[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 5439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02035]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Meetings for Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings via webinar and telephone call-in.

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SUMMARY: This public meeting is to obtain input on the creation of 
Early Head Start (EHS)-Child Care Partnerships that were authorized by 
the 2014 Omnibus Act, which was released on January 17, 2014. The 
purpose of this meeting is to provide an open door forum for public 
input in order to help the Department of Health and Human Services as 
we develop future planning activities.
    To help us best develop Early Head Start with local child care 
centers and family child care providers serving low-income infants and 
toddlers, this notice invites the public to learn about partnerships 
and provide information that may assist the Agency at two public 
meetings held via webinar and telephone call-in.

DATES: Two public meetings will be held on February 6, 2014, and 
February 7, 2014. The dates and times for each meeting will be:
    February 6, 2014: 4:00-5:00 p.m. EST
    February 7, 2014: 4:00-5:00 p.m. EST
    Registration and Additional Information: We request that interested 
persons register online with the Child Care Communications Management 
Center (CMC) to participate in one or more meetings via either webinar 
or by telephone. Interested persons may register for the February 6 
meeting at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/905737662, or the 
February 7 meeting at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/539737118.
    The contact at CMC is Karen Limsi, who can be reached by telephone 
at 240-399-8729 and by email at [email protected]. Interested persons 
should register at least the day before the meeting in which they wish 
to participate.
    Each public meeting is scheduled for one hour, but will end sooner 
if participants have finished providing input before the time period 
expires.
    The format for the meetings is intended to allow participants to 
provide input and to respond to the input provided by others. We 
especially request input from entities interested in creating 
partnerships.
    To help interested individuals prepare for the meetings, we invite 
review of the 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The full text is set 
forth at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr3547enr/pdf/BILLS-113hr3547enr.pdf
    Written comments may be submitted at: 
[email protected] until Midnight February 7, 2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The expansion of EHS-Child Care Partnerships 
is a key component in President Obama's Early Learning Plan. These 
partnerships will extend the provision of high-quality early learning 
opportunities to more children from birth to age 3. Bolstering EHS-
Child Care Partnerships promises to build a more seamless system for 
providing high-quality, full-day, full-year services to support 
children's development and parents' workforce needs.
    These public meetings will be primarily listening sessions for the 
Agency and potentially an opportunity for dialogue among participants. 
We believe that the input received at the public meetings will be most 
helpful in providing the Agency with background information and 
broadening awareness of relevant issues of potential partnerships 
between Early Head Start grantees to develop partnerships with local 
child care centers and family child care providers serving low-income 
infants and toddlers. We will not respond to presentations during the 
meetings and will not regard them as formal comments that must be 
addressed by the Agency.

    Dated: January 27, 2014.
Linda K. Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development.
[FR Doc. 2014-02035 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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