[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28303-28304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12795]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start (HS)
Connects: Individualizing and Connecting Families to Family Support
Services (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration
for Children and Families; HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval to conduct
semi-structured, qualitative interviews with Head Start staff, parents/
guardians, and community providers at six Head Start programs for case
studies that explore case management and coordination of family support
services.
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, the Administration for Children and Families 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 case studies proposed as part of the Head Start
(HS) Connects: Individualizing and Connecting Families to Family
Support Services project are intended to build knowledge about how Head
Start programs (Head Start or Early Head Start grantees, delegate
agencies, and staff) across the country coordinate family well-being
services for parents/guardians and tailor coordination processes to
individual family needs. The case studies will explore case management
and coordination of family support services from multiple perspectives,
including from the perspective of Head Start Administrators/Family and
Community Partnerships Managers, Family Support Staff, Other Staff,
Parents/Guardians, and Community Providers, at each of the six study
sites during site visits. The case studies will further inform the
development of design options for a large-scale descriptive study of
Head Start programs nationally that is focused on describing how Head
Start programs coordinate family support services for parents/
guardians.
Respondents: Head Start Administrator/Family and Community
Partnerships Manager, Head Start Family Support Staff, Other Head Start
Staff, Parents/Guardians, Community Providers.
Annual Burden Estimates:
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Total/annual Number of Average burden
Instrument number of responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Head Start Administrator/Family and Community 6 1 1 6
Partnerships Manager pre-visit call............
Head Start Family Support Staff pre-visit call.. 18 1 1 18
Head Start Administrator/Family and Community 6 1 2 12
Partnerships Manager interview.................
Head Start Family Support Staff interview....... 18 1 2.5 45
Head Start Other Staff interview................ 18 1 1 18
Parent/Guardian interview....................... 24 1 2 48
Community Providers interview................... 12 1 1 12
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 159.
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
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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. 2019-12795 Filed 6-17-19; 8:45 am]
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