82 FR 23573 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 98 (May 23, 2017)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 98 (May 23, 2017)
| Page Range | 23573-23574 | |
| FR Document | 2017-10525 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 23573-23574] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10525] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education: Comparative Multi-Case Study. OMB No.: New. Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect new information to use in developing measures of the implementation and costs of high quality early care and education. This information collection is part of the project, Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education (ECE- ICHQ). The project's goal is to create a technically sound and feasible instrument that will provide consistent, systematic measures of the implementation and costs of education and care in center-based settings that serve children from birth to age 5. The resulting measures will inform research, policy, and practice by improving understanding of variations in what centers do to support quality, their associated costs, and how resources for ECE may be better aligned with expectations for quality. The goals of the study are (1) to test and refine a mixed methods approach to identifying the implementation activities and costs of key functions within ECE centers and (2) to produce data for creating measures of implementation and costs. The study recently collected data through on-site visits to 15 centers as part of an initial phase of data collection under clearance, #0970- 0355. In this initial phase, the study team tested data collection tools and methods, conducted cognitive interviews to obtain feedback from respondents about the tools, and used the information to reduce and refine the tools for the next phase of data collection. This request is focused on the next phase of data collection which will include 50 ECE centers in three states. The next phase will rely on remote data collection through electronic data collection tools, telephone interviews, and web-based surveys. Respondents: ECE site administrators or center directors, program directors, education specialists, financial managers or accountants, lead teachers, and assistant teachers. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total/annual Number of Average Instrument number of responses per burden hours Annual burden respondents respondent per response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial email to selected center directors...... 400 1 .08 32 Center recruitment call......................... 415 1 .33 137 Center engagement call.......................... 50 1 .42 21 Implementation interview: Center director....... 50 1 3 150 [[Page 23574]] Implementation interview: Additional center 60 1 .5 30 staff.......................................... Cost workbook................................... 50 1 7.5 375 Time use survey staff roster.................... 50 1 .25 13 Time use survey advance letter.................. 700 1 .08 56 Time use survey................................. 560 1 .25 140 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 954 hours. Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email address: [email protected]. OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Mary Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-10525 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-23-P
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TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Average
Total Number of burden Total burden
Instrument number of responses per hours per hours
respondents respondent response
Diagnosis and Design Phase:
Administrator interviews/focus groups ...................................................... 24 1 1 24
Staff interviews/focus groups ................................................................... 48 1 1 48
Client interviews/focus groups .................................................................. 48 1 1 48
Client survey ............................................................................................. 600 1 .25 150
Staff Survey .............................................................................................. 120 1 .25 30
Evaluation Phase:
Administrator interviews/focus groups ...................................................... 48 1 1 48
Staff interviews/focus groups ................................................................... 96 1 1 96
Client interviews/focus groups .................................................................. 96 1 1 96
Client Survey ............................................................................................ 6,000 1 .25 1,500
Staff survey ............................................................................................... 120 1 .25 30
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,070 comments and suggestions submitted and care in center-based settings that
hours. within 60 days of this publication. serve children from birth to age 5. The
In compliance with the requirements resulting measures will inform research,
Mary Jones,
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the policy, and practice by improving
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. understanding of variations in what
Administration for Children and [FR Doc. 2017–10526 Filed 5–22–17; 8:45 am] centers do to support quality, their
Families is soliciting public comment BILLING CODE 4184–07–P associated costs, and how resources for
on the specific aspects of the ECE may be better aligned with
information collection described above. expectations for quality. The goals of the
Copies of the proposed collection of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND study are (1) to test and refine a mixed
information can be obtained and HUMAN SERVICES methods approach to identifying the
comments may be forwarded by writing Administration for Children and implementation activities and costs of
to the Administration for Children and Families key functions within ECE centers and
Families, Office of Planning, Research (2) to produce data for creating
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Submission for OMB Review; measures of implementation and costs.
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Comment Request The study recently collected data
Reports Clearance Officer. Email through on-site visits to 15 centers as
address: OPREinfocollection@ Title: Assessing the Implementation part of an initial phase of data collection
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be and Cost of High Quality Early Care and under clearance, #0970–0355. In this
identified by the title of the information Education: Comparative Multi-Case initial phase, the study team tested data
collection. Study. collection tools and methods, conducted
The Department specifically requests OMB No.: New. cognitive interviews to obtain feedback
comments on (a) whether the proposed Description: The Administration for from respondents about the tools, and
collection of information is necessary Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. used the information to reduce and
for the proper performance of the Department of Health and Human refine the tools for the next phase of
functions of the agency, including Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect data collection. This request is focused
whether the information shall have new information to use in developing on the next phase of data collection
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the measures of the implementation and which will include 50 ECE centers in
agency’s estimate of the burden of the costs of high quality early care and three states. The next phase will rely on
proposed collection of information; (c) education. This information collection remote data collection through
the quality, utility, and clarity of the is part of the project, Assessing the electronic data collection tools,
information to be collected; and (d) Implementation and Cost of High telephone interviews, and web-based
ways to minimize the burden of the Quality Early Care and Education (ECE– surveys.
collection of information on ICHQ). The project’s goal is to create a Respondents: ECE site administrators
respondents, including through the use technically sound and feasible or center directors, program directors,
of automated collection techniques or instrument that will provide consistent, education specialists, financial
other forms of information technology. systematic measures of the managers or accountants, lead teachers,
Consideration will be given to implementation and costs of education and assistant teachers.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Average
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Total/annual Number of burden Annual
Instrument number of responses per hours per burden hours
respondents respondent response
Initial email to selected center directors .......................................................... 400 1 .08 32
Center recruitment call .................................................................................... 415 1 .33 137
Center engagement call .................................................................................. 50 1 .42 21
Implementation interview: Center director ....................................................... 50 1 3 150
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Average
Total/annual Number of burden Annual
Instrument number of responses per hours per burden hours
respondents respondent response
Implementation interview: Additional center staff ............................................ 60 1 .5 30
Cost workbook ................................................................................................. 50 1 7.5 375
Time use survey staff roster ............................................................................ 50 1 .25 13
Time use survey advance letter ...................................................................... 700 1 .08 56
Time use survey .............................................................................................. 560 1 .25 140
Estimated Total Annual Burden Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
Hours: 954 hours. 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are written/paper submissions): Division of
Additional Information: Copies of the required to publish notice in the Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
proposed collection may be obtained by Federal Register concerning each and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
writing to the Administration for proposed collection of information, Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Children and Families, Office of including each proposed extension of an • For written/paper comments
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 existing collection of information, and submitted to the Division of Dockets
C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, to allow 60 days for public comment in Management, FDA will post your
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. response to the notice. This notice comment, as well as any attachments,
All requests should be identified by the solicits comments on the reporting except for information submitted,
title of the information collection. Email requirements, including third party marked and identified, as confidential,
address: OPREinfocollection@ disclosure, contained in FDA’s current if submitted as detailed in
acf.hhs.gov. regulations on prescription drug ‘‘Instructions.’’
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