Feasibility Test for Design Phase of National Study of child Care Supply and Demand

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
OMB_Appendix_Forms_final_04.20.09.doc Supplementary Document	2009-04-21
Supporting Statement Part B final 12.18.08.doc Supporting Statement B	2008-12-18
Supporting Statement Part A final 1.07.09.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-01-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
187809	In-person interviews with child-care provider staff Other-In-person interviews with child-care provider staff	New
187808	In-person interviews with parents of children in non-parental care Other-In-person interviews with parents of children in non-paren	New
187807	Telephone calls with center-based providers of before/after school care Other-Telephone calls with center-based providers of before/afte	New
187806	Telephone calls with providers of home-based care Other-Telephone calls with providers of home-based care	New
187805	Telephone calls with households with children under age 13 Other-Telephone calls with households with children under age 13	New
187804	Household Screening Calls Other-Household Screening Calls	New
187803	Eligibility calls to Before/After School Programs Other-Eligibility calls to Before-After School Programs	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0363	ICR Reference No: 200901-0970-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Feasibility Test for Design Phase of National Study of child Care Supply and Demand
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/23/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/15/2009
Terms of Clearance: ACF to provide OMB with the results of the feasibility study and test of incentive payments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2012	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,582	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	365	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This statement covers a feasibility test for the Design Phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand--2010 (NSCCSD), sponsored by the Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services. The Design Phase is constructing sampling and questionnaire designs and other plans and recommendations for the NSCCSD, which will be the first national survey of child care supply and demand in America in twenty years during which the use and funding of early care and education as well as (before and) after-school care has changed dramatically.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 9858 Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 64957	10/31/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 447	01/06/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Telephone calls with providers of home-based care
Telephone calls with center-based providers of before/after school care
Eligibility calls to Before/After School Programs
Household Screening Calls
Telephone calls with households with children under age 13
In-person interviews with parents of children in non-parental care
In-person interviews with child-care provider staff

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,582	0	0	1,582	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	365	0	0	365	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new data collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $318,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/15/2009

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