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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34753-34754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14123]

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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.

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SUMMARY: The Office Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the information collection 
requirements under the Head Start Program Performance Standards (OMB 
#0970-0148). There are no changes to the information collection.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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 within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: Section 641A of the Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9836A, 
directs HHS to develop ``scientifically based and developmentally 
appropriate education performance standards related to school 
readiness'' and ``ensure that any such revisions in the standards do 
not result in the elimination of or any reduction in quality, scope, or 
types of health, educational, parental involvement, nutritional, 
social, or other services.'' The Office of Head Start (OHS) announced 
in the Federal Register in 2016 the first comprehensive revision of the 
Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) since their original 
release in 1975. This information collection was approved alongside the 
final rule for the HSPPS.
    This information collection is entirely recordkeeping and does not 
contain any standardized instruments to provide flexibility for local 
programs. These records are intended to act as a tool for grantees and 
delegate agencies to be used in their day-to-day operations. For 
example, this includes the requirement that programs maintain a waiting 
list of eligible families. There are no changes to the record keeping 
requirements.
    Respondents: Head Start Grantees. Depending on the standard, the 
calculated burden hours is based on the individual enrollee 
(1,054,720), family (956,120), program (3,020), or staff (265,030). In 
a few cases, only a proportion of one of these may apply.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                  Total number    Average burden
           Instrument             Total number    of responses      hours per      Total burden    Annual burden
                                 of respondents  per respondent      response          hours           hours
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1301.6(a)......................           3,020               1             0.70           2,114           2,114
1302.12(k).....................       1,054,720               1             .166         175,084         175,084
1302.14(c).....................           3,020               1             2.00           6,040           6,040
1302.16(b).....................           3,020               1             5.00          15,100          15,100
1302.33(a)-(b).................       1,054,720               1             1.00       1,054,720       1,054,720
1302.33(c)(2)..................         294,632               1             2.00         589,264         589,264
1302.42(a)-(b).................       1,054,720               1             0.66         696,115         696,115
1302.42(e).....................           3,020               1             0.50           1,510           1,510
1302.47(b)(7)(iv)..............           3,020               1             0.50           1,510           1,510
1302.53(b)-(d).................           3,020               1            0.166             501             501
1302.90(a).....................           3,020               1             0.50           1,510           1,510
1302.90(b)(1)(i)-(iv), (b)(4)..          79,509               1             0.33          26,238          26,238
1302.93(a).....................          26,503               1             0.25           6,626           6,626
1302.94(a).....................           3,020               1            0.166             501             501
1302.101(a)(4), 1302.102(b)-(c)           3,020               1            79.00         238,580         238,580
1302.102(d)(3).................             110               1            10.00           1,100           1,100
1303.12........................           3,020               1            0.166             501             501
1303.22-24.....................         956,120               1             0.33         315,520         315,520
1303.42-53.....................             260               1            40.00          10,400          10,400
1303.70(c).....................             200               1             1.00             200             200
1303.72(a)(3)..................           3,020               1             2.00           6,040           6,040
1304.13........................              75               1            60.00           4,500           4,500
1304.15(a).....................             400               1             0.25             100             100
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,153,774.

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

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-14123 Filed 6-29-21; 8:45 am]
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