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Information Collection Request

The Study of Disability Services Coordinators and Inclusion in Head Start, 2019-2024

ICR 202203-0970-003 · OMB 0970-0585 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2022-03-22
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2022-02-16
Supplementary Document
2021-09-28
Supplementary Document
2021-09-28
Supplementary Document
2021-09-28
Supplementary Document
2022-02-16
Supplementary Document
2022-03-21
Supplementary Document
2021-09-28
Supplementary Document
2021-09-28
Supporting Statement B
2021-12-28
Supporting Statement A
2021-12-28
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
249538 Unchanged
249537 Unchanged
249536 Unchanged
249502 Modified
249501 Modified
ICR Details
0970-0585 202203-0970-003
Received in OIRA 202202-0970-005
HHS/ACF OPRE
The Study of Disability Services Coordinators and Inclusion in Head Start, 2019-2024
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular 03/23/2022
  Requested Previously Approved
01/31/2025 01/31/2025
1,600 1,600
994 994
0 0
On January 3, 2022, we received OMB approval for the Study of Disability Services Coordinators (DSC) and Inclusion in Head Start (OMB #0970-0585) and on 2/24/22 we received approval for a non-substantive change to revise study materials (recruitment materials and survey items) to account for the number of DSCs that are new to the role. This study will provide a national picture of the DSC workforce for Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start (HS), including American Indian/Alaska Native (Region XI) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) (Region XII) grantees and/or delegate agencies. We released a soft launch of the Phase 1 Survey of EHS/HS Program Directors on 2/8/22 and the full release (with the exception of programs that may require Tribal IRB/RRB or school district approval) on 2/24/22. The first question on the survey asked if respondents are a director of an agency that directly served children through EHS/HS. If they responded “no,” the survey closed, and the link would no longer work. Since then, we have observed a high number of screen-outs as well as received numerous emails from EHS/HS staff asking that we reopen the survey link. These inadvertent screen-outs place undue burden on program staff, who are reaching out to the study team to request that they reopen their survey, and decrease our response rates, since some proportion of individuals who get locked out of the survey will not reach out to the study team to request that it get reopened. Since we are relying on responses to the Phase 1 Survey of EHS/HS Program Directors to build the sample frame for the Phase 2 Survey of DSCs, this issue presents a serious challenge to the overall success of the study. To mitigate these issues, we are requesting changes to the Phase 1 instrument and recruitment materials. Additionally, we have learned that edits to our Tribal Leadership and Superintendent letters are necessary to properly address and provide information to recipients.
US Code: 42 USC 9835 Name of Law: Head Start Act
   US Code: 42 USC 9835 Name of Law: Head Start Act
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  86 FR 38722 07/22/2021
86 FR 53963 09/29/2021
Yes
  Total Request 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 1,600 1,600 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 994 994 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
This is a new information collection.
$424,587
No
    Yes
    No
No
No
No
No
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
  No
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.
03/23/2022