[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66669-66670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32078]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Study of Benefits for Head Start Program Employees.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: Head Start Legislation requires that the Secretary 
conduct a study regarding the benefits available to individuals 
employed by Head Start Agencies including a description of benefits 
provided and to make recommendations about increasing the access of the 
individuals to benefits including access to a retirement pension 
program. The attached instrument is a survey designed to collect 
information about present benefits provided to employees.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions and households.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

                                                                                                                
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                                                                                No. of      Average             
                                                                    No. of     responses    burden       Total  
                           Instrument                            respondents      per      hours per    burden  
                                                                              respondent   response      hours  
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Staff Questionnaire............................................          360           1          .5         180
H.S. Program Director Questionnaire............................          360           1           2         720
Dir. of Non-H.S. Child Care Program............................            5           1           2          10
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 910
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: 
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.
    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.

    Dated: December 11, 1996.
Douglas J. Gedesky,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-32078 Filed 12-17-96; 8:45 am]
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