Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; Proposed Projects

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request;

Proposed Projects

Title: Appeal Procedures for Head Start Grantees and Current or

Former Delegate Agencies.

OMB No.: 0980-0242.

Description: Section 646 of the Head Start Act requires the

Secretary to prescribe procedures insuring that an agency or

organization which desires to serve as a delegate agency under the Head

Start Act will receive special notice and an opportunity for a timely

appeal when an application has been wholly or substantially rejected or

when such application has not been acted upon within a period of time

deemed reasonable by the Secretary. The rule also describes the actions

available prior to the suspension, termination, or reduction of

financial assistance or when an application for refunding is denied.

Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.

Annual Burden Estimates

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Number of Average burden

Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden

respondents respondent response hours

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Appeal...................................... 10 1 16 160

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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.

In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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

Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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.

Dated: June 1, 1998.

Bob Sargis,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98-14836 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]

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