83 FR 382 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 2 (January 3, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 382-383]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28375]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Study of We Grow Together: The Q-CCIIT Professional 
Development System.
    OMB No.: New Collection
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at 
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval 
to conduct a field test of We Grow Together, a system of professional 
development supports including web-based resources and exercises to be 
used by caregivers/teachers, with the help of professional development 
providers, to improve the quality of infant and toddler care. The study 
team has developed We Grow Together: The Q-CCIIT Professional 
Development System based on the research literature to support 
caregiver-child interactions in care settings serving infants and 
toddlers. This field test is designed to (1) examine changes associated 
with use of the We Grow Together system and (2) examine implementation 
and participant experiences with the We Grow Together system. As a 
secondary goal, ACF will also further evaluate the properties of the Q-
CCIIT observational measure. Ultimately, findings from the field test 
will provide information about the experiences of professional 
development providers (PD providers) and caregivers with the We Grow 
Together system so that ACF can improve the system to make the 
resources as accessible as possible for infant-toddler caregivers.
    Prior to using the We Grow Together system, PD providers will 
complete a web-based training survey and all participants will complete 
a web-based background survey. Periodically during the field test, 
website users will be asked at log-on to respond to a series of web-
based questions. After system implementation, participants will 
complete a web-based feedback survey.

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The study team will also collect classroom rosters from caregivers 
before and after the field test.
    Respondents: Early care and education (ECE) setting representatives 
(e.g., directors or owners), caregivers (in center-based and family 
child care settings), and professional development providers (e.g., 
coaches).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total/annual      Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        number of     responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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ECE setting eligibility screener................             745               1             .25             186
Caregiver background survey.....................             300               1             .75             225
PD provider background survey...................             175               1             .50              88
Caregiver We Grow Together website user data pop-            300               6             .17             306
 up questions...................................
PD provider We Grow Together website user pop-up             175               5             .10              88
 questions......................................
Caregiver feedback survey.......................             300               1             1.0             300
PD provider feedback survey.....................             175               1             .75             131
Classroom roster................................             300               2             .08              48
PD provider training survey.....................             175               1             .17              30
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,402.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
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. Email address: 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by 
the title of the information collection.
    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.

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-28375 Filed 1-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-22-P