Notice2022-13615
Submission for OMB Review; Recordkeeping for New Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start (OMB #0970-0583)
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Published
June 27, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requests public comment on an extension with no changes to recordkeeping requirements for ACF Head Start grantees. An Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) was published on November 30, 2021 that established the COVID-19 vaccination requirements whereby all Head Start staff, certain contractors, and volunteers must be vaccinated for COVID-19 by January 31, 2022. OHS requested and received emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement the associated recordkeeping requirements for 6 months. This request will extend approval beyond the current expiration date (6/30/2022). ACF is currently in the final rulemaking process. If the requirements in the final rule differ from the IFC in a way that alters recordkeeping requirements, ACF will make those changes in coordination with OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38159-38160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13615]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Recordkeeping for New Vaccine and Mask
Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start (OMB
#0970-0583)
AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children
and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
requests public comment on an extension with no changes to
recordkeeping requirements for ACF Head Start grantees. An Interim
Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) was published on November 30, 2021
that established the COVID-19 vaccination requirements whereby all Head
Start staff, certain contractors, and volunteers must be vaccinated for
COVID-19 by January 31, 2022. OHS requested and received emergency
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement
the associated recordkeeping requirements for 6 months. This request
will extend approval beyond the current expiration date (6/30/2022).
ACF is currently in the final rulemaking process. If the requirements
in the final rule differ from the IFC in a way that alters
recordkeeping requirements, ACF will make those changes in coordination
with OMB.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cf5f2faf3fff3f0f0f9ffe8f5f3f2dcfdfffab2f4f4efb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4821262e272b2724242d2b3c21272608292b2e6620203b662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by
the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: This request is for recipients of Head Start funding
to continue to (1) collect and maintain records on the vaccination
status of staff (including certain contractors) and volunteers in Head
Start and Early Head Start programs and (2) develop and maintain a
written COVID-19 testing protocol for individuals granted vaccine
exemptions that was established through the IFC (86 FR 68052). There is
no standard instrument required to be used to meet these recordkeeping
requirements. Burden estimates have been updated to reflect more recent
data available.
Respondents: Recipients of Head Start funding.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Average
Instrument Total number Responses per annual burden Annual burden
of respondents respondent hours hours
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Staff, Contractor, and Volunteer Reporting of 75,000 1 0.6667 50,002.5
New Vaccination................................
Staff, Contractor, and Volunteer Reporting of 320,000 1 0.0833 26,656
Existing Vaccination...........................
Staff, Contactor, and Volunteer Requesting and 5,000 1 0.5000 2,500
Processing Vaccination Exemption...............
Grant Recipient Maintaining Vaccination Records. 1,573 1 6.3573 10,000
Grant Recipient Establishing COVID-19 Testing 1,573 1 3.3333 5,243.3
Protocol.......................................
Grant Recipient Maintaining COVID-19 Testing 1,573 1 1 1,573
Protocol.......................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: We estimate the one-time and
ongoing burden to maintain records on staff and volunteer vaccination
rates and establish and maintain a written COVID-19 testing protocol
will result in 95,974.8 total annual burden hours.
(Authority: IFC [86 FR 68052])
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-13615 Filed 6-24-22; 8:45 am]
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