[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30763-30764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10100]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Home-Based Child Care Practices and 
Experiences 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 comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation is proposing a new primary data 
collection to examine the experiences, strengths, resources, and 
strategies used by home-based child care providers to serve and support 
equitable outcomes for children and families. The Home-Based Child Care 
Practices and Experiences study will explore the experiences of a 
particular group of home-based child care providers who are legally 
exempt from state licensing or other state regulations that apply to 
non-custodial care of children in the provider's own home; these 
providers are commonly referred to as family, friend, and neighbor 
providers.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The study will use semi-ethnographic, open-ended 
methods (including semi-structured interviews, and photo and audio 
journals) to generate rich information about the experiences of study 
respondents. The study will be conducted in four sites across the 
United States and will involve one round of data collection. Data 
collection will be conducted virtually and is planned to occur over a 
5-month period. The study results are intended to inform future 
research and federal programs by contributing rich data on the ways 
family, friend, and neighbor providers think about and enact quality 
for children and families. The study will address substantial gaps in 
the existing evidence around ``why'' and ``how'' family, friend, and 
neighbor providers care for and educate children, and it will provide 
the foundation for future research on home-based child care. Study 
findings can also inform efforts to better align quality improvement 
efforts with the aspects of quality that providers and families find 
the most important in these settings.
    Respondents: Family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, 
family members of the children cared for by the providers, and 
community members who support the providers.

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                                             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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1. Provider screener............................             120               1            0.33              40
2. Provider interview #1........................              60               1             1.5              90
3. Provider logistics call......................              60               1               1              60
4. Provider photo journals......................              60               8            0.10              48
5. Provider audio journals......................              60               8            0.15              72
6. Provider interview #2........................              60               1             1.5              90
7. Family member interview......................             120               1               1             120
8. Community member interview...................              60               1             0.5              30
9. Provider feedback focus group................              20               1               1              20
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 570.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9858.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-10100 Filed 5-11-23; 8:45 am]
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