OPRE Research Study: Head Start Connects: A Study of Family Support Services

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
HS Connects_OMB NonSub Change Request_Nov 2022_final.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2022-11-28	Repair queued
HS Connects_OMB NonSub Change Request_Sept 2022.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2022-09-16	Repair queued
Appendix B_HS Connects Informed consent forms_15Jul2022_final_MDRC edits_11.9.22 clean.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-11-28	Repair queued
Appendix A_HS Connects recruitment materials_7.15.22.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-07-18	Repair queued
HSConnects_Descriptive_SSB_v11 clean.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2022-11-28	Repair queued
HSConnects_Descriptive_v6_SSA_7.15.22.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-07-18	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
254701	Instrument 5: Focus Groups of Head Start Family Support Services Staff Members	Other-Focus Groups	Unchanged
254700	Instrument 4: Daily Snapshot Survey of Head Start Family Support Services Staff Members	Other-Survey	Modified
254699	Instrument 3: Survey of Head Start Family Support Services Staff Members	Other-Survey	Modified
254698	Instrument 2: Survey of Head Start Family and Community Partnerships Managers	Other-Survey	Modified
254697	Instrument 1: Survey of Head Start Directors	Other-Survey	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0538	ICR Reference No: 202211-0970-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202209-0970-009
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OPRE
Title: OPRE Research Study: Head Start Connects: A Study of Family Support Services
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/01/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/28/2022
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2024	09/30/2024	09/30/2024
Responses	12,797	0	12,797
Time Burden (Hours)	2,911	0	2,911
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Head Start Connects: A Study of Family Support Services study is the final phase of the Head Start (HS) Connects Study. The study will collect data through web-based surveys of Head Start program directors, Head Start family and community partnerships managers/coordinators, and Head Start family support services staff members. In this phase, data collection is expected to take place over a 10-month period in the program year of 2022-2023. Through the start of data collection, the team has identified some needed minor updates to the consent form and consent processes related to the director survey. 1. In some cases, programs/school districts have restrictions on whether staff can receive honoraria, so we would like to add language to address this potential. 2. While fielding the director survey, the research team found that several respondents who requested they receive the survey via phone said they no longer had time to do the survey while the field interviewer was reading the consent form language. It would be helpful to share the consent form via email prior to the phone call and then read a consent script to summarize the consent form information at the start of the phone call. Additionally, since approval of the current information collection materials, the study team identified minor edits to three data collection instruments to be fielded in Winter/Spring 2023 (Instrument 2: Survey of Family and Community Partnerships Managers; Instrument 3: Survey of Family Support Services Staff Members; Instrument 4: Daily Snapshot Survey of Head Start Family Support Services Staff Members).

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 134 Sec 640(a)(2)(D) and Sec 649 Name of Law: Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007
  

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:
	87 FR 6567	02/04/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 43528	07/21/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Instrument 1: Survey of Head Start Directors
Instrument 2: Survey of Head Start Family and Community Partnerships Managers
Instrument 3: Survey of Head Start Family Support Services Staff Members
Instrument 4: Daily Snapshot Survey of Head Start Family Support Services Staff Members
Instrument 5: Focus Groups of Head Start Family Support Services Staff Members

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	12,797	12,797	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,911	2,911	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,700,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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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: 11/28/2022

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