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OMB Control No:
0970-0391
ICR Reference No:
202109-0970-012
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202106-0970-003
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/ACF
Agency Tracking No:
OPRE
Title:
2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education COVID-19 Follow-up
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
10/26/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/23/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2024
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2021
Responses
11,959
0
21,531
Time Burden (Hours)
3,774
0
6,917
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This information collection is part of an effort by ACF to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting early care and education (ECE) supply and workforce through a COVID-focused follow-up IC of the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education’s sampled ECE programs and workforce (2019 NSECE; OMB # 0970-0391). This study is sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children & Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This follow-up study using the NSECE sample offers a unique opportunity to answer questions about the effect of the pandemic on ECE as it is nationally representative of all sectors of the ECE system, and offers recent pre-pandemic data that could be used for pre- and post-pandemic comparisons. Initial approval for the NSECE COVID Follow-up was received in November 2020 and minor updates were made in March and June 2021. Since a central purpose of the NSECE COVID-19 Follow-up is to collect data on providers’ receipt of pandemic assistance, we delayed parts of Wave 2 data collection to fall 2021 to improve the ability of the data collection to collect data on providers’ receipt of pandemic assistance. Spring 2021 data collection for Wave 2 has begun, but only for a subsample of the full center-based provider sample. This request is for and extension with no changes to complete data collection for the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education COVID-19 Follow-Up.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 9858
Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
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 38488
07/21/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 52910
09/23/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
8
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
(Center-based) Workforce Interview – Wave 2; In ECE during Focal Week
(Center-based) Workforce Interview – Wave 2; Not in ECE during Focal Week
Center-based Provider Fall 2021 Funding Receipt Supplement (Wave 2)
Center-based Provider Interview Wave 2 Fall; Providers completing Wave 2 Spring interview also
Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 either spring or fall; in ECE during focal week
Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2, either spring or fall; not in ECE during focal week
Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 -- In ECE during focal week
Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 -- Not in ECE during focal week
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
11,959
21,531
0
-9,572
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
3,774
6,917
0
-3,143
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
This request is for an extension with no changes. Burden estimates were updated in June 2021 to reflect a change to the data collection plan, but ROCIS was inadvertently not updated to match the approved supporting statement for the approval. ROCIS now matches the submitted justification materials.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$7,075,749
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
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:
09/23/2021
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