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OMB Control No: 0970-0207	ICR Reference No: 202606-0970-017
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202509-0970-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OHS
Title: Head Start Program Grant Application
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/16/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2028	09/30/2028
Responses	3,200	3,200
Time Burden (Hours)	54,400	64,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	3,200	3,200	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	54,400	64,000	-9,600
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This June 2026 change request reflects the removal of cost allocation plans, sample contracts, and other supporting documentation not necessary for the refunding review process and an overall reduction of questions asked throughout both the continuation and baseline applications. The updated instructions have been streamlined for clarity. The burden on grant recipients therefore has been reduced.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,590,000

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. No

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

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