[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 
[email protected]. 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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