This information collection is
entirely record keeping and does not contain any standardized
instruments or instructions. The information collection aspects of
the HSPPS are a part of the many actions that local agencies must
take to ensure they administer quality programs for Head Start
children and families. These records are intended to act as a tool
for grantees and delegate agencies to be used in their day-to-day
operations. For example, this includes the requirement that
programs maintain a waiting list of eligible families. The
recordkeeping requirements are not collected through standard
instruments to provide flexibility for local programs. Overall
compliance with the HSPPS is measured through monitoring which may
include recordkeeping aspects. This information collection was
recently extended for three years. This request is to make a minor
revision to the burden of the information collection resulting from
regulatory changes to a section of the Head Start Program
Performance Standards to be issued in a final rule.
This request is to make
a minor revision to the burden of the information collection
resulting from regulatory changes to a section of the Head Start
Program Performance Standards to be issued in a final rule.
The revisions to Section 1304
have changed the number of grantees projected to compete and
therefore the burden under Section 1304 have been updated. As noted
in section A8, the changes to burden related to these
record-keeping activities and updated in A12 reflect those of the
final rule and not those published in the NPRM.
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.