[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1694-1695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-262]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Head Start Health Managers Descriptive Study.
    OMB No.: New Collection.

Description

    The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data collection 
activity that will provide descriptive data about the Head Start Health 
Component. The goals of the Head Start Health Manager Descriptive Study 
are (1) to describe the characteristics of Health Managers and related 
staff in Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) programs; (2) to 
identify the current landscape of health programs and services being 
offered to children and families; (3) to determine how health 
initiatives are prioritized, implemented, and sustained; and (4) to 
identify the programmatic features and policy levers that exist to 
support health services including staffing, environment, and community 
collaboration. These objectives will be accomplished through an online 
survey of all HS/EHS Health Managers, including American Indian/Alaskan 
Native and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start grantees. The survey 
responses will be further informed by semi-structured interviews 
conducted with a subsample of Head Start Health Managers, teachers, and 
family service workers.

Respondents

    The target respondents for this data collection are Head Start 
Health Managers at the grantee and delegate level; however data will 
also be collected from Head Start Directors, Teachers, and Family 
Service Workers.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                      Annual number   responses per     hours per     Total annual
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response      burden hours
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Head Start Health Managers Survey...............           2,879               1            1.25           3,599
Head Start Director Survey......................           2,879               1             .25             720

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Semi-structured interviews Head Start Health                  40               1             .75              30
 Managers.......................................
Semi-structured interviews Head Start Teachers                60               1             .75              45
 and Family Service Workers.....................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4394.
    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. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.
    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.

    Dated: January 4, 2012.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-262 Filed 1-10-12; 8:45 am]
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