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OMB Control No:
0970-0427
ICR Reference No:
202501-0970-008
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202306-0970-001
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/ACF
Agency Tracking No:
OHS
Title:
Head Start Program Information Report
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
01/16/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/15/2025
Terms of Clearance:
Approved consistent with the understanding that in the next revision/extension of the package, the agency will update this information collect to use detailed race/ethnicity question (SPD 15, Figure 1, March 28, 2024) or the agency will justify in Supporting Statement A why it cannot use the detailed question.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2025
06/30/2025
06/30/2025
Responses
70,800
0
70,800
Time Burden (Hours)
11,760
0
11,760
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Section 650 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9846) requires that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prepare and submit a report to the Congress at least once during every 2-year period. Section 641A of the Head Start Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 9836A) requires that the Office of Head Start (OHS) collect enrollment information from grant recipients on a monthly basis to determine whether grant recipients maintain their funded enrollment. Section 644 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9839) requires each Head Start agency to make available to the public a report published at least once in each fiscal year. Since the inception of the Program Information Report (PIR) in 1978, the PIR continues to be the principal source of basic information about the operating characteristics of Head Start programs and the services they provide. The PIR is used by various audiences including federal and state officials, researchers, early childhood national and state associations, technical assistance providers, and local early childhood programs. The Office of Head Start (OHS) periodically makes updates to the PIR, typically, with the following goals: • Continue to collect key and relevant data about children and their families served, staff employed, and services offered by Head Start programs; • Align with Head Start policy; • Promote integrity and quality of program data; and • Consider and balance the burden and benefits of the data collection. The current PIR (OMB #0970-0427) is approved by OMB through June 30, 2025 and an extension request will go out for public comment in the upcoming months. In the meantime, OHS has identified minor changes to the PIR that are intended to improve the information collection and do not impact the current burden estimates.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 134 641A; 644; 650
Name of Law: Head Start Act, as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 2159
01/13/2022
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 25274
04/28/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Center Locations and Contacts
1
Center Locations and Contacts
Head Start Program Information Report
1
Program Information Report 2025-2026
Monthly Enrollment
1
Monthly Enrollment
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
70,800
70,800
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
11,760
11,760
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,733,600
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Yes
Agency Contact:
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
01/15/2025
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