[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88687-88688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29373]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES).
    OMB No.: 0970-0151.
    Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation 
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to collect data for a 
new round of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 
(FACES). Featuring a new ``Core Plus'' study design, FACES will provide 
data on a set of key indicators, including information for performance 
measures. The design allows for more rapid and frequent data reporting 
(Core studies) and serves as a vehicle for studying more complex issues 
and topics in greater detail and with increased efficiency (Plus 
studies).
    The FACES Core study will assess the school readiness skills of 
Head Start children, survey their parents, and ask their Head Start 
teachers to rate children's social and emotional skills.
    In addition, FACES will include observations in Head Start 
classrooms, and program director, center director, and teacher surveys. 
FACES Plus studies include additional survey content of policy or 
programmatic interest, and may include additional programs or 
respondents beyond those participating in the Core FACES study.
    Previous notices provided the opportunity for public comment on the 
proposed Head Start program recruitment and center selection process 
(FR V.78, pg.75569 12/12/2013; FR V.79, pg.8461 02/12/2014), the child-
level data collection in fall 2014 and spring 2015 (FR V. 79, pg. 11445 
02/28/2014; FR V. 79; pg. 27620 5/14/2014), the program- and classroom-
level spring 2015 data collection activities (FR v.79; pg. 73077 12/09/
2014), the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and 
Child Experiences Survey (AI/AN FACES) child-level data collection 
activities in fall 2015 and spring 2016 (FR V. 80, pg. 30250 08/07/
2015) and AI/AN FACES program- and classroom-level spring 2016 data 
collection activities (FR V. 80, pg 70231 11/13/2015).
    This 30-day notice describes the planned additional data collection 
activities for FACES program- and classroom-level data collection in 
spring 2017. Spring 2017 data collection includes site visits to 360 
centers in 180 Head Start programs. As in spring 2015, for the Core 
study teachers, program directors, and center directors will each 
complete surveys, approximately 25 to 30 minutes in length. Two Plus 
studies are planned related to program functioning for spring 2017. 
First, program and center directors in all 180 programs (and 360 
centers) will complete a 5-minute survey on how programs are planning 
for implementing the new Head Start program performance standards. 
Second, all 720 teachers will complete a survey on program functioning, 
initially piloted in spring 2015.
    The purpose of the Core data collection is to support the 2007 
reauthorization of the Head Start program (Pub. L. 110-134), which 
calls for periodic assessments of Head Start's quality and 
effectiveness. As additional information collection activities are 
fully developed, in a manner consistent with the description provided 
in the 60-day notice (79 FR 11445) and prior to use, we will submit 
these materials for a 30-day public comment period under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.
    Respondents: Head Start teachers and Head Start directors.

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                         Annual Burden Estimates--Current Information Collection Request
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden     Estimated
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hour per     annual  burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Classroom sampling form from                 360             120               1            0.17              20
 Head Start staff...............
Head Start core teacher survey..             720             240               1            0.50             120
Head Start core program director             180              60               1            0.50              30
 survey.........................
Head Start core center director              360             120               1            0.42              50
 survey.........................
Early care and education                     540             180               1            0.08              14
 administrators survey for Plus
 study (Head Start Program
 Performance Standards).........
Early care and education                     720             240               1            0.17              41
 providers survey for Plus study
 (5E--Early Ed).................
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             275
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    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may 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 should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-29373 Filed 12-7-16; 8:45 am]
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