83 FR 7480 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Head Start Child and Family Experiences Survey (FACES)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 35 (February 21, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7480-7481]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03431]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB NO.: 0970-0151]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Head Start Child and 
Family Experiences Survey (FACES)

    Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation 
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to collect data for a 
new round of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 
(FACES). Similar to FACES 2014-2018, in 2019, two parallel studies will 
commence. Each study will provide data on a set of key indicators for 
Head Start programs. FACES 2019 focuses on Head Start Regions I through 
X (which are geographically based); AI/AN (American Indian and Alaska 
Native) FACES 2019 focuses on Region XI (which funds Head Start 
programs that serve federally recognized American Indian and Alaska 
Native tribes). In fall 2019 and spring 2020, FACES will assess the 
school readiness skills of 2,400 Head Start children in Regions I-X 
(FACES 2019) and 800 children in Region XI (AI/AN FACES 2019), survey 
their parents, and ask their Head Start teachers to rate children's 
social and emotional skills. This sample will be drawn from 60 programs 
in Regions I-X and 22 programs in Region XI. In spring 2020 classroom 
observations of sampled programs will occur. In Regions I-X, the number 
of programs will increase from the 60 that are used to collect data on 
children's school readiness outcomes to 180 for the purpose of 
conducting observations in 720 Head Start classrooms. In Region XI, the 
program sample will remain at 22, and approximately 80 Head Start 
classroom observations will take place. Program director, center 
director, and teacher surveys will also be conducted in spring 2020 in 
Regions I-XI. In spring 2022, program level data collection will be 
repeated in Regions I-X only. FACES 2019 also features a ``Core Plus'' 
design, with the above activities reflecting the Core data, with the 
potential of ``Plus'' studies to inform emerging programmatic 
questions. If any Plus studies are conducted, they will be conducted 
within the Core sample.
    This notice is specific to the data collection activities needed to 
recruit Head Start programs and centers into FACES. A future notice 
will provide information about data collection for the study. A 
nationally representative sample of Head Start programs and centers 
from Regions I-X (FACES 2019) and a representative sample of Head Start 
programs and centers from Region XI (AI/AN FACES 2019) will be selected 
to participate in FACES 2019. From Regions I-X, the programs 
participating in the Core child-level data collection will be contacted 
and recruited for the study in spring 2019. In fall 2019, the remaining 
programs participating in classroom-level data collection will be 
contacted. All programs will be contacted a second time in fall 2021 to 
confirm their continued participation in the Core spring 2022 data 
collection. The programs from Region XI would be recruited a year 
before data collection (i.e., fall 2018) given the increased amount of 
time to recruit programs in tribal communities and to obtain tribal 
council and/or tribal leadership approval.
    The method of data collection for recruitment of all programs will 
include telephone conversations with program directors and on-site 
coordinators who serve as liaisons between the FACES study team and the 
Head Start centers. All of these calls will inform program staff about 
the purpose of the study and will gather lists of centers in each 
program in order to compile the center sampling frame. The purpose of 
this data collection is to support the 2007 reauthorization of the Head 
Start program (Pub. L.110-134), which calls for periodic assessments of 
Head Start's quality and effectiveness.
    Respondents: Head Start Program Directors and Staff.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Telephone script and recruitment             230              77               2               1             154
 information collection for
 program directors, Regions I-X.
Telephone script and recruitment              30              10               1               1              10
 information collection for
 program directors, Region XI...
Telephone script and recruitment             230              77               2             .75             116
 information collection for on-
 site coordinators, Regions I-X.

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Telephone script and recruitment              30              10               1             .75               8
 information collection for on-
 site coordinators, Regions XI..
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 288.
    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. 2018-03431 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am]
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