[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53737-53738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21893]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 30 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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

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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
                   Instrument                        number of     responses per   burden hours    Annual burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per 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              .5               9
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: 150.

    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. 2019-21893 Filed 10-7-19; 8:45 am]
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