Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Head Start Program Performance Standards (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0148), 68443-68444 [2024-19051]
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Robin D. Bailey,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for Office of Management
and Budget Review; Head Start
Program Performance Standards
(Office of Management and Budget #:
0970–0148)
Office of Head Start,
Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the
information collection requirements
under the Head Start Program
Performance Standards (Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970–
0148, expiration August 31, 2024). On
August 21, 2024, the Office of Head
SUMMARY:
Start (OHS) published a final rule:
Supporting the Head Start Workforce
and Consistent Quality Programming.
This information collection contains
changes to recordkeeping requirements
as described in this final rule.
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.
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. You can also obtain
copies of the proposed collection of
information by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 641A of the Head
Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9836A, directs the
ADDRESSES:
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services to develop ‘‘scientifically based
and developmentally appropriate
education performance standards
related to school readiness’’ and ‘‘ensure
that any such revisions in the standards
do not result in the elimination of or
any reduction in quality, scope, or types
of health, educational, parental
involvement, nutritional, social, or other
services.’’ This information collection is
entirely record keeping and does not
contain any standardized instruments to
provide flexibility for local programs.
These records are intended to act as a
tool for grantees and delegate agencies
to be used in their day-to-day
operations. For example, this includes
the requirement that programs maintain
a waiting list of eligible families. On
August 21, 2024, OHS published a final
rule, Supporting the Head Start
Workforce and Consistent Quality
Programming (89 FR 67720). This
information collection contains changes
to recordkeeping requirements as
described in this final rule.
Respondents: Head Start grant
recipients. Depending on the standard,
the calculated burden hours is based on
the individual enrollee, family, grant,
program, or staff. In a few cases, only a
proportion of one of these may apply.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual
number of
respondents
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Instrument
Maintain written impasse procedures for resolving internal disputes .............
Documenting eligibility .....................................................................................
Maintain a waiting list ......................................................................................
Track attendance .............................................................................................
Written plan to support program participation following temporary suspension ...............................................................................................................
Obtain child developmental screenings and conduct standardized and structured assessment for individualizations .......................................................
Dual Language Learners Assessment ............................................................
Obtain determinations of child health status, source of health care, and
identify each child’s nutritional health needs ...............................................
Documents lack of available funds for assessment and treatment ................
Maintaining records on the administration of medication ................................
Maintenance of plan to prevent exposure to lead in water and paint .............
Waiver to family service worker assignment ratios .........................................
Joint agreements, procedures, or contracts with community organizations
and memorandum of understanding with the appropriate local entity responsible for managing publicly funded preschool programs in the service
area of the program .....................................................................................
Documenting services to enrolled pregnant women .......................................
Tracking wages for Head Start staff and staff in local school districts ...........
Criminal record checks ....................................................................................
Ensure all staff has an initial health examination and periodic re-examination ................................................................................................................
Regular volunteer screening for tuberculosis ..................................................
Maintain automated accounting and recordkeeping system and Collect and
use data to monitor program performance and continuous improvement,
and conduct a self-assessment and community assessment .....................
If deficient, EHS or HS program submits Quality Improvement Plan .............
Reporting child incidents .................................................................................
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Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
annual
burden hours
per response
Annual burden
hours
2,900
260,000
2,900
2,900
1
1
1
1
0.7
0.25
2
5
2,030
65,000
5,800
14,500
150
1
1
150
800,000
269,000
1
1
1
2
800,000
538,000
800,000
2,900
2,900
1,900
190
1
1
1
1
1
0.66
0.5
0.5
0.5
1
528,000
1,450
1,450
950
190
2,900
13,000
2,900
74,000
1
1
1
1
0.166
0.5
5
0.33
481
6500
14,500
24,420
25,000
2,900
1
1
0.25
0.166
6,250
481
2,900
100
131
1
1
1
79
10
0.083
229,100
1,000
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Annual
number of
respondents
Instrument
Submit proof of coverage ................................................................................
Parental Consent, Annual Notice, and Recordkeeping of PII Disclosure .......
Applications for the purchase, construction, or renovation of facilities; record
retention and submission of documents on facilities ...................................
Waiver request .................................................................................................
Up-to-date child rosters and lists of adults each child is authorized to be released to are maintained. ............................................................................
Agencies required to compete will have to complete an application for each
grant competed ............................................................................................
Each Head Start or Early Head Start agency wishing to be renewed for 5
years without competition shall request that status from ACF ....................
Updating program and personnel policies and procedures that promote implementation of Head Start standards in the program ................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,526,034.
Authority: Section 641A of the Head
Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9836A.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–19051 Filed 8–23–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review; Pretesting Administration for Children and
Families Data Collection Activities
(Office of Management and Budget #:
0970–0355)
Administration for Children
and Families, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) proposes
revisions to the existing overarching
generic clearance for Pre-testing of ACF
Data Collection Activities (Previously
titled Pre-testing of Evaluation Data
Collection Activities; Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970–
0355). Revisions are proposed to
broaden the scope of the generic to
include pretesting of data elements used
on information collections that are not
specifically for research and evaluation.
This includes updates to the title of the
request, overarching description, and
burden estimates. We are also
requesting an extension for currently
approved information collections under
this generic.
DATES: Comments due September 25,
2024. OMB must make a decision about
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Average
annual
burden hours
per response
Annual burden
hours
2,900
723,000
1
1
0.166
0.33
481
238,590
250
200
1
1
40
1
10,000
200
2,900
1
2
5,800
75
1
60
4,500
400
1
0.25
100
2,900
1
9
26,100
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. You can also obtain
copies of the proposed collection of
information by emailing
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF intends to request
approval from OMB for an extension
with revisions for a generic clearance to
pre-test data collections with more than
nine participants to identify and resolve
any questions or problems that may
arise, and to assess potential data
quality, prior to full-scale
administration.
This generic is available for use by
ACF program offices but is most often
used by the ACF Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). OPRE
studies ACF programs and the
populations they serve, through rigorous
research and evaluation projects. These
include evaluations of existing
programs, evaluations of innovative
approaches to helping low-income
children and families, research
syntheses, and descriptive and
exploratory studies.
ACF program offices could benefit
from use of this pretesting generic for
similar purposes outlined above, as well
as to inform the development of data
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Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
collection activities such as grant
recipient forms, forms used by programs
on ACF’s behalf, and other data
collection efforts driven by ACF. This
could be used to inform a variety of data
collection efforts in ACF to allow for
consistent data requests across program
offices that are high quality and
appropriate to respondents who
represent ACF program populations. For
example, ACF envisions using this
mechanism to pre-test sexual
orientation and gender identity
questions with youth. This is an area
with minimal research and would
benefit ACF program offices that serve
youth. Program offices are also
considering use of this generic for
efforts to support language access for
data collections, which a priority as
detailed in Executive Order 13166,
‘‘Improving Access to Services for
Persons with Limited English
Proficiency.’’
To improve the development of its
data collection activities, ACF will use
the pre-testing generic clearance to
employ a variety of techniques
including cognitive and usability
laboratory and field techniques,
behavior coding, exploratory interviews,
respondent debriefing questionnaires,
split sample experiments, focus groups,
and pilot studies/pre-tests. These
activities allow ACF to identify if and
when a data collection may be
simplified for respondents, respondent
burden may be reduced, data elements
could be improved, and other possible
improvements.
Following standard OMB
requirements, ACF will submit directly
to OMB, a request specific to each
individual proposed data collection
activity under this generic clearance.
Each request will include the individual
instrument(s), a justification specific to
the individual information collection,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Head Start
Program Performance Standards (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-
0148)
AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the information collection
requirements under the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0148, expiration August 31, 2024).
On August 21, 2024, the Office of Head Start (OHS) published a final
rule: Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality
Programming. This information collection contains changes to
recordkeeping requirements as described in this final rule.
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. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests by
the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 641A of the Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9836A,
directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop
``scientifically based and developmentally appropriate education
performance standards related to school readiness'' and ``ensure that
any such revisions in the standards do not result in the elimination of
or any reduction in quality, scope, or types of health, educational,
parental involvement, nutritional, social, or other services.'' This
information collection is entirely record keeping and does not contain
any standardized instruments to provide flexibility for local programs.
These records are intended to act as a tool for grantees and delegate
agencies to be used in their day-to-day operations. For example, this
includes the requirement that programs maintain a waiting list of
eligible families. On August 21, 2024, OHS published a final rule,
Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming
(89 FR 67720). This information collection contains changes to
recordkeeping requirements as described in this final rule.
Respondents: Head Start grant recipients. Depending on the
standard, the calculated burden hours is based on the individual
enrollee, family, grant, program, or staff. In a few cases, only a
proportion of one of these may apply.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual number Average annual
Instrument Annual number of responses burden hours Annual burden
of respondents per respondent per response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintain written impasse procedures for 2,900 1 0.7 2,030
resolving internal disputes....................
Documenting eligibility......................... 260,000 1 0.25 65,000
Maintain a waiting list......................... 2,900 1 2 5,800
Track attendance................................ 2,900 1 5 14,500
Written plan to support program participation 150 1 1 150
following temporary suspension.................
Obtain child developmental screenings and 800,000 1 1 800,000
conduct standardized and structured assessment
for individualizations.........................
Dual Language Learners Assessment............... 269,000 1 2 538,000
Obtain determinations of child health status, 800,000 1 0.66 528,000
source of health care, and identify each
child's nutritional health needs...............
Documents lack of available funds for assessment 2,900 1 0.5 1,450
and treatment..................................
Maintaining records on the administration of 2,900 1 0.5 1,450
medication.....................................
Maintenance of plan to prevent exposure to lead 1,900 1 0.5 950
in water and paint.............................
Waiver to family service worker assignment 190 1 1 190
ratios.........................................
Joint agreements, procedures, or contracts with 2,900 1 0.166 481
community organizations and memorandum of
understanding with the appropriate local entity
responsible for managing publicly funded
preschool programs in the service area of the
program........................................
Documenting services to enrolled pregnant women. 13,000 1 0.5 6500
Tracking wages for Head Start staff and staff in 2,900 1 5 14,500
local school districts.........................
Criminal record checks.......................... 74,000 1 0.33 24,420
Ensure all staff has an initial health 25,000 1 0.25 6,250
examination and periodic re-examination........
Regular volunteer screening for tuberculosis.... 2,900 1 0.166 481
Maintain automated accounting and recordkeeping 2,900 1 79 229,100
system and Collect and use data to monitor
program performance and continuous improvement,
and conduct a self-assessment and community
assessment.....................................
If deficient, EHS or HS program submits Quality 100 1 10 1,000
Improvement Plan...............................
Reporting child incidents....................... 131 1 0.083 11
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Submit proof of coverage........................ 2,900 1 0.166 481
Parental Consent, Annual Notice, and 723,000 1 0.33 238,590
Recordkeeping of PII Disclosure................
Applications for the purchase, construction, or 250 1 40 10,000
renovation of facilities; record retention and
submission of documents on facilities..........
Waiver request.................................. 200 1 1 200
Up-to-date child rosters and lists of adults 2,900 1 2 5,800
each child is authorized to be released to are
maintained.....................................
Agencies required to compete will have to 75 1 60 4,500
complete an application for each grant competed
Each Head Start or Early Head Start agency 400 1 0.25 100
wishing to be renewed for 5 years without
competition shall request that status from ACF.
Updating program and personnel policies and 2,900 1 9 26,100
procedures that promote implementation of Head
Start standards in the program.................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,526,034.
Authority: Section 641A of the Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9836A.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-19051 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
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