This information collection request will enable ACF to collect updated information on the respondents in the Head Start Impact Study so the agency may track respondents in preparation for an 8th grade follow-up.
This is request to allow ACF to continue tracking participants in a previously approved data collection request. ACF will not be using the existing instruments as part of the tracking, thus, the reduction in burden.
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.