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OMB Control No: 0970-0151	ICR Reference No: 202005-0970-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202004-0970-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OPRE
Title: OPRE Evaluation: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2019) [Nationally representative studies of HS programs]
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: 05/18/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/14/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2022	04/30/2022	04/30/2022
Responses	7,457	0	8,457
Time Burden (Hours)	3,214	0	3,645
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of the FACES data collection is to support the 2007 reauthorization of the Head Start program (P.L. 110–134), which calls for periodic assessments of Head Start’s quality and effectiveness. FACES 2019 extends a previously approved data collection program (OMB number 0970-0151) to a new sample of Head Start programs, families, and children. As with previous rounds, both FACES 2019 and AI/AN FACES 2019 collects information from a national probability sample of Head Start programs to ascertain what progress Head Start has made toward meeting program performance goals. AI/AN FACES 2019 builds on AI/AN FACES 2015 (also OMB number 0970-0151). Spring 2020 data collection for FACES 2019 began in late February, just before Head Start centers nationwide began closing due to concerns around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In April 2020 OMB approved minor changes to study instruments to address the potential that responses to survey items could be influenced by the program closures or reduced services. At this time, due to COVID-19, most Head Start programs have closed physical buildings and have changed their operations to continue to meet the needs of the families they serve. Overview of Requested Changes Because programs are adjusting their services and communication with both families and staff in a variety of ways, we now propose adding items to the center director and program director instruments to capture their response to COVID-19 and upcoming summer plans to still provide services. The proposed new items fit within the general purpose of the FACES data collection and the intended uses of FACES data overall. The following instruments have been updated to include the new items: • FACES Program Director Survey (Attachment 12), • AI/AN FACES Program Director Survey (Attachment 21), • FACES Center Director Survey (Attachment 13), and • AI/AN FACES Center Director Survey (Attachment 22). The new items add approximately 10 minutes to the length of each instrument; Supporting Statement A has been updated to reflect this change. Additionally, due to the nationwide outbreak of COVID-19, the spring 2020 child assessment data collection has been cancelled. We have updated Supporting Statements A and B to reflect this change.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 103 - 62 Head Start Performance Measure Name of Law: Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
PL: Pub.L. 110 - 134 Monitoring, research, and stan Name of Law: Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 42894	08/24/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 63164	12/07/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	7,457	8,457	-1,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,214	3,645	-431
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This change request is to add items to the center director and program director instruments to capture their response to COVID-19 and upcoming summer plans to still provide services. The new items add approximately 10 minutes to the length of each instrument. Additionally, due to the nationwide outbreak of COVID-19, the spring 2020 child assessment data collection has been cancelled, which reduces burden estimates for the child assessments.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,971,083

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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? Yes

Agency Contact: Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov

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