E9-21718. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Title: Head Start Program Administrative Practice and Procedure; Appeal Procedures, 45 CFR Part 1303.

OMB No.: 0980-0242.

Description: Section 646 of the Head Start Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prescribe a timeline for conducting administrative hearings when adverse actions are taken or proposed against Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and delegate agencies. The Office of Head Start is proposing to renew, without changes, this rule, which implements these requirements and which prescribes when a grantee must submit certain information and what that information shall include.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and Delegate Agencies.

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours
Rule	20	1	26	520

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 520.

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. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail address: [e-mail].

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, Fax: [phone], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

Dated: September 3, 2009.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.