[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 30465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12924]
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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 Facilities Construction, Purchase and Major
Renovation.
OMB No.: 0970-0193.
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 on
funding for the purchase, construction or renovation of facilities. All
information is collected electronically through the Head Start
Enterprise System (HSES). The information required is in conformance
with Section 644(f) and (g) of the Act. Federal funding officials use
the information to determine that the proposed purchase has resulted in
savings when compared to the costs that would be incurred to acquire
the use of an alternative facility, or that the lack of alternative
facilities will prevent, or would have prevented, the operation of the
program. The rule further describes the assurances which are necessary
to protect the Federal interest in real property and the conditions
under which federal interest may be subordinated and protected when
grantees make use of debt instruments when purchasing facilities. The
information is used by funding officials to determine if grantee's
arrangements adequately conform to other applicable statutes which
apply to the expenditure of public funds for the purchase of real
property.
Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start program grant
recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instruments Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Administrative Requirements................. 225 1 41 9225
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9225.
Cost per respondent is $40 estimated at 2 hours x $20.00 per hour.
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 comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12924 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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