[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36326-36327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12967]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Study on the Conversion of Enrollment 
Slots From Head Start to Early Head Start (HS2EHS Study) (New 
Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services.

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) is proposing a new 
information collection, using qualitative case studies, to examine how 
and why Head Start grant recipients convert enrollment slots from Head 
Start to Early Head Start and the facilitators and barriers to the 
implementation of high-quality Early Head Start services following 
conversion. This information collection aims to present an internally 
valid description of the experiences of up to six purposively selected 
cases, not to promote statistical generalization to different sites or 
service populations.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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 within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. All emailed requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: This primary data collection request for the Study on 
the Conversion of Enrollment Slots from Head Start to Early Head Start 
(HS2EHS Study) aims to gather qualitative data about the experiences of 
up to six grant recipients that have converted enrollment slots from 
Head Start to Early Head Start. The HS2EHS Study will collect 
information about (a) how and why each grant recipient converted 
enrollment slots from Head Start to Early Head Start; (b) strategic 
planning for and implementation of high-quality Early Head Start 
services following conversion; and (c) barriers and facilitators to the 
provision of high-quality Early Head Start services that meet community 
needs. The HS2EHS team will also collect information about the state 
and local early care and education context and community need for Early 
Head Start services.
    Respondents: Head Start directors and staff, Head Start policy 
council members, Head Start Training and Technical Assistance staff, 
and state and local Early Care and Education leaders and community 
partners.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                    Number of
                                                  Number of       responses per       Average      Total/annual
                 Instrument                      respondents       respondent       burden per      burden  (in
                                                 (total over       (total over     response  (in      hours)
                                               request period)   request period)      hours)
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Coordination Activities (Coordinator).......                 6                 1               3              18
Prep Email Request (Director)...............                 9                 1              .5               5
Preparatory Interview (Director, Onsite                     18                 1               1              18
 coordinator)...............................
Full Interview for Head Start Staff Protocol                70                 1             1.5             105
Full Interview for Non-Head Start Staff                     12                 1             1.5              18
 Protocol...................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 164 hours.
    Authority: Head Start Act section 640 [42 U.S.C. 9835].

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-12967 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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