Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Notices 44373 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Understanding Children’s Transitions 

From Head Start to Kindergarten 

(HS2K) (New Collection) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) seeks approval to 

conduct semi-structured, qualitative 

interviews with Head Start staff (grantee 

administrators, managers/coordinators, 

center directors, teachers, staff), parents, 

affiliated community providers, and 

partner Local Education Agency (LEA) 

staff (administrators, elementary school 

principals, staff, and kindergarten 

teachers) at six sites. A comparative case 

study design will explore varying 

strategies and approaches to supporting 

children’s transitions from Head Start to 

kindergarten. 

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of 

publication. OMB must make a decision 

about the collection of information 

between 30 and 60 days after 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

is best assured of having its full effect 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The proposed case 

studies intend to study the transition 

strategies and approaches employed, 

across various levels, both within and 

across the Head Start and elementary 

school systems. The case studies focus 

on how relationships across systems 

support coordinated transition 

practices, which are hypothesized to 

lead to the most positive outcomes for 

children, families, and teachers. 

Qualitative data collection protocols 

will explore how the supports for and 

implementation of transition 

approaches vary amongst Head Start 

grantees/delegates, Head Start centers, 

elementary schools, and LEAs within 

the same communities, including 

contextual factors that support or hinder 

meaningful collaboration. 

Respondents: Head Start 

administrators, LEA administrators, 

Head Start center directors, elementary 

school principals, Head Start teachers, 

kindergarten teachers, elementary 

school staff, Head Start managers & 

coordinators, Head Start parents/ 

families (pre- and post-kindergarten 

transition), Community Service 

Providers. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Avg. Burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Annual burden 

(in hours) 

Supplemental Materials A: Initial outreach and recruitment 

scripts for Programs and Schools (Head Start grantee 

and delegate agency administrator, Local Education 

Agency administrator, Head Start Center Director, elementary principal .............................................................. 36 1.3 1.3 46.8 23.4 

Supplemental Materials B: Initial Outreach and Recruitment Scripts for Head Start Families ............................... 72 1 .25 18 9 

Administrator Interview Protocol (Head Start grantee and 

delegate agency administrator, Local Education Agency 

administrator) .................................................................... 30 1 1 30 15 

Site Leadership Interview Protocol (Head Start Center Director, elementary principal) ............................................. 12 1 1.25 15 7.5 

Teacher & Staff Interview Protocol (Head Start teacher, 

kindergarten teacher, elementary staff) ........................... 30 1 .80 24 12 

Head Start Manager/Coordinator Interview Protocol ........... 12 1 1.25 15 7.5 

Head Start Family Background Questionnaire .................... 48 1 .25 12 6 

Head Start Family Focus Group Protocol ........................... 48 1 1.25 60 30 

Kindergarten Family Interview Protocol ............................... 12 1 .75 9 4.5 

Community Partner Interview Protocol ................................ 6 1 1 6 3 

Social Network Instrument ................................................... 90 1 .25 22.5 11.25 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 129.15. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. Section 9835 and 

42 U.S.C. Section 9844. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17262 Filed 8–11–21; 8:45 am] 

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