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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN—Continued
Total burden
hours
Form name
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
4. Data Files Submission .............................................................................................................
50
48.43
2,422
Total ......................................................................................................................................
61
NA
2,907
* Mean hourly wage rate of $48.43 for Medical and Health Services Managers (SOC code 11–9111) was obtained from the May 2023 National
Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, NAICS 623000—Nursing and Residential Care Facilities located at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_623000.htm.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
comments on AHRQ’s information
collection are requested with regard to
any of the following: (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ’s health care research and health
care information dissemination
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of
burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: October 3, 2024.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Financing for Early Care and
Education: Quality and Access for All–
Case Studies (New Collection)
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, 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) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services seeks approval to collect
information to deepen our
understanding of Head Start programs’
funding approaches, as well as how the
use of multiple funding sources within
a single Head Start program may be
associated with the delivery of Head
Start’s comprehensive services and early
care and education (ECE) funding
landscapes within states. Interviews
will be conducted with Head Start staff,
as well as state and local/regional staff
knowledgeable about and/or directly
responsible for ECE financial decision
making and/or funding source
administration. Existing documents
from Head Start programs and ECE
agencies will also be reviewed to further
contextualize interview data.
SUMMARY:
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Comments due December 9,
2024. 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 proposed data
collection builds upon prior survey
work (Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) #0970–0623) and seeks to better
understand Head Start programs’ use of
multiple funding sources to support
high-quality programming, as well as
the state and local/regional policy
contexts that influence their decision
making. The data collection effort will
consist of two studies: Study 1 will
focus on coordination, or lack thereof,
between the state level and the Head
Start program level; Study 2 will focus
on coordination, or lack thereof,
DATES:
between the local level (region/county,
city/municipality) and the Head Start
program level. To capture the diversity
of state ECE funding landscapes, both
studies will examine coordination
within: (A) states that combine ECE
funding sources at the state level and (B)
states that do not combine ECE funding
sources at the state level.
Studies 1 and 2 will both include
semi-structured interviews with staff
within Head Start programs and state
government agencies, and Study 2 will
also include interviews with staff within
local/regional coordinating entities
(LCEs). The interviews will probe on
approaches to using multiple funding
sources at state, local/regional, and
Head Start program levels, including
how Head Start programs use multiple
funding sources to support high-quality
programming, how Head Start program
funding approaches are shaped by
system-level approaches and structures,
and the implications of using multiple
funding sources for access, quality, and
equity in ECE programming. Because of
slight differences in the ECE funding
landscape across states that do and do
not combine funding at the state level,
different interview protocols have been
created within each study for state
agency staff in states that do combine
funding at the state level and staff in
states that do not combine funding at
the state level. Similarly, separate
protocols were created for use in Head
Start programs that do or do not use
multiple funding sources. There is a
single interview protocol for staff of
LCEs with statutorily defined ECE
financing authority.
Interviewers will also request and
collect existing policy and/or budgetrelated documentation that may further
contextualize respondent accounts and
perspectives.
The resulting insights will inform
ACF about the implementation of
different funding models supporting
Head Start programs, the facilitators that
support and challenges that deter the
use of multiple funding sources, and
potential associations with program
quality.
Respondents: Head Start program
staff, State ECE staff, local/regional
coordinating entity staff.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
(total over request
period)
Number of
responses per
respondent
(total over request
period)
86
42
56
1
1
1
.5
.5
.5
43
21
28
21.5
10.5
14
16
1
1.5
24
12
16
1
1.5
24
12
6
1
1.5
9
4.5
6
1
1.5
9
4.5
16
1
1.5
24
12
16
1
1.5
24
12
24
1
1.5
36
18
12
1
1.5
18
9
12
1
1.5
18
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Final Recruitment Script—Head Start Staff ....................................................
Final Recruitment Script—Local/Regional Staff ..............................................
Final Recruitment Script—State ECE Agency Staff .......................................
Study 1—Head Start Program Staff Interview Guide—programs that use
multiple funding sources ..............................................................................
Study 1—Head Start Program Staff Interview Guide—programs that do not
use multiple funding sources .......................................................................
Study 1—State ECE Agency Staff Interview Guide—states that combine
funding at the state level .............................................................................
Study 1—State ECE Agency Staff Interview Guide—states that do not combine funding at the state level .....................................................................
Study 2—Head Start Program Staff Interview Guide—programs that use
multiple funding sources and are in states that have LCEs .......................
Study 2—Head Start Program Staff Interview Guide programs that do not
use multiple funding sources and are in states that have LCEs ................
Study 2—Local Coordinating Entity Staff Interview Guide for states with
LCEs ............................................................................................................
Study 2—State ECE Agency Staff Interview Guide—states that combine
funding at the state level and have LCEs ...................................................
Study 2—State ECE Agency Staff Interview Guide—states that do not combine funds at the state level and have LCEs ..............................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 139 hours.
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
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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.
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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden
(in hours)
Annual
burden
(in hours)
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9835; 42 U.S.C.
9844.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Financing for Early
Care and Education: Quality and Access for All-Case Studies (New
Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 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) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services seeks approval to collect
information to deepen our understanding of Head Start programs' funding
approaches, as well as how the use of multiple funding sources within a
single Head Start program may be associated with the delivery of Head
Start's comprehensive services and early care and education (ECE)
funding landscapes within states. Interviews will be conducted with
Head Start staff, as well as state and local/regional staff
knowledgeable about and/or directly responsible for ECE financial
decision making and/or funding source administration. Existing
documents from Head Start programs and ECE agencies will also be
reviewed to further contextualize interview data.
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DATES: Comments due December 9, 2024. 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 proposed data collection builds upon prior survey
work (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0623) and seeks to
better understand Head Start programs' use of multiple funding sources
to support high-quality programming, as well as the state and local/
regional policy contexts that influence their decision making. The data
collection effort will consist of two studies: Study 1 will focus on
coordination, or lack thereof, between the state level and the Head
Start program level; Study 2 will focus on coordination, or lack
thereof, between the local level (region/county, city/municipality) and
the Head Start program level. To capture the diversity of state ECE
funding landscapes, both studies will examine coordination within: (A)
states that combine ECE funding sources at the state level and (B)
states that do not combine ECE funding sources at the state level.
Studies 1 and 2 will both include semi-structured interviews with
staff within Head Start programs and state government agencies, and
Study 2 will also include interviews with staff within local/regional
coordinating entities (LCEs). The interviews will probe on approaches
to using multiple funding sources at state, local/regional, and Head
Start program levels, including how Head Start programs use multiple
funding sources to support high-quality programming, how Head Start
program funding approaches are shaped by system-level approaches and
structures, and the implications of using multiple funding sources for
access, quality, and equity in ECE programming. Because of slight
differences in the ECE funding landscape across states that do and do
not combine funding at the state level, different interview protocols
have been created within each study for state agency staff in states
that do combine funding at the state level and staff in states that do
not combine funding at the state level. Similarly, separate protocols
were created for use in Head Start programs that do or do not use
multiple funding sources. There is a single interview protocol for
staff of LCEs with statutorily defined ECE financing authority.
Interviewers will also request and collect existing policy and/or
budget-related documentation that may further contextualize respondent
accounts and perspectives.
The resulting insights will inform ACF about the implementation of
different funding models supporting Head Start programs, the
facilitators that support and challenges that deter the use of multiple
funding sources, and potential associations with program quality.
Respondents: Head Start program staff, State ECE staff, local/
regional coordinating entity staff.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per Average burden Total Annual
Instrument respondents respondent per response burden (in burden (in
(total over (total over (in hours) hours) hours)
request period) request period)
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Final Recruitment Script--Head 86 1 .5 43 21.5
Start Staff...................
Final Recruitment Script--Local/ 42 1 .5 21 10.5
Regional Staff................
Final Recruitment Script--State 56 1 .5 28 14
ECE Agency Staff..............
Study 1--Head Start Program 16 1 1.5 24 12
Staff Interview Guide--
programs that use multiple
funding sources...............
Study 1--Head Start Program 16 1 1.5 24 12
Staff Interview Guide--
programs that do not use
multiple funding sources......
Study 1--State ECE Agency Staff 6 1 1.5 9 4.5
Interview Guide--states that
combine funding at the state
level.........................
Study 1--State ECE Agency Staff 6 1 1.5 9 4.5
Interview Guide--states that
do not combine funding at the
state level...................
Study 2--Head Start Program 16 1 1.5 24 12
Staff Interview Guide--
programs that use multiple
funding sources and are in
states that have LCEs.........
Study 2--Head Start Program 16 1 1.5 24 12
Staff Interview Guide programs
that do not use multiple
funding sources and are in
states that have LCEs.........
Study 2--Local Coordinating 24 1 1.5 36 18
Entity Staff Interview Guide
for states with LCEs..........
Study 2--State ECE Agency Staff 12 1 1.5 18 9
Interview Guide--states that
combine funding at the state
level and have LCEs...........
Study 2--State ECE Agency Staff 12 1 1.5 18 9
Interview Guide--states that
do not combine funds at the
state level and have LCEs.....
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 139 hours.
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 C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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