[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51677-51678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18154]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; The Role of Licensing
in Early Care and Education (New Collection)
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 Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is proposing to collect
information for The Role of Licensing in Early Care and Education
(TRLECE) project. This data collection aims to examine the child care
and early education (CCEE) licensing system through surveys of child
care licensing administrators, front-line child care licensing staff,
and child care providers.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by
the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The TRLECE project is proposing a new information
collection to deepen the field's understanding of the CCEE licensing
system. Information will be collected from child care licensing
administrators, front-line child care licensing staff, and child care
providers. This information collection will include three national
surveys:
1. A one-time nationwide survey of the child care licensing
administrator in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia
(N=56) regarding the licensing system, as well as administrators'
characteristics, experiences, and perceptions of the licensing system.
Child care licensing administrators oversee critical systems that
regulate child care settings for young children.
2. A one-time nationwide survey of front-line child care licensing
staff from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia about
their characteristics, experiences, responsibilities, and perceptions
of the CCEE licensing system. By front-line child care licensing staff
we mean individuals who routinely conduct licensing inspections of
child care programs. They may have other responsibilities as well, as
long as one of their jobs is to routinely conduct inspections.
3. A one-time nationwide survey of licensed child care providers
from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia about their
perceptions of and experiences with the CCEE licensing system. For the
purposes of this study, licensed providers are defined as program
owners/directors who oversee the day-to-day operations in a licensed
center, as well as owners/operators of licensed family child care (FCC)
programs (including group and family child care homes).
Respondents: We will invite all child care licensing administrators
in each state/territory and the District of Columbia, and all front-
line child care licensing staff in each state and the District of
Columbia to participate in a comprehensive one-time web-based or
telephone survey. For the survey of providers, the goal for the final
sample will be a nationally representative sample of 2,000 licensed
providers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, (1,000
randomly selected licensed child care centers and 1,000 randomly
selected family child care homes).
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per Average
respondents respondent burden per Total/annual
Instrument (total over (total over response (in burden (in
request request hours) hours)
period) period)
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Child care licensing administrator survey....... 56 1 0.33 19
Front-line child care licensing staff survey.... 1650 1 0.5 825
Child care provider survey...................... 2000 1 0.5 1000
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1844.
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 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: 42 U.S.C. 9858.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-18154 Filed 8-22-22; 8:45 am]
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