[Federal Register: September 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 186)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administratiion for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; 
Proposed Project

    Title: Head Start Grant Application and Budget Instrument.
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: The Head Start program is promulgating a Head Start 
Grant Application and Budget Instrument to standardize the grant 
application information which is requested from all grantees applying 
for continuation grants. The Bureau is also instituting a three year 
grant funding cycle so that applicants will only submit full 
applications in their first year of their three year funding cycle. In 
addition, the Grant Application and Budget Instrument will be available 
on a data disk and can be transmitted electronically to Regional 
Offices. The Administration on Children, Youth and Families believes 
that, in promulgating this application document, the process of 
applying for grants for the Head Start program will be more efficient 
for the applicants.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Govt.

                                             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 Grant Application and Budget                1,513                1               33           49,929
 Instrument.................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 49,929.
    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 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: September 21, 1999.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-24992 Filed 9-24-99; 8:45 am]
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