[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43528-43529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15562]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0538]


Submission for OMB Review; Head Start Connects: A Study of Family 
Support Services

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

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services seeks approval to collect 
information about how Head Start programs coordinate family support 
services. Information will be collected from Head Start staff members 
via surveys and focus groups.

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: The purposes of the data collection for Head Start 
Connects are to build knowledge about how Head Start programs (Head 
Start or Early Head Start grantees, delegate agencies, and staff) 
coordinate family support services for parents/guardians; the 
characteristics of Head Start programs and staff members involved in 
family support services coordination; the job characteristics, work 
activities, and well-being of Head Start family support services staff 
members; and how Head Start programs can improve coordination of family 
support services. The data collection will build on information 
collected previously through case studies at six Head Start sites (OMB 
#0970-0538). Proposed data collection activities include three 
components. First, a web-based survey of a nationally-representative 
sample of program directors will collect program information, including 
contact information for family and community partnerships managers and 
for family support services staff members needed for other data 
collection components. Second, an in-depth web-based survey of family 
and community partnerships managers identified by program directors 
will collect information about Head Start programs' structures and 
services for providing supports to parents and families; and the 
demographic characteristics, experiences, job characteristics, and 
well-being of managers who supervise family support services staff 
members. Third, three data collection activities will gather 
information from family support services staff members. First, an in-
depth web-based survey, will gather information about the structures 
and services that Head Start programs have for providing supports to 
parents and families; how family support services staff members reach 
out to and engage families in family support services; how family 
support services staff members work with families; and the demographic 
characteristics, experiences, job characteristics, and well-being of 
staff members who provide family support services. Second, brief web-
based daily snapshot surveys will supplement the in-depth survey and 
will collect additional information about specific daily work 
activities and well-being, providing more fine-grained detail about 
workdays of family support services staff members. Third, focus groups 
will be conducted with a sample of family support services staff to 
collect information about innovations and ideas for improving how Head 
Start programs coordinate and individualize family support services.
    Respondents: Head Start program directors, Head Start family and 
community partnerships managers, and Head Start family support services 
staff members.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of
                                                     Number of     responses per
                                                    respondents     respondent      Avg. burden    Total/annual
                   Instrument                       (total over     (total over    per response     burden (in
                                                      request         request       (in hours)        hours)
                                                      period)         period)
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Survey of Head Start directors..................             470               1             0.5             235
Survey of Head Start family and community                    423               1            0.75             317
 partnerships managers..........................
Survey of Head Start family support services               1,692               1            0.75           1,269
 staff members..................................
Daily Snapshot Survey of Head Start family                 1,692               6             0.1           1,015
 support services staff members.................
Focus Groups of Head Start family support                     60               1            1.25              75
 services staff members.........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,911.
    Authority: Section 640(a)(2)(D) and section 649 of the Improving 
Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007.


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Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-15562 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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