[Federal Register: December 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 235)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Head Start Program Information Report.
    OMB No.: 0980-0017.
    Description: The Office of Head Start within the Administration for 
Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human 
Services, is proposing to renew authority to collect information using 
the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR). The PIR provides 
information about Head Start and Early Head Start services received by 
the children and families enrolled in Head Start programs. The 
information collected in the PIR is used to inform the public about 
these programs and to make periodic reports to Congress about the 
status of children in Head Start programs as required by the Head Start 
Act.
    Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start program grant 
recipients.

                                             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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Head Start Program Information Report.......           2,690                1                4           10,760
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,760.
    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. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed

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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 30, 2007.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-5965 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am]

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