[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83544-83545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26297]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Survey of Staff 
Recruitment, Training, and Professional Development in Early Head Start 
(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 & Families (ACF) at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval to conduct 
a nationally representative survey of Early Head Start (EHS) grant 
recipients regarding their recruitment, hiring, and professional 
development practices.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 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]. Identify all requests by the title of 
the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The Survey of Staff Recruitment, Training, and 
Professional Development in EHS is a nationally representative survey 
that will describe how EHS programs ensure staff have the 
qualifications and competencies to deliver high-quality services to 
infants, toddlers, and their families. The information collection will 
examine how EHS grant recipients search for and hire qualified teaching 
and home visiting staff and support staff in their ongoing professional 
development and career advancement. The information collection aims to 
identify successful strategies or approaches as well as challenges 
faced as EHS programs search for, hire, and train teaching and home 
visiting staff. Findings are intended to inform program planning, 
training and technical assistance, and research.

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    Respondents: EHS program directors or their designee.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

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                                                             Number of
                                          Number of        responses per      Average burden
             Instrument                  respondents     respondent (total   per response (in     Total/annual
                                         (total over        over request          hours)       burden (in hours)
                                       request period)        period)
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Survey instrument for center-based                  232                  1                 .5                116
 programs only......................
Survey instrument for home-based                     56                  1                 .5                 28
 programs only......................
Survey instrument for programs with                 312                  1                .75                234
 center-based and home-based options
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 378.
    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: Head Start Act section 640 [42 U.S.C. 9835].

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-26297 Filed 11-29-23; 8:45 am]
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