The Administration for Children and
Families’ FACES study periodically collects nationally
representative information about Head Start programs, their staff,
and the children and families they serve to inform program planning
and technical assistance and enable research. The study team added
a special study in the fall of 2021 to understand how children,
families, and staff are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fall
2021 data collection activities for FACES and AIAN FACES were
approved on July 30, 2021. As had been described in prior approvals
for FACES, the next regularly scheduled data collection for FACES
is in the spring of 2022. A full request package specific to the
spring 2022 data collection is currently in process, with the
60-day comment period currently underway (86 FR 48151). We request
two types of changes: those related to spring recruitment
activities, and those related to parent and teacher consent
materials, which will be used for both the fall 2021 and the spring
2022 collections. The proposed revisions fit within the general
purpose of the FACES data collection and the intended uses of FACES
data overall.
We have updated the burden
table to include recruitment activities for Spring 2022 and also to
reflect the current timeframe for approval (through July 2022). The
prior request was written and submitted as a three year request,
but through discussions with the Office of Management and Budget,
approval was given for one year. The burden table was not updated
to reflect that change at the time of final approval.
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:
(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;
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.
NonSub Change Request_FACES_fall 2021 consent and spring 2022 recruitment_revised2.docx
APPENDIX T_AIAN FACES 2019 SPECIAL TRIBAL PRESENTATION TEMPLATE_clean.pptx
AIAN FACES 2019 fall 2021 special Head Start teacher survey