC
are saved and re-populated into the
form for the following fiscal year’s
application.
OCS is requesting the current LIHEAP
Model Plan form to be extended through
August 31, 2024. The currently
approved form and justification package
can be reviewed here: https://
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Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over
request
period)
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202009-0970011).
OCS proposes the following changes
to the LIHEAP Model Plan form
beginning with FY 2025 reporting
effective September 1, 2024:
SF–424 Model Plan
• 4a: Change from ‘‘Federal Entity
Identifier’’ to ‘‘Unique Entity Identifier
(UEI).’’
• 7b and c: Remove UEI is requested
in 4a.
• 7f: Add after current language
‘‘(This person will be listed on Notice of
Funding Awards and on the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services’ LIHEAP contact list web
page)’’
Æ Remove Prefix, Suffix, Middle
Name and Organizational Affiliation.
• 8a: Remove the ‘‘a’’ after 8 ‘‘Type of
Applicant’’
• Add: 8a Is the applicant a Tribal
Consortium?
Æ Add: 8b If yes, please attach at least
one the following documentation:
Æ (1) Current State-Tribe Agreement
between their state and the Consortium,
signed by the State Chief Executive
Officer (such as a Governor or the
delegate) and the Consortium President;
Æ (2) Consortium letter listing the
Tribes and signed by the elected Tribal
Chief or President of each Tribe in the
Consortium and signed by the
Consortium President;
Æ (3) A current resolution letter from
each tribe in the Consortium, signed by
the elected Tribal Chief or President of
that Tribe. Each resolution letter needs
to state that the Consortium has the
Tribes’ permission to apply for, and
administer, LIHEAP on their behalf;
needs to designate a time period for the
permission or until rescinded or
revoked.
• 8b: Remove, not utilized.
• 9: Remove ‘‘Name of Federal
Agency’’—not used.
• 13: Change to ‘‘CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICTS OF APPLICANT’’
Æ Eliminate 13a and b.—Already
answered in #7; and Eliminate ‘‘Attach
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Home-Based Child Care
Toolkit for Nurturing School-Age Children Study (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) at the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to collect information to
examine a toolkit of new measures designed to assess and strengthen the
quality of child care, the Home-Based Child Care Toolkit for Nurturing
School-Age Children (HBCC-NSAC Toolkit). This study aims to build
evidence about the English version of the HBCC-NSAC Toolkit for use by/
with providers caring for children in a residential setting (i.e.,
home-based child care [HBCC]).
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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing
[email protected]. Identify all requests by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The HBCC-NSAC Toolkit is designed for home-based
providers who regularly care for at least 1 school-age child who is not
their own. The purpose of the HBCC-NSAC Toolkit is to help home-based
providers identify their caregiving strengths and areas for growth. The
HBCC-NSAC Toolkit consists of a self-administered provider
questionnaire (composed of multiple newly developed measures) and a
family communication questionnaire (composed of 1 communication tool).
For validation purposes, the study will include the provider
questionnaire from the HBCC-NSAC Toolkit with additional items from
existing measures and a separate family survey with child and family
background information items and items from an existing measure. A
subset of providers will be observed with an existing observation
measure. Study participants will include home-based providers who can
complete the provider questionnaire in English. They must currently
care for at least 1 school-age child (age 5 and in kindergarten, or
ages 6 through 12) in a home for at least 10 hours per week and for at
least 8 weeks in the past year. These providers may also care for
younger children (ages birth through 5 and not yet in kindergarten).
Families (a parent or guardian of school-age children receiving care in
the HBCC setting) who can complete the family survey in English will
also be included in the study. The study will be based on a purposive
sample of home-based providers in at least 10 geographic locations to
maximize variation in the sample. OPRE proposes to collect survey and
observational data from home-based providers who are licensed or
regulated by states to provide child care and early education (CCEE)
and providers who are unlicensed or legally exempt from state
regulations for CCEE. Study participants may or may not participate in
the child care subsidy program. The data collection activities are
designed to provide critical information that is needed to analyze the
reliability and validity of the HBCC-NSAC Toolkit's provider
questionnaire. The resulting data will help ACF understand if the HBCC-
NSAC Toolkit's provider questionnaire can be used to support home-based
providers in identifying and reflecting on their caregiving strengths
and areas for growth.
Respondents: Home-based providers; families of the children cared
for by the providers.
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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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1. Provider telephone script and recruitment 204 1 0.33 67
information collection.........................
2. Provider telephone script and recruitment 150 1 .42 63
information collection including observations..
3. HBCC-NSAC Toolkit provider questionnaire..... 150 1 .75 113
4. Family survey................................ 166 1 0.25 42
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 285.
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. 9858.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-21649 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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