Notice2026-01796
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Head Start Program Information Report
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Published
January 29, 2026
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Head Start (OHS) is proposing edits to and 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 #0970-0427, expiration August 31, 2028). OHS has made updates to the PIR and Monthly Enrollment reporting instrument.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3890-3891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01796]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0427]
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; 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 proposing edits to and 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 #0970-0427, expiration
August 31, 2028). OHS has made updates to the PIR and Monthly
Enrollment reporting instrument.
DATES: Comments due March 2, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The public may view and comment on this information
collection request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202601-0970-008">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202601-0970-008</a>. You can also obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9a0a7afa6aaa6a5a5acaabda0a6a789a8aaafe7a1a1bae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="056c6b636a666a69696066716c6a6b456466632b6d6d762b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OHS is requesting an extension, with changes, of the
Head Start PIR information collection. The following instruments are
included in this information collection: (1) PIR, (2) Monthly
Enrollment, and (3) Center Locations and Contacts. 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
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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. The proposed changes include new
questions on the PIR on primary reasons children with an Individualized
Education Program or Individualized Family Service Plan did not receive
services, as well as the number of children who had a 504 Plan. These
changes were identified as necessary to clarify reporting on children
who receive additional education and related services. Additionally,
minor changes were made to the PIR and the monthly enrollment reporting
instruments for clarification purposes. No changes are proposed to the
Center Locations and Contacts information collection.
Respondents: Head Start Grant Recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
The proposed revisions do not impact the estimated average burden
per response.
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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 Contacts................... 1,600 15 0.25 6,000
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,760.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-01796 Filed 1-28-26; 8:45 am]
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