80 FR 30465 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 102 (May 28, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 30465]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P