83 FR 40516 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-17560

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education
    OMB No.: 0970-0391
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data 
collection activity as part of the National Survey of Early Care and 
Education (NSECE) which will be conducted October 2018 through August 
2019. The objective of the NSECE is to document the nation's current 
supply of early care and education services (that is, home-based 
providers, center-based providers, and the center-based provider 
workforce). The 2019 NSECE will collect information on child care and 
early education providers that serve families with children from birth 
to 13 years in the country, as well as the early care and education 
(ECE) workforce providing these services. The proposed collection will 
consist of three coordinated nationally representative surveys:
    1. A survey of individuals providing care for children under the 
age of 13 in a residential setting (Home-based Provider Interview),
    2. a survey of providers of care to children ages 0 through 5 years 
of age (not yet in kindergarten) in a non-residential setting (Center-
based Provider Interview), and
    3. a survey conducted with individuals employed in center-based 
child care programs working directly with children in classrooms 
(Workforce Interview).
    Both the home-based and center-based provider surveys will require 
a screener to determine eligibility for the main survey.
    The 2019 NSECE data collection efforts will provide urgently needed 
information about the supply of child care and early education 
available to families across all income levels, including providers 
serving low-income families of various racial, ethnic, language, and 
cultural backgrounds, in diverse geographic areas. The provider data 
will include programs that do or do not participate in the child care 
subsidy program, are regulated, registered, or otherwise appear in 
state or national lists and are home-based providers or center-based 
programs (e.g., private, community-based child care, Head Start, and 
state or local Pre-K). Accurate data on the availability and 
characteristics of early care and education programs are essential to 
assess the current and changing landscape of child care and early 
education programs since the 2012 NSECE data collection, and to provide

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insights to advance policy and initiatives in the ECE field.
    Respondents: Home-based providers serving children under 13 years, 
center-based child care providers (including public schools) serving 
children ages 0 through 5 years of age (not yet in kindergarten), and 
selected instructional staff members from these center-based child care 
providers.

                                               Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden     Estimated
                   Instrument                      Annual number   responses per     hours per     annual burden
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Home-Based Provider Interview, including                   4,000               1             .67           2,680
 Screener.......................................
Home-based Provider Screener, no interview......           2,015               1             .03              60
Center-Based Provider Interview, including                 7,800               1             . 8           6,240
 Screener.......................................
Center-based Provider Screener, no interview....           7,640               1              .1             764
Workforce Provider Interview....................           5,600               1             .33           1,848
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............          11,592
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    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, Switzer Building, 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.

Emily Jabbour,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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Primary data for the evaluation will meeting the needs of diverse case management and direct services in
be collected via surveys with project populations of victims of severe forms collaboration with their community
directors, case managers, and key of human trafficking. Data collection partners. The currently proposed data
community partners; and semi- will take place after receiving OMB collection for DVHT FY16 will build on
structured qualitative interviews, approval through March 2020. this earlier data collection for the DVHT
including telephone interviews with Data collection for an exploratory FY15 study to understand strategies and
project directors, in-person interviews evaluation of the DVHT FY15 grantees program models implemented by the
with select project staff, survivor (‘‘Domestic Human Trafficking grantees in various program contexts.
leaders, and program partners, and Demonstration Projects’’) is being All data collection approved for DVHT
individual interviews with program conducted under a prior Information FY15 is complete.
clients. Interviews from multiple Collection Request under 0970–0487.
perspectives will enhance the The data have provided insight into Respondents: Project directors, case
government’s understanding of approaches grantees used to enhance managers, survivor leaders, other select
appropriate service models and practice organizational and community capacity, project staff, key community partners,
strategies for identifying, engaging, and identify domestic victims, and deliver and clients.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total Annual Number of Average Annual burden
Instrument number of number of responses per burden hours hours
respondents respondents respondent per response

Project Director Survey ........................................................ 13 7 1 .5 4
Partner Survey ..................................................................... 260 130 1 .25 33
Case Manager Survey ......................................................... 130 65 1 .33 21
Project Director Interview #1 ............................................... 13 7 1 2 14
Project Director Interview #2 ............................................... 13 7 1 1.5 11
Site Visit Interview Guide ..................................................... 136 68 1 1.5 102
Client Interview Guide .......................................................... 40 20 1 1 20

Estimated Total Annual Burden DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 2. a survey of providers of care to
Hours: 205. HUMAN SERVICES children ages 0 through 5 years of age
Additional Information: Copies of the (not yet in kindergarten) in a non-
Administration for Children and residential setting (Center-based
proposed collection may be obtained by
Families Provider Interview), and
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of 3. a survey conducted with
Submission for OMB Review;
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 individuals employed in center-based
Comment Request
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, child care programs working directly
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Title: 2019 National Survey of Early with children in classrooms (Workforce
Care and Education Interview).
All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection. Email OMB No.: 0970–0391 Both the home-based and center-
address: OPREinfocollection@ Description: The Administration for based provider surveys will require a
acf.hhs.gov. Children and Families (ACF), U.S. screener to determine eligibility for the
Department of Health and Human main survey.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to Services (HHS), is proposing a data The 2019 NSECE data collection
make a decision concerning the collection activity as part of the efforts will provide urgently needed
collection of information between 30 National Survey of Early Care and information about the supply of child
and 60 days after publication of this Education (NSECE) which will be care and early education available to
document in the Federal Register. conducted October 2018 through August families across all income levels,
Therefore, a comment is best assured of 2019. The objective of the NSECE is to including providers serving low-income
having its full effect if OMB receives it document the nation’s current supply of families of various racial, ethnic,
within 30 days of publication. Written early care and education services (that language, and cultural backgrounds, in
comments and recommendations for the is, home-based providers, center-based diverse geographic areas. The provider
proposed information collection should providers, and the center-based provider data will include programs that do or do
be sent directly to the following: Office workforce). The 2019 NSECE will not participate in the child care subsidy
of Management and Budget, Paperwork collect information on child care and program, are regulated, registered, or
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ early education providers that serve otherwise appear in state or national
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: families with children from birth to 13 lists and are home-based providers or
Desk Officer for the Administration for years in the country, as well as the early center-based programs (e.g., private,
Children and Families. care and education (ECE) workforce community-based child care, Head
providing these services. The proposed Start, and state or local Pre-K). Accurate
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Emily B. Jabbour, collection will consist of three data on the availability and
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. coordinated nationally representative characteristics of early care and
[FR Doc. 2018–17563 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] surveys: education programs are essential to
BILLING CODE 4184–47–P 1. A survey of individuals providing assess the current and changing
care for children under the age of 13 in landscape of child care and early
a residential setting (Home-based education programs since the 2012
Provider Interview), NSECE data collection, and to provide

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insights to advance policy and based child care providers (including kindergarten), and selected instructional
initiatives in the ECE field. public schools) serving children ages 0 staff members from these center-based
Respondents: Home-based providers through 5 years of age (not yet in child care providers.
serving children under 13 years, center-

ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Annual Number of Average Estimated
Instrument number of responses per burden hours annual burden
respondents respondent per response hours

Home-Based Provider Interview, including Screener ...................................... 4,000 1 .67 2,680
Home-based Provider Screener, no interview ................................................. 2,015 1 .03 60
Center-Based Provider Interview, including Screener ..................................... 7,800 1 .8 6,240
Center-based Provider Screener, no interview ............................................... 7,640 1 .1 764
Workforce Provider Interview ........................................................................... 5,600 1 .33 1,848

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ..................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 11,592

Additional Information: Copies of the of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response, delete KW
proposed collection may be obtained by Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR). in its entirety and replace with:
writing to the Administration for OHSEPR will be a direct report to the KW.00 MISSION. The Office of Human
Children and Families, Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Services Emergency Preparedness and
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Affairs. ACF will transfer the U.S. Response (OHSEPR) promotes resilience of
Switzer Building, 330 C Street, SW, Repatriation Program from the Office of vulnerable individuals, children, families,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to OHSEPR. and communities impacted by disasters and
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests The OHSEPR mission statement has public health emergencies. OHSEPR provides
human services expertise to ACF grantees,
should be identified by the title of the been revised to include the Repatriation partners, and stakeholders during
information collection. Email address: Program and responsibility for business preparedness, response, and recovery
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. continuity planning. It renames the operations for emergency and disaster events.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to Division of Disaster Case Management Working closely with ACF Program Offices
make a decision concerning the to the Division of Response and and the Office of Regional Operations (ORO),
collection of information between 30 Recovery Operations and the Division of OHSEPR coordinates ACF’s planning, policy,
and 60 days after publication of this Emergency Planning, Policy and and operations for emergency and disaster
document in the Federal Register. Operations to the Division of Emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
OHSEPR supports fulfillment of disaster
Therefore, a comment is best assured of Policy and Planning. Lastly, it changes human services within the integrated
having its full effect if OMB receives it the reporting relationship of the Office response and recovery operations of the HHS.
within 30 days of publication. Written of Communications from a direct report OHSEPR administers the Human Services
comments and recommendations for the to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immediate Disaster Case Management
proposed information collection should External Affairs to a direct report to the Program and the U.S. Repatriation Program.
be sent directly to the following: Office Assistant Secretary for Children and OHSEPR manages the ACF Continuity of
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Families. Operation Plan (COOP), which directs how
ACF’s mission essential functions are
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ performed during a wide range of disruptions
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: or emergencies.
Carolyn Meier, Acting Director for
Desk Officer for the Administration for KW.10 ORGANIZATION. OHSEPR is
OHSEPR, (202) 401–9306, 330 C Street
Children and Families. headed by a Director, who reports to the
SW, Washington, DC 20201. Assistant Secretary through the Deputy
Emily Jabbour, This notice amends Part K of the Assistant Secretary of External Affairs
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. Statement of Organization, Functions, (DASEA), and consists of:
[FR Doc. 2018–17560 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] and Delegations of Authority of the Office of the Director (KW1)
BILLING CODE 4184–23–P Department of Health and Human Division of Response and Recovery
Services (HHS), Administration for Operations (KW2)
Children and Families (ACF), as Division of Emergency Policy and Planning
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND follows: Chapter KA, Immediate Office (KW3)
HUMAN SERVICES of the Assistant Secretary as last KW.20 FUNCTIONS. A. The Office of the
amended in 80 FR 63555–63558, Director is responsible for the administrative
Administration for Children and October 20, 2015; Chapter KW, Office of oversight and strategic direction of all
Families OHSEPR programs, projects, and activities.
Human Services Emergency The Director implements the strategic vision
Preparedness and Response as last of the DASEA, manages budgetary and legal
Statement of Organization, Functions, amended in 80 FR 63555–63558, matters affecting OHSEPR, administers
and Delegations of Authority October 20, 2015; Chapter KN, Office of human resources and program evaluation
AGENCY: Administration for Children Communications as last amended in 80 functions, and ensures alignment of activities
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and Families, HHS. FR 63555–63558, October 20, 2015, and by all OHSEPR divisions with the Director’s
most recently in 81 FR 49223–49224, strategy and applicable laws, policies,
ACTION: Notice. doctrines, and frameworks related to the
July 27, 2016; and Chapter KR, Office of
provision of HHS ACF disaster human
SUMMARY: Statement of Organizations, Refugee Resettlement as last amended in services and business continuity operations.
Functions, and Delegations of Authority 82 FR 6588–6590, January 19, 2017. The Deputy Director assists the Director in an
The Administration for Children and I. Under Chapter KW, Office of alter-ego capacity to carry out the
Families (ACF) has realigned the Office Human Services Emergency responsibilities and oversight of the

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83 FR 40516 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families