[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7399-7400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02061]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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, 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 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

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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.
    Respondents: Early Head Start program directors or their designee.

                                             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 instrument for center-based programs only             232               1              .5             116
Survey instrument for home-based programs only..              56               1              .5              28
Survey instrument for programs with center-based             312               1              .5             156
 and home-based options.........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Authority: Head Start Act Section 640 [42 U.S.C. 9835].

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02061 Filed 2-1-24; 8:45 am]
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