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OMB Control No:
0970-0499
ICR Reference No:
202109-0970-007
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202106-0970-009
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/ACF
Agency Tracking No:
OPRE
Title:
Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education
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:
09/20/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/14/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2023
09/30/2023
09/30/2023
Responses
3,804
0
3,555
Time Burden (Hours)
2,174
0
2,179
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The goals of the Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education field test are to (1) refine the implementation measures to further improve their psychometric properties, (2) refine the cost measures to identify costs associated with each center function and across ages of children, and (3) test the associations between implementation, cost, and quality measures. This request is for the following nonsubstantive changes: 1) revisions to our time use survey; and 2) updates to our currently approved experiments looking at the timing of a token of appreciation. An accompanying memo describes the background and details of the request.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 9858m(a)(5)
Name of Law: Sec 658O(a)(5) of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as amended by Pub. L. No. 113-186
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:
86 FR 22969
04/30/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 35301
07/02/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
9
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Instrument 1 - Center recruitment call
Instrument 2 - Center engagement call
Instrument 3 - Implementation interview protocol
Instrument 4 - Electronic cost workbook
Instrument 5 - Staff rosters for time use survey
Instrument 6 - Time use survey (Fall 2021 Fielding)
Instrument 6 - Time use survey (Spring and Summer 2021 Fielding)
Instrument 7 - Center re- engagement call and roster update for SEQUAL teaching staff survey
Instrument 8 - SEQUAL teaching staff surveys
ICR Summary of Burden
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
3,804
3,555
0
249
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
2,174
2,179
0
-5
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
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:
We discovered issues with the quality of data coming from the time use survey (TUS) in the field test. We propose to administer a revised version of the TUS with the entire field test sample, which means re-administering with respondents who completed the TUS in the Spring/Summer of 2021. The TUS has been revised and the version for the fall is slightly shorter than the version administered previously. Burden estimates were updated to reflect these changes.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$3,394,463
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.
No
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
Common Form ICR:
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:
(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:
09/14/2021