03-12905. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Title: 45 CFR 1303 Appeal Procedures for Head Start Grantees and Current or Prospective Delegate Agencies.

OMB No.: 0980-0242.

Description: Section 646 of the Head Start Act requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to prescribe a timeline for conducting administrative hearings when adverse actions are taken or proposed against Head Start or Early Head Start grantees and delegate agencies. The Head Start Bureau is proposing to renew this rule, which implements the requirements that prescribe when a grantee must submit information and what that information should include to support a contention that adverse action should not be taken.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and delegate agencies.

Annual Burden Estimates

	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours
Instrument	10	1	26	260

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 260.

Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.

OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

Dated: May 16, 2003.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.