Notice2025-07841
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Program Information Report
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Published
May 6, 2025
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Head Start (OHS) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR), Monthly Enrollment reporting instrument, and Center Locations and Contacts instrument (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0427, expiration June 30, 2025). OHS has not made any updates to these instruments.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 19206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07841]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB #: 0970-0427]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Program
Information Report
AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of
Head Start (OHS) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Head Start
Program Information Report (PIR), Monthly Enrollment reporting
instrument, and Center Locations and Contacts instrument (Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0427, expiration June 30, 2025). OHS
has not made any updates to these instruments.
DATES: Comments due July 7, 2025. In compliance with the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described
above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0999e969f939f9c9c959384999f9eb0919396de989883de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d14131b121e121111181e091412133d1c1e1b5315150e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OHS is requesting an extension, without changes, of
the Head Start PIR information collection authority. The following
instruments are included in this information collection: (1) PIR, (2)
Monthly Enrollment, and (3) Center Locations and Contacts. The PIR is
used for federal program management purposes including to promote
decision-making using data, is a major source of information used to
respond to congressional and public inquiries about Head Start programs
and is used often by researchers. Monthly enrollment reporting supports
oversight activities related to promoting full enrollment of programs.
Center locations and contact reporting is used to help parents locate a
program in their community. In general, these information collections
together create key administrative datasets to support administration
of the program. There are no updates to the current OMB-approved PIR.
Respondents: Head Start Grant Recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Annual number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
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Head Start PIR.................................. 1,600 2.25 1 3,600
Monthly Enrollment.............................. 1,600 27 0.05 2,160
Center Locations and............................ 1,600 15 0.25 6,000
Contacts........................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,760.
Comments: 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-07841 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
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