[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76737-76738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31493]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration of Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: 45 CFR 1301 Head Start Grant Administration.
    OMB No. 0980-0243.
    Description: The Office of Head Start is proposing to renew without 
changes authority to collect information pursuant to 45 CFR 1301. These 
provisions are applicable to program administration and grants 
administration under the Head Start Act, as amended. The provisions 
specify the requirements for grantee agencies for insurance and 
bonding, the submission of audits, matching of federal funds, 
accounting systems certifications and other provisions applicable to 
personnel management.
    Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start program grant 
recipients.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instruments                     Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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45 CFR 1301.................................            2700                1                2             5400
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5400.
    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 comments 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 
Planning Research and Evaluation, 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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-31493 Filed 12-7-11; 8:45 am]
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