Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2021 / Notices 543 

Authority: Section 413 of the Social 

Security Act, as amended by the FY 2017 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. 

L. 115–31). 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29234 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Variations in Implementation 

of Quality Interventions (VIQI) Project 

(OMB #0970–0508) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, 

Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), is 

requesting a 3-year extension with 

changes to continue collecting data for 

the study Variations in Implementation 

of Quality Interventions (VIQI). In 

addition to extending data collection, 

OPRE proposes to update burden 

estimates to accommodate a different 

sample size of centers, administrators, 

teachers, and coaches; to revise data 

collection instruments and activities for 

the impact evaluation and process study 

in line with lessons learned during the 

pilot study; to add a second timepoint 

of data collection for the teacher reports 

to questions about children; to provide 

one new instrument to collect parent 

report of children’s skills and behaviors; 

and to provide one new instrument in 

anticipation of COVID–19 necessitating 

further information gathering to 

contextualize findings from the impact 

evaluation and process study. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

ACF is soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

collection of information can be 

obtained and comments may be 

forwarded by emailing 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

Alternatively, copies can also be 

obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, 

emailed or written, should be identified 

by the title of the information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Through the VIQI Project, 

OPRE aims to inform policymakers, 

practitioners, and stakeholders about 

effective ways to support the quality 

and effectiveness of early care and 

education (ECE) centers for promoting 

young children’s learning and 

development. The VIQI Project 

completed a pilot study in about 40 

centers in three metropolitan areas in 

2018–2019 that is informing a year-long 

impact evaluation and process study 

that involves testing the effectiveness of 

two curricular and professional 

development models aiming to 

strengthen the quality of classroom 

processes and children’s outcomes. The 

impact evaluation and process study is 

expected to begin in the fall of 2021 and 

will include about 140 communitybased and Head Start ECE centers 

spread across about 12 different 

metropolitan areas in the United States. 

The VIQI Project will consist of a 3- 

group experimental design where the 

initial quality and other characteristics 

of ECE centers are measured. For details 

about the study design, see the 

Supporting Statements at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=202008- 

0970-009. 

In anticipation of changes to center 

characteristics due to COVID–19, annual 

burden estimates and instruments have 

been updated to accommodate a 

different sample size of centers, 

administrators, teachers, and coaches 

for the impact evaluation and process 

study. 

The previously approved data 

collection instruments for the impact 

evaluation and process study include 

the following: 

(1) Instruments for Screening and 

Recruitment of ECE Centers. We do not 

propose any changes to these materials; 

(2) Baseline Instruments. 

Modifications made to surveys remove 

items that showed little variation in the 

pilot study, edit item wording to 

increase clarity and ease of 

understanding, and add a few new items 

to capture new constructs of interest 

based upon the insights gained from the 

pilot study. The child assessment and 

classroom observation instruments have 

been updated to reflect the selected 

assessments and observations. We 

added an additional time point of data 

collection (baseline) for teacher reports 

on questions about children in the 

classroom and have added in questions 

about children’s academic skills. Parent/ 

guardian reports to questions about 

children have been added to gather 

information about children’s skills at 

the beginning of the impact evaluation 

and process study. Administrator/ 

teacher COVID–19 supplemental survey 

questions have been added to gather 

information about how the pandemic 

has changed typical center and 

classroom programming and 

functioning, if there is a need to 

contextualize findings from the impact 

evaluation and process study due to 

circumstances surrounding the COVID– 

19 pandemic at the time of data 

collection; 

(3) Follow-Up Instruments. 

Modifications made to surveys remove 

items that showed little variation in the 

pilot study, edit item wording to 

increase clarity and ease of 

understanding, and add a few new items 

to capture new constructs of interest 

based upon insights gained from the 

pilot study. The child assessment and 

classroom observation instruments have 

been updated to reflect the selected 

assessments and observations. We 

added in questions about children’s 

academic skills to the teacher reports on 

questions about children in the 

classroom. Parent/guardian reports to 

questions about children have been 

added to gather information about 

children’s skills at the end of the impact 

evaluation and process study; and 

(4) Fidelity of Implementation 

Instruments. Modifications to the Coach 

Log have been made to remove or 

consolidate items that showed little 

variation or proved less useful in the 

pilot study and to edit item wording to 

increase clarity and ease of 

understanding. 

Respondents: Staff members working 

in Head Start grantee and communitybased child care oversight agencies, staff 

members working in about 140 ECE 

centers in about 12 metropolitan areas 

across the United States, and parents 

and children being served in these 

centers. 


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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Annual burden 

(in hours) 

Instruments for Screening and Recruitment of ECE Centers for the Impact Evaluation and Process Study 

Landscaping protocol with stakeholder agencies (staff burden in Head Start (HS) grantee and community-based 

child care agencies) ......................................................... 120 1 1.50 180 60 

Screening protocol for phone calls (staff burden in HS 

grantees and community-based child care agencies) ..... 132 1 2.0 264 88 

Screening protocol for phone calls (HS and communitybased child care center staff burden) .............................. 336 1 1.2 403 134 

Protocol for follow-up calls/in-person visits for screening 

and recruitment activities (staff burden in HS grantees 

and community-based child care agencies) .................... 610 1 1.5 915 305 

Protocol for follow-up calls/in-person visits for screening 

and recruitment activities (HS and community-based 

child care center staff burden) ......................................... 950 1 1.2 1,140 380 

Baseline Instruments for the Impact Evaluation and Process Study 

Baseline administrator survey .............................................. 175 1 0.6 105 35 

Baseline coach survey ......................................................... 59 1 0.6 35 12 

Baseline teacher/assistant teacher survey .......................... 1,050 1 0.6 630 210 

Baseline parent/guardian information form .......................... 6,300 1 0.1 630 210 

Baseline classroom observation protocol (teacher burden) 420 1 0.3 126 42 

Baseline protocol for child assessments (child burden) ...... 4,200 1 0.5 2,100 700 

Parent/guardian reports to questions about children (administered as part of the baseline parent/guardian information form) ..................................................................... 6,300 1 0.1 630 210 

Teacher reports to questions about children in classroom 

(administered as part of the baseline teacher survey) .... 420 10 0.17 714 238 

Administrator/teacher COVID–19 supplemental survey 

questions (administered as part of or in addition to administrator and/or teacher survey, to contextualize findings from impact evaluation and process study due to 

circumstances surrounding COVID–19 at the time of 

data collection) ................................................................. 980 1 0.25 245 82 

Follow-Up Instruments for Impact Evaluation and Process Study 

Follow-up administrator survey ............................................ 140 1 0.5 70 23 

Follow-up coach survey ....................................................... 47 1 0.5 24 8 

Follow-up teacher/assistant teacher survey ........................ 840 1 0.75 630 210 

Parent/guardian reports to questions about children .......... 6,300 1 0.1 630 210 

Teacher reports to questions about children in classroom 

(administered as part of the follow-up teacher survey) ... 420 10 0.17 714 238 

Follow-up classroom observation protocol (teacher burden) .................................................................................. 420 3 0.3 378 126 

Follow-up protocol for child assessments (child burden) .... 4,200 1 0.9 3,780 1,260 

Fidelity of Implementation Instruments for the Process Study 

Coach log ............................................................................. 47 108 0.25 1,269 423 

Teacher/assistant teacher log .............................................. 840 36 0.25 7,560 2,520 

Implementation fidelity observation protocol (teacher burden) .................................................................................. 80 1 0.3 24 8 

Interview/Focus group protocol (administrator, teacher/assistant teacher and coach burden) .................................. 236 1 1.5 354 118 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,850. 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2021 / Notices 545 

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9858(a)(5); 42 U.S.C. 

9835; and 42 U.S.C. 9844) 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29230 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Administration and Oversight 

of the Unaccompanied Alien Children 

Program (OMB #0970–0547) 

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee 

Resettlement (ORR), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), is inviting public 

comments on revisions to an approved 

information collection. The request 

consists of several forms that allow the 

Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) 

Program to monitor care provider 

facility compliance with federal laws 

and regulations, legal agreements, and 

ORR policies and procedures; and 

perform other administrative tasks. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

ACF is soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

collection of information can be 

obtained and comments may be 

forwarded by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can 

also be obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, 

emailed or written, should be identified 

by the title of the information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: ORR plans to revise six of 

the eight instruments currently 

approved under OMB #0970–0547. Four 

of the revised instruments will be 

incorporated into ORR’s new case 

management system, UAC Path. The 

other two revised instruments are and 

will remain PDF instruments. In 

addition, ORR plans to add two new 

instruments to this collection, both of 

which will be incorporated into UAC 

Path. Finally, ORR plans to remove one 

currently approved instrument from this 

collection. 

1. Care Provider Facility Tour Request 

(Form A–1A): This instrument is used 

by advocacy groups, faith-based 

organizations, researchers, government 

officials, and other stakeholders to 

request tours of ORR care provider 

facilities. After the request is received, 

ORR documents its decision and details 

regarding date and location of the tour, 

if applicable, and provides the 

completed form to the requester. No 

revisions are currently requested; ORR 

plans to continue use of this form as-is. 

2. Notice to UAC for Flores Visits 

(Forms A–4 & A–4s): This instrument is 

used by care provider facilities to notify 

UAC of upcoming visits by Flores 

counsel (lawyers and volunteers from 

the organization that originally 

participated in the creation of the Flores 

Settlement Agreement) and allow UAC 

to add their name to a sign-up sheet if 

they are willing to speak with Flores 

counsel. ORR updated the Spanish 

translation of this PDF instrument. 

3. Authorization for Release of 

Records (Form A–5): This instrument is 

used by attorneys, legal service 

providers, government agencies, and 

other stakeholders to request UAC case 

file records. In most cases, requesters 

are required to obtain the signature of 

the subject of the record request (UAC 

or their parent/legal guardian or 

sponsor) and a witness. ORR made the 

following revisions: 

Æ Added a section in which ORRfunded legal service providers are 

required to certify their representation 

of the child. 

Æ Added a separate area where 

sponsors may authorize the release of 

their records. 

Æ Updated the required supporting 

documentation for a representative of a 

federal/state government agency or the 

National Center for Missing and 

Exploited Children to further require 

that the requester specify the scope of 

their investigation and provide a case 

reference number. 

Æ Clarified in the instructions that 

ORR will not release any records that 

are clearly outside of the scope of a 

government agency’s investigation 

absent a court-issued subpoena or order. 

4. Notification of Concern (Form A–7): 

This instrument is used by home study 

and post-release service caseworkers, 

care provider case managers, and the 

ORR National Call Center to notify ORR 

of certain concerns that arise after a 

UAC is released from ORR custody. This 

is a new instrument that ORR plans to 

add to this collection. 

5. Event (Form A–9): This instrument 

is used by ORR care provider programs 

to document high-level information 

about situations that must be reported to 

ORR. Creating an Event is the first step 

in creating any type of incident report 

(see forms A–10A to A–10C below), PLE 

Report (see form A–10D below) or 

Notification of Concern (see form A–7 

above). After an Event is created, an 

incident report or Notification of 

Concern is created for each UAC 

involved in the incident and linked to 

the Event. For program-level events, one 

PLE Report is created and linked to the 

Event. Event information is visible in 

each individual report/notification 

report. This instrument was previously 

approved as part of ORR’s various 

incident reports (Forms A–10A to A– 

10D). ORR is listing it separately, as a 

new instrument, to better align 

instruments in this collection with how 

data will be entered in UAC Path. Some 

fields that were previously entered in 

each incident report have been moved 

into this instrument so that they only 

need to be entered once. The form also 

contains several new fields that capture 

additional information about the 

location and timeframe of the event. 

Please note that internal form number 

A–9 was previously assigned to the 

Program-Level Event Report. 

6. Emergency Significant Incident 

Report (SIR) and Addendum (Form A– 

10A): This instrument is used by ORR 

care provider programs to inform ORR 

of urgent situations in which there is an 

immediate threat to a child’s safety and 

well-being that require instantaneous 

action. In some cases, an Emergency SIR 

Addendum may be required to provide 

additional information obtained after 

the initial report. ORR made the 

following revisions: 

Æ Revised the available options for 

the category and subcategory fields. 

Æ Added a question asking whether 

the incident is related to gang/cartel 

crimes, activities, or affiliation. 

Æ Added fields to capture additional 

detail on individuals involved in the 

incident, actions taken, and video 

footage. 

Æ Added fields to capture additional 

information related to reporting of 

incidents to child protective services, 

state licensing agencies, and local law 

enforcement. 

Æ Added a disposition field to 

indicate whether the incident is closed 

or if the incident is open and further 

action is required. 

Æ Updated functionality for the list of 

individuals who need to be notified of 

the incident so that it is auto-populated 


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