[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14836]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; 
Proposed Projects

    Title: Appeal Procedures for Head Start Grantees and Current or 
Former Delegate Agencies.
    OMB No.: 0980-0242.
    Description: Section 646 of the Head Start Act requires the 
Secretary to prescribe procedures insuring that an agency or 
organization which desires to serve as a delegate agency under the Head 
Start Act will receive special notice and an opportunity for a timely 
appeal when an application has been wholly or substantially rejected or 
when such application has not been acted upon within a period of time 
deemed reasonable by the Secretary. The rule also describes the actions 
available prior to the suspension, termination, or reduction of 
financial assistance or when an application for refunding is denied.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.

                                             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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Appeal......................................              10                1               16              160 
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.
    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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
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.

    Dated: June 1, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-14836 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]
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