Notice2021-11777
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start REACH: Strengthening Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Approaches With Families (New Collection)
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Published
June 4, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to collect data on different approaches that Head Start programs use for the recruitment, selection, enrollment, and retention (RSER) of families facing adversities and the community organizations with which it partners to support these activities. This study aims to present an internally valid description of RSER approaches used by six purposively selected programs, not to promote statistical generalization to different sites or service populations.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 106 (Friday, June 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30050-30051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11777]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start REACH:
Strengthening Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Approaches With
Families (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to
collect data on different approaches that Head Start programs use for
the recruitment, selection, enrollment, and retention (RSER) of
families facing adversities and the community organizations with which
it partners to support these activities. This study aims to present an
internally valid description of RSER approaches used by six purposively
selected programs, not to promote statistical generalization to
different sites or service populations.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the information collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#632c3331260a0d050c000c0f0f0600170a0c0d230200054d0b0b104d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="521d0200173b3c343d313d3e3e3731263b3d3c123331347c3a3a217c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>. Alternatively, copies can also 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, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Head Start REACH: Strengthening Outreach,
Recruitment, and Engagement Approaches with Families project is
proposing to conduct qualitative case studies to examine the approaches
used by Head Start programs to recruit, select, enroll, and retain
families experiencing adversities and the implementation of these
approaches, including supporting factors and barriers. Adversities is a
broad term that refers to a wide range of circumstances or events that
pose a threat to a child or caregiver's physical or psychological well-
being. The adversities that families experience are often intertwined
with poverty, may co-occur, and are affected by systematic factors,
such as structural racism. Common examples include (but are not limited
to) families experiencing homelessness; involvement in child welfare,
including foster care; and affected by substance use, mental health
issues, and domestic violence.
We will collect information from six sites; each site will include
(1) a Head Start program that has demonstrated success in the RSER of
families experiencing adversities, and (2) up to four of its community
partner organizations that serve families experiencing adversities.
We will collect information on how programs determine which
adversities to focus on for their RSER efforts; RSER approaches
programs use, focusing specifically on families experiencing
adversities; RSER-related training and support that Head Start staff
receive; partnerships that programs form with organizations in the
community to support these activities; and supporting factors and
barriers to participation of enrolled and non-enrolled families who
face adversities.
Respondents: Head Start program directors; Head Start staff
conducting eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, attendance
(ERSEA) activities; staff from community organizations with which Head
Start programs partner for ERSEA activities; Head Start-eligible
parents enrolled in Head Start, and those not enrolled in Head Start.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Average burden Total/annual
Instrument (total over (total over per response burden (in
request request (in hours) hours)
period) period)
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Program director recruitment call protocol 6 1 0.50 3.0
(Instrument 1).................................
Program staff interview protocol: Program 6 1 1.0 6.0
director (Instrument 2) \a\....................
Program staff interview protocol ERSEA staff 24 1 1.5 36
(Instrument 2) \a\.............................
Head Start enrolled families focus group guide 60 1 1.5 90
(Instrument 3).................................
Community partner recruitment call protocol 24 1 0.17 4.0
(Instrument 4).................................
Community partner staff interview protocol 24 1 0.75 18
(Instrument 5).................................
Community partner focus group coordination \b\.. 6 1 2.0 12
Families not enrolled in Head Start focus group 60 1 1.5 90
guide (Instrument 6)...........................
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\a\ There is one interview protocol for both the program director and the ERSEA staff and the interviewer will
tailor it to the respondent(s).
\b\ There is no instrument, only a document of duties associated with this activity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 259
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Head Start Act Section 640 [42 U.S.C. 9835].
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-11777 Filed 6-3-21; 8:45 am]
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