Sections 641, 642, 643, and 644 of the
Head Start Act prescribes requirements Head Start program
applicants must meet and the services applicants must provide in
order to be eligible to receive funding under the Head Start Act.
Applicants are required to demonstrate that they are meeting Head
Start requirements when submitting applications for continued
funding. The Office of Head Start is requesting an extension, with
changes, of the Head Start Grant Application information collection
which grantees use to provide information that is requested from
all Head Start and Early Head Start grantees applying for their
funding. Public Law 110-134, Improving Head Start for School
Readiness Act of 2007, reauthorized the Head Start program and
Congress called for a review and revision of the Head Start Program
Performance Standards (HSPPS). The Administration for Children and
Families published a Final Rule on Sept. 1, 2016 revising the
HSPPS. Changes to this information collection are minor and consist
of updated fields and guidance in the Head Start Enterprise System
to accommodate submission of documentation that resulted from
changes to the HSPPS.
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:
(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;
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.