[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 44538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16885]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Head Start Program Information Report.
    OMB No.: 0980-0017.
    Description: The Head Start Bureau is proposing to renew authority 
to collect information using the Head Start Program Information Report 
(PIR). The PIR provides information about Head Start and Early Head 
Start services received by the children and families enrolled in Head 
Start programs. The information collected in the PIR is used to inform 
the public about these programs and to make periodic reports to 
Congress about the status of children in Head Start programs as 
required by the Head Start statute.
    Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start program grants 
recipients.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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45 CFR Part 1301................................           2690               1               4          10,760
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,760.
    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. E-mail address: 
[email protected]. 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 the 
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: July 19, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-16885 Filed 7-23-04; 8:45 am]
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