[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 22716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: 45 CFR 1304 Head Start Program Performance Standards.
    OMB No.: 0970-0148.
    Description: Head Start Performance Standards require Head Start 
and Early Head Start Programs and Delegate Agencies to maintain program 
records. The Administration for Children and Families is proposing to 
renew the authority to require certain record keeping in all programs 
as provided for in 45 CFR 1304 Head Start Performance Standards. These 
standards prescribe the services that Head Start and Early Head Start 
programs provide to enrolled children and their families.
    Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and delegate 
agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                               Number of    Average
                                                                  Number of    responses    burden       Total
                           Instrument                            respondents      per      hours per    burden
                                                                              respondent   response      hours
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                                                                       2,590          16        41.8   1,737,618
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,737,618.
    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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 
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: April 22, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-10457 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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