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OMB Control No: 0970-0627	ICR Reference No: 202404-0970-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202403-0970-009
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Survey on Where Parents Look for and Find Information and How They Use Information When Selecting Child Care
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: 04/17/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/16/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2025	05/31/2025	05/31/2025
Responses	9,500	0	3,600
Time Burden (Hours)	1,185	0	543
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: On February 28, 2024, we received approval to conduct a survey, Survey on Where Parents Look for and Find Information and How They Use Information When Selecting Child Care (OMB #0970-0627). Since approval, one nonsubstantive change request was approved to on March 19, 2024. The purpose of this survey is to better understand parent perspectives and experiences with using different information sources on child care and early education (CCEE), how they make decisions about their children’s CCEE enrollment, and information about their care arrangements and family circumstances. We launched the parent survey on March 28, 2024 and are currently using NORC’s AmeriSpeak panel to collect parent survey data. We have experienced substantially higher screener completion and interview completion rates than are typical for other AmeriSpeak surveys. Therefore, we have higher than expected burden and need to update the burden rates for this study. As such, we request to update the number of households taking the screener section of the survey from 2,100 to 7,000 and the number of households taking the full survey from 1,500 to 2,500. With increased numbers we will have greater power to detect differences between key subgroups of interest, particularly among low-incidence groups. For example, differences in information access and use based on whether the household has reliable internet access.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 9857 et seq Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 1990, as amended

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:
	88 FR 74196	10/30/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 1920	01/11/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Parent Survey Eligibility Confirmation (Section AE)
Parent Survey Questionnaire (Section A – DA)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	9,500	3,600	5,900
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,185	543	642
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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Since launching the survey, we have experienced substantially higher screener completion and interview completion rates than expected. Therefore, we have higher than expected burden and need to update the burden rates for this study. As such, we request to update the number of households taking the screener section of the survey from 2,100 to 7,000 and the number of households taking the full survey from 1,500 to 2,500. With increased numbers we will have greater power to detect differences between key subgroups of interest, particularly among low-incidence groups. For example, differences in information access and use based on whether the household has reliable internet access.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,030,000

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. 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? No

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

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