[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53071-53072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21137]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Office of Head Start (OHS) Information Collection Form.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Head Start Program Performance Standards (45 CFR
parts 1304.22(a)(3) and 1306.35(a)(4)(b)(1)) mandate that Head Start
programs develop emergency preparedness plans and conduct periodic
drills to ensure they have protocols in place, supported by policies
and procedures, to ensure they can evacuate Head Start centers in an
orderly fashion in the event of a disaster or public health emergency.
OHS must ensure that contingency plans are in place prior, during and
after a nationally declared disaster; and, that Head Start programs
have arrangements (memorandums of understanding) with other community
based organizations for shelter in place at alternative locations. The
Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8), which President Obama signed
in 2011, provides Federal guidance and planning procedures under
established phases--Protection, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and
Mitigation. The data collected in the Information Collection Form
addresses the areas of Response and Recovery.
Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start program grant
recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Average burden
Number of Number of hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents responses per response hours
respondent (minutes) (minutes)
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OHS Information Collection Form............. * 1 1 30 30
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* The estimate above is based on a single disaster. The estimate is for a Head Start program with 1 center when
all questions are applicable, depending on the type of disaster all questions may not be applicable; therefore
the burden hours may be shorter. For Head Start programs with more than 1 center the burden hours may be
longer. The number of respondents may increase based on the size of the disaster area.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30 Minutes.
An estimate of the number of disasters that would warrant data
collection is unavailable due to unpredictable nature of disasters. For
example, in 2012, there were 95 disasters nationwide but ACF's Office
of Human Services Emergency Preparedness Response did not collect data
on all of them because they had minimal effects on ACF programs.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. 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
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comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-21137 Filed 9-4-14; 8:45 am]
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