[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43136-43137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17870]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Head Start Program Performance 
Standards (OMB #0970-0148)

AGENCY: Office of Head Start; Administration for Children and Families; 
HHS.

ACTION: Request for Public Comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Office Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is 
requesting a three-year extension of the Head Start Program Performance 
Standards (HSPPS) information collection (OMB #0970-0148, expiration 1/
31/2020). There are no changes requested to these record keeping 
requirements.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB is required to 
make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 
60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. 
Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: This information collection was approved alongside the 
final rule for the revised HSPPS on September 1, 2016. This information 
collection is entirely record keeping and does not contain any 
standardized instruments or instructions. For example, this includes 
the requirement that programs maintain a waiting list of eligible 
families. There are no changes to the record keeping requirements 
contained in this information collection. Only minor adjustments were 
made to the estimated burden based on updated enrollment and staff 
data.
    Respondents: Head Start grantees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Total  number
                                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average      Total  burden
            Recordkeeping requirement                   of              per        burden  hours       hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1301.6(a).......................................           3,020               1            0.70           2,114
1302.12(k)......................................       1,054,720               1            .166         175,084
1302.14(c)......................................           3,020               1            2.00           6,040
1302.16(b)......................................           3,020               1            5.00          15,100
1302.33(a) and (b)..............................       1,054,720               1            1.00       1,054,720
1302.33(c)(2)...................................         294,632               1            2.00         589,264
1302.42(a) and (b)..............................       1,054,720               1            0.66         696,115
1302.42(e)......................................           3,020               1            0.50           1,510
1302.47(b)(7)(iv)...............................           3,020               1            0.50           1,510
1302.53(b) & (d)................................           3,020               1           0.166             501
1302.90(a)......................................           3,020               1            0.50           1,510
1302.90(b)(1)(i)-(iv), (b)(4)...................          79,509               1            0.33          26,238
1302.93(a)......................................          26,503               1            0.25           6,626
1302.94(a)......................................           3,020               1           0.166             501
1302.101(a)(4) and 1302.102(b)-(c)..............           3,020               1           79.00         238,580
1302.102(d)(3)..................................             110               1           10.00           1,100
1303.12.........................................           3,020               1           0.166             501
1303.22-24......................................         956,120               1            0.33         315,520
1303.42-53......................................             260               1           40.00          10,400
1303.70(c)......................................             200               1               1             200
1303.72(a)(3)...................................           3,020               1               2           6,040
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 43137]]

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,149,174.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9836A.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-17870 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-40-P