[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 79903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32241]


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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 Grant Application and Budget Instruments.
    OMB No.: 0970-0207.
    Description: The Office of Head Start is proposing to renew, 
without changes, the Head Start Grant Application and Budget 
Instrument, which grantees use to provide information that is requested 
from all Head Start and Early Head Start grantees applying for 
continuation grants. The application and budget forms are available in 
the Head Start Enterprise System (HSES), a secure Web-based system, 
which transmits completed applications to Regional and Central Offices. 
The Administration for Children and Families believes that this 
application instrument has made the process of applying for a Head 
Start continuation grant more efficient for applicants.
    Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees.

                                             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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HS grant and budget instrument..............           2,000                1               33           66,000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 66,000.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
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 information to be 
collected; and (e) 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. 2015-32241 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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