[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 67878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9374]



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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 1304 Head Start Program Performance Standards.
    OMB No. 0970-0148.
    Description: Head Start Program Performance Standards require Head 
Start and Early Head Start Programs and Delegate Agencies to maintain 
program records. The Administration for Children and Families, Office 
of Head Start, is proposing to renew, without changes, the authority to 
require certain record keeping in all programs as provided for in 45 
CFR 1304 Head Start Program Performance Standards. These standards 
prescribe the services that Head Start and Early Head Start programs 
provide to enrolled children and their families.
    Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and delegate 
agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                               Number of responses    Average burden hours
                       Number of respondents      per respondent          per response       Total burden hours
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       Instrument                  2,590                     16                   41.8              1,732,192
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
    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: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a43444c45494546464f495e4345446a4b494c04424259044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="523b3c343d313d3e3e3731263b3d3c123331347c3a3a217c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>. 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.

    Dated: November 17, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-9374 Filed 11-22-06; 8:45 am]
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