[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 1150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00223]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Grant 
Application (OMB #0970-0207)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the Head Start Grant Application 
Instrument and Instructions (OMB #0970-0207, expiration 04/30/2022). 
There are no substantive changes requested to the instruments, but a 
few minor changes have been made to the reporting structure of 
applications related to facilities to reflect the information already 
being submitted by grant recipients.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: To receive Head Start funding, Head Start grant 
recipients must apply for such funds through this information 
collection. The information submitted by applicants assists program and 
grant officials in determining whether the applicant meets the 
requirements for funding under the Head Start Act including any 
requirements specified in annual appropriations by Congress.
    Respondents: Head Start Grant Recipients.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual number    Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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Head Start Grant Application................           1,600              2.5               25          100,000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100,000.
    Comments: 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.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-00223 Filed 1-7-22; 8:45 am]
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