[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5855-5856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1013]


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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 Part 1309 Head Start Facilities Purchase, Major 
Renovation and Construction.
    OMB No.: 0970-0193.
    Description: The Head Start Bureau is proposing to renew, without 
changes, 45 CFR 1309. This rule contains the administrative 
requirements for Head Start and Early Head Start grantees who apply for 
funding to purchase, renovate, or construct Head Start program 
facilities. The rule ensures that grantees use standard business 
practices when acquiring real property and that Federal interest is 
preserved in properties acquired with public funds. The rule further 
ensures compliance with all other Federal statutes applicable to the 
expenditure of Federal funds when acquiring real property.
    Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and delegate 
agencies.

                                             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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Regulation......................................             200               1              41           8,200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,200
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    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: 
[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)

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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: January 30, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-1013 Filed 2-2-06; 8:45 am]
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