[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38159-38160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13615]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Recordkeeping for New Vaccine and Mask 
Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start (OMB 
#0970-0583)

AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families, 
HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
requests public comment on an extension with no changes to 
recordkeeping requirements for ACF Head Start grantees. An Interim 
Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) was published on November 30, 2021 
that established the COVID-19 vaccination requirements whereby all Head 
Start staff, certain contractors, and volunteers must be vaccinated for 
COVID-19 by January 31, 2022. OHS requested and received emergency 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement 
the associated recordkeeping requirements for 6 months. This request 
will extend approval beyond the current expiration date (6/30/2022). 
ACF is currently in the final rulemaking process. If the requirements 
in the final rule differ from the IFC in a way that alters 
recordkeeping requirements, ACF will make those changes in coordination 
with OMB.

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 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]. Identify all emailed requests by 
the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: This request is for recipients of Head Start funding 
to continue to (1) collect and maintain records on the vaccination 
status of staff (including certain contractors) and volunteers in Head 
Start and Early Head Start programs and (2) develop and maintain a 
written COVID-19 testing protocol for individuals granted vaccine 
exemptions that was established through the IFC (86 FR 68052). There is 
no standard instrument required to be used to meet these recordkeeping 
requirements. Burden estimates have been updated to reflect more recent 
data available.
    Respondents: Recipients of Head Start funding.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                      Average
                   Instrument                      Total number    Responses per   annual burden   Annual burden
                                                  of respondents    respondent         hours           hours
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Staff, Contractor, and Volunteer Reporting of             75,000               1          0.6667        50,002.5
 New Vaccination................................
Staff, Contractor, and Volunteer Reporting of            320,000               1          0.0833          26,656
 Existing Vaccination...........................
Staff, Contactor, and Volunteer Requesting and             5,000               1          0.5000           2,500
 Processing Vaccination Exemption...............
Grant Recipient Maintaining Vaccination Records.           1,573               1          6.3573          10,000
Grant Recipient Establishing COVID-19 Testing              1,573               1          3.3333         5,243.3
 Protocol.......................................
Grant Recipient Maintaining COVID-19 Testing               1,573               1               1           1,573
 Protocol.......................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: We estimate the one-time and 
ongoing burden to maintain records on staff and volunteer vaccination 
rates and establish and maintain a written COVID-19 testing protocol 
will result in 95,974.8 total annual burden hours.

(Authority: IFC [86 FR 68052])

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-13615 Filed 6-24-22; 8:45 am]
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