[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 218 (Thursday, November 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 67377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28799]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Assessment

AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), ACF, 
DHHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families has prepared a 
draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Revised 
General Administration Manual, HHS Part 30, Environmental Protection. 
The document assesses the environmental impacts of activities 
undertaken by the Head Start and Early Head Start grantees when 
purchasing, renovating or constructing child care facilities.
    The Department of Health and Human Services has completed a review 
of the draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment. A determination as 
to the finding of significant or non-significant impacts on the 
environment will not be made until at least 30 days from the 
publication of this notice.

DATES: Written comments on the draft Programmatic Environmental 
Assessment should be received on or before December 11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the draft Programmatic 
Environmental Assessment may obtain a copy by writing to: Head Start 
PEA Team, The Mangi Environmental Group, 701 West Broad Street, Suite 
205, Falls Church, Virginia 22046. Comments concerning the draft 
Programmatic Environmental Assessment should be submitted to the 
Programmatic Environmental Team at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Klafehn, Acting Associate 
Commissioner, Head Start Bureau, Administration for Children, Youth and 
Families, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, D.C. 20013; (202) 205-8672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Head Start and Early Head Start are 
authorized under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.). It is a 
national program providing comprehensive developmental services to low-
income preschool children, primarily age three to age of compulsory 
school attendance, and their families. To help enrolled children 
achieve their full potential, Head Start programs provide comprehensive 
health, nutritional, educational, social and 500 Head Start program 
grantees.
    To improve the availability and quality of child care centers, the 
Head Start Act was amended in 1992 and again in 1994 authorizing the 
use of federal financial assistance to make payments for capital 
expenditures, such as expenditures for the purchase, construction and 
major renovations of Head Start and Early Head Start facilities. This 
authority is found in Section 644 (f) and (g) of the Head Start Act.
    In conformance with the Revised General Administration Manual, HHS 
Part 30, Environmental Protection, the Administration for Children and 
Families has conducted a Programmatic Environmental Assessment to 
determine if this federally funded activity would have a significant 
impact on the environment.

    Dated: November 1, 2000.
Olivia A. Golden,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 00-28799 Filed 11-8-00; 8:45 am]
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