87 FR 24 pgs. 6567-6568 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Connects: A Study of Family Support Services (OMB #0970-0538)
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 24Pages: 6567 - 6568
Pages: 6567, 6568FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-02378 Filed 2-3-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Children and Families Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Connects: A Study of Family Support Services (OMB #0970-0538)
AGENCY:
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION:
Request for public comment.
SUMMARY:
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks approval to collect information about how Head Start programs coordinate family support services. Information will be collected from Head Start staff members via surveys and focus groups.
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:
You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by emailing OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] Description: The purposes of the data collection for Head Start Connects are to build knowledge about how Head Start programs (Head Start or Early Head Start grantees, delegate agencies, and
Respondents: Head Start program directors, Head Start family and community partnerships managers, and Head Start family support services staff members.
Instrument | Number of respondents (total over request period) | Number of responses per Respondent (total over request period) | Average burden per response (in hours) | Total/ annual burden (in hours) |
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Survey of Head Start directors | 470 | 1 | 0.5 | 235 |
Survey of Head Start family and community partnerships managers | 423 | 1 | 1 | 423 |
Survey of Head Start family support services staff members (Part A) | 1,692 | 1 | 1 | 1,692 |
Survey of Head Start family support services staff members (Part B) | 1,692 | 6 | 0.1 | 1,015 |
Focus groups of Head Start family support services staff members (Part C) | 60 | 1 | 1.25 | 75 |
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,440.
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. 2022-02378 Filed 2-3-22; 8:45 am]
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