{"description":"Documents matching 'head start program performance standards'","count":5775,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=head+start+program+performance+standards&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Restoring Flexibility To Support Head Start Program Access","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposes to remove requirements from the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Performance Standards) to restore local flexibility to Head Start programs and improve access to quality services. Specifically, this NPRM proposes to remove requirements related to wages and benefits that the Administration believes are not in line with the plain language of the Head Start Act and are costly and overly prescriptive for Head Start programs and staff. ACF estimates these proposed changes, if finalized, will result in over $2 billion in future cost savings for Head Start programs. The proposed rescissions in this NPRM, if finalized, would impact the costliest parts of the final rule published by the Office of Head Start (OHS) in 2024, Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming.\\1\\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------","document_number":"2026-09383","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09383/restoring-flexibility-to-support-head-start-program-access","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-12/pdf/2026-09383.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09383.pdf?1778503533","publication_date":"2026-05-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">Performance</span> <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> (<span class=\"match\">Performance</span> <span class=\"match\">Standards</span>) to restore local flexibility to <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span> and improve access to quality services. Specifically, this NPRM proposes to remove requirements related to wages and benefits that the Administration believes are not in line with the plain language of the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> Act and are costly and overly prescriptive for <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span> and staff. ACF estimates these proposed changes, if finalized, will result in over $2 billion in future cost savings for <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span>. The"},{"title":"COVID-19 Mitigation Policy Requirement in Head Start Programs; Recission","type":"Rule","abstract":"This direct final rule (DFR) removes the requirement that Head Start programs have a COVID-19 mitigation policy. This requirement was included in the final rule titled \"Mitigating the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs,\" which ACF published on January 6, 2023. Specifically, this rescission removes the requirement from the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Performance Standards) that Head Start programs have a COVID-19 mitigation policy developed in consultation with their Health and Mental Health Services Advisory Committee (HMHSAC), formerly the Health Services Advisory Committee (HSAC). This DFR meets the deregulatory requirements of Executive Order 14192, Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation, and is aligned with Executive Order 14148, Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.","document_number":"2025-23452","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/19/2025-23452/covid-19-mitigation-policy-requirement-in-head-start-programs-recission","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-19/pdf/2025-23452.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23452.pdf?1766065527","publication_date":"2025-12-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"Improving <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> for School Readiness Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-134). Under these sections, the Secretary is required to establish <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> and other regulations for <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> and Early <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span>. Specifically, sections 641A(a)(1) and (2) of the Act requires the Secretary to “modify, as necessary, <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> by regulation applicable to <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> agencies and <span class=\"match\">programs</span>.” \n 7 \n \n This rule meets the statutory requirements Congress put forth in its 2007 bipartisan reauthorization of the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> program"},{"title":"Head Start Program CLASS Implementation Date Delay","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule describes how the Office of Head Start officially delays the date for programs to meet the new competitive threshold for the Instructional Support domain of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS[supreg]) used to determine whether a Head Start agency will be subject to an open competition under the Designation Renewal System (DRS). The implementation date in the Head Start Program Performance Standards that raises the CLASS[supreg] Instructional Support competitive threshold from 2.3 to 2.5 was August 1, 2025. This final rule officially delays this implementation date to August 1, 2027.","document_number":"2024-25440","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/06/2024-25440/head-start-program-class-implementation-date-delay","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-06/pdf/2024-25440.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25440.pdf?1730814313","publication_date":"2024-11-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"Services \n HSPPS—<span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">Performance</span> <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> \n OHS—Office of <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> \n II. Executive Summary \n \n This final rule describes how the Office of <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> (OHS) officially delays the date for <span class=\"match\">programs</span> to meet the new competitive threshold for the Instructional Support domain of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) used to determine whether a <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> agency will be subject to an open competition under the Designation Renewal System (DRS). The implementation date in the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">Performance</span> <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> (HSPPS) that"},{"title":"Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Head Start Program Performance Standards (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0148)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the information collection requirements under the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0148, expiration August 31, 2024). On August 21, 2024, the Office of Head Start (OHS) published a final rule: Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming. This information collection contains changes to recordkeeping requirements as described in this final rule.","document_number":"2024-19051","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/26/2024-19051/submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review-head-start-program-performance-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-26/pdf/2024-19051.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19051.pdf?1724417122","publication_date":"2024-08-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"an application for each grant competed \n 75 \n 1 \n 60 \n 4,500 \n \n \n Each <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> or Early <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> agency wishing to be renewed for 5 years without competition shall request that status from ACF \n 400 \n 1 \n 0.25 \n 100 \n \n \n Updating <span class=\"match\">program</span> and personnel policies and procedures that promote implementation of <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> in the <span class=\"match\">program</span> \n 2,900 \n 1 \n 9 \n 26,100 \n \n \n \n Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: \n 2,526,034.\n \n \n Authority: \n Section 641A of the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> Act, 42 U.S.C. 9836A.\n \n \n Mary C. Jones, \n ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer"},{"title":"Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule makes regulatory changes to the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) to support and stabilize the Head Start workforce and improve the quality of services Head Start programs provide to children and families. These changes include requirements for wages and benefits, breaks for staff, and enhanced support for staff health and wellness. The changes also include enhancements to mental health services to better integrate mental health into every aspect of program service delivery. Enhancements are also included in the areas of family service worker family assignments, identifying and meeting community needs, ensuring child safety, services for pregnant women and other pregnant people, and alignment with State early childhood systems. Finally, the changes include minor clarifications to promote better transparency and clarity of understanding for grant recipients.","document_number":"2024-18279","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/21/2024-18279/supporting-the-head-start-workforce-and-consistent-quality-programming","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-21/pdf/2024-18279.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-18279.pdf?1723821314","publication_date":"2024-08-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"645A, 648A, and 653 of the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 9835, 9836a, 9839(c), 9840, 9840a, 9843a, and 9848), as amended by the Improving <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> for School Readiness Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-134). Under these sections, the Secretary is required to establish <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> and other regulations for <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> and Early <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span>. Specifically, the Act requires the Secretary to “. . . modify, as necessary, <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> by regulation applicable to <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> agencies and <span class=\"match\">programs</span> . . .” \n 1 \n \n and explicitly"},{"title":"Proposed Information Collection Activity; Head Start Program Performance Standard (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0148)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the information collection requirements under the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0148, expiration August 31, 2024). At this time, there are no changes to the approved recordkeeping requirements under this OMB number. However, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming was published and if any of the proposed changes are made final, this information collection will be updated to reflect those changes.","document_number":"2024-10682","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/16/2024-10682/proposed-information-collection-activity-head-start-program-performance-standard-office-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-16/pdf/2024-10682.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-10682.pdf?1715777121","publication_date":"2024-05-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"\n 60 \n 4,500 \n \n \n Each <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> or Early <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> agency wishing to be renewed for 5 years without competition shall request that status from ACF \n 400 \n 1 \n 0.25 \n 100 \n \n \n Updating <span class=\"match\">program</span> and personnel policies and procedures that promote implementation of <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> \n 2,900 \n 1 \n 7 \n 20,300 \n \n \n \n Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: \n 2,476,243.\n \n \n Comments: \n The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper <span class=\"match\">performance</span> of the functions of the"},{"title":"Tribal Consultation Meetings","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Head Start Act, notice is hereby given of one joint Tribal consultation session to be held between HHS/ACF ECD, OHS, and OCC leadership and the leadership of Tribal governments operating Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting; Tribal Child Care and Development Fund; and Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The purpose of this consultation session is to discuss ways to better meet the needs of Tribal children and their families and issues affecting the delivery of early childhood services in their geographic locations. The consultation will also provide an opportunity for discussion on the review and promulgation of Head Start Program Performance Standards, as required under the Head Start Act. To meet this legislative requirement, one Tribal consultation will be held as part of HHS/ACF or ACF Tribal consultation sessions.","document_number":"2024-11783","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/29/2024-11783/tribal-consultation-meetings","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-29/pdf/2024-11783.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-11783.pdf?1716567669","publication_date":"2024-05-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"and <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> and Early <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span>. \n The agenda for the scheduled joint consultation reflects the statutory purposes of <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> Tribal consultations related to meeting the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children and families and will include the opportunity to discuss topics such as the Tribal Request for Information and recent changes to AIAN <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> eligibility requirements. The consultation will also provide an opportunity for discussion on the review and promulgation of <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">Performance</span> Standards"},{"title":"Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We propose to add new requirements to the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) to support and stabilize the Head Start workforce, including requirements for wages and benefits, breaks for staff, and enhanced supports for staff health and wellness. We also propose to enhance several existing requirements and add new requirements to promote consistent quality of services across Head Start programs. This includes proposed enhancements to requirements for mental health services to better integrate these services into every aspect of programs as well as elevate the role of mental health consultation to support the well-being of children, families, and staff. Enhancements are also proposed in the areas of family service, worker family assignments, identifying and meeting community needs, ensuring child safety, services for pregnant women and people, and alignment with State early childhood systems. Finally, we propose minor clarifications to existing standards to promote better transparency and clarity of understanding for grant recipients.","document_number":"2023-25038","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/20/2023-25038/supporting-the-head-start-workforce-and-consistent-quality-programming","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-20/pdf/2023-25038.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-25038.pdf?1700083040","publication_date":"2023-11-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"establish <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> and other regulations for <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> and Early <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span>. Specifically, the Act requires the Secretary to “. . . modify, as necessary, <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> by regulation applicable to <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> agencies and <span class=\"match\">programs</span> . . .” \n 19 \n \n and explicitly directs the Secretary to prescribe eligibility <span class=\"match\">standards</span>, establish staff qualification goals, and assure the comparability of wages. This rule meets the statutory requirements Congress put forth in its 2007 bipartisan reauthorization of the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> and addresses"},{"title":"Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Early Childhood Facilities Combined Application Guide (New Collection)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Tribal Early Childhood Facilities Combined Application Guide for joint applications for construction and major renovation projects using both Head Start and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) resources.","document_number":"2024-07292","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/05/2024-07292/submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review-proposed-information-collection-activity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-05/pdf/2024-07292.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07292.pdf?1712234730","publication_date":"2024-04-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"Act, 42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6), and is managed by the Office of Child Care (OCC). Funding for <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> facilities projects is authorized by 45 CFR part 1303 (Subpart E) <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">Performance</span> <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> and is managed by the Office of <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> (OHS). The guide streamlines the process for Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span> submitting collaborative, joint applications to use federal CCDF and <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> funds for facilities projects where funds can be used for reasonable costs and fees related"},{"title":"Removal of the Vaccine Requirements for Head Start Programs","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule removes the vaccine and testing requirements included in the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) titled, \"Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs,\" which the Administration for Children and Families published on November 30, 2021. Specifically, this rescission removes the requirement from the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) that all Head Start staff, contractors whose activities involve contact with or providing direct services to children and families, and volunteers working in classrooms or directly with children are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The associated HSPPS requirement that staff who are exempt from the vaccination requirement have \"at least weekly\" COVID-19 testing is also removed.","document_number":"2023-13423","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/26/2023-13423/removal-of-the-vaccine-requirements-for-head-start-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-26/pdf/2023-13423.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-13423.pdf?1687524316","publication_date":"2023-06-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"issued the IFC on the basis of its authority in Section 641A of the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> Act, which allows the Secretary to “modify, as necessary, <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> by regulation applicable to <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> agencies and <span class=\"match\">programs</span>,” including “administrative and financial management <span class=\"match\">standards</span>,” “<span class=\"match\">standards</span> relating to the condition and location of facilities (including indoor air quality assessment <span class=\"match\">standards</span>, where appropriate) for such agencies, and <span class=\"match\">programs</span>,” and “such other <span class=\"match\">standards</span> as the Secretary finds to be appropriate,” 42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)(1)(C)"},{"title":"Request for Information: Office of Head Start Tribal Programs","type":"Notice","abstract":"Prioritizing and directing resources to American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) programs to implement, expand, and/or enhance their Head Start services to tribal children and families is critical for meeting federal trust responsibility; preserving, and promoting Native language, culture, and traditions; and addressing the impact of historical trauma on Native Americans. As part of the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) commitment to partnering with tribal nations to provide high-quality Head Start programming, in addition to regular tribal consultations, the Office of Head Start (OHS) invites public comment on the rules, regulations, and available training and technical assistance (TTA) supports impacting the AI/AN Head Start community. This Request for Information (RFI) seeks input on topics including eligibility; program options; quality environments; child health and safety; tribal language preservation, maintenance, revitalization, and restoration; family and community engagement; workforce; training and technical assistance; partnerships with state systems; facilities; fiscal operations; early childhood systems; and others, to improve the quality of Head Start services in areas of great need and affirm the federal government's commitment to protect Native communities.","document_number":"2024-05573","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/18/2024-05573/request-for-information-office-of-head-start-tribal-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-18/pdf/2024-05573.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05573.pdf?1710506716","publication_date":"2024-03-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"Background \n <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> is a leader in high-quality early childhood education, supporting children from low-income families in reaching kindergarten healthy and ready to thrive in school and life. The <span class=\"match\">program</span> was founded on research showing that health and well-being are pre-requisites to maximum learning and improved short- and long-term outcomes. \n \n The <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">program</span> was most recently reauthorized in 2007 (Pub. L. 110-134 “Improving <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> for School Readiness Act of 2007,” also known as, “the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> Act”). The <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Performance"},{"title":"Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Early Childhood Facilities Combined Application Guide (New Collection)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the Tribal Early Childhood Facilities Combined Application Guide for joint applications for construction and major renovation projects using both Head Start and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) resources.","document_number":"2023-26307","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/30/2023-26307/proposed-information-collection-activity-tribal-early-childhood-facilities-combined-application","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-30/pdf/2023-26307.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-26307.pdf?1701265591","publication_date":"2023-11-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"Act, 42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6), and is managed by the Office of Child Care (OCC). Funding for <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> facilities projects is authorized by 45 CFR part 1303 (subpart E) <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">Performance</span> <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> and is managed by the Office of <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> (OHS). The guide streamlines the process for Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span> submitting collaborative, joint applications to use federal CCDF and <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> funds for facilities projects where funds can be used for reasonable costs and fees related"},{"title":"Regulatory Agenda","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 and Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 require the semiannual issuance of an inventory of rulemaking actions under development throughout the Department, offering for public review summarized information about forthcoming regulatory actions.","document_number":"2024-16451","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/16/2024-16451/regulatory-agenda","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-16/pdf/2024-16451.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-16451.pdf?1723725919","publication_date":"2024-08-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"for Children and Families (ACF) \n Final Rule Stage \n 111. Supporting the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> Workforce and Other Quality Improvements [0970-AD01] \n \n Legal Authority: \n 42 U.S.C. 9801; 42 U.S.C. 9836a; 42 U.S.C. 9839\n \n \n Abstract: \n This NPRM will propose changes to the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">Performance</span> <span class=\"match\">Standards</span> to better support the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> workforce and to maintain the quality of comprehensive <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> services. During the public comment period, ACF engaged with the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> community through listening sessions in multiple locations around the country"},{"title":"Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice describes the proposal to extend data collection under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (PPR) (0970-0490). This overarching generic currently allows ACF program offices to collect performance and progress data from recipients and sub-recipients who receive funding from ACF under a grant or cooperative agreement. This generic mechanism provides the opportunity for ACF program offices to tailor requests for performance and progress data to specific funding recipients. There are no proposed changes to the overarching generic.","document_number":"2025-23908","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23908/proposed-information-collection-activity-generic-program-specific-performance-progress-report","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23908.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23908.pdf?1766497522","publication_date":"2025-12-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"grant <span class=\"match\">programs</span> vary in purpose, target population, and activities. Therefore, a need for <span class=\"match\">program</span> offices to customize <span class=\"match\">performance</span> measurements was identified and the generic <span class=\"match\">program</span>-specific PPR was developed.\n \n \n ACF <span class=\"match\">program</span> offices have benefited from the ability to create and use a <span class=\"match\">program</span>-specific PPR that is more effective and includes specific data elements that reflects a specific <span class=\"match\">program's</span> indicators, demographics, priorities and objectives. \n A generic <span class=\"match\">program</span>-specific PPR that can be tailored for <span class=\"match\">program</span>-specific needs allows <span class=\"match\">program</span> offices"},{"title":"Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice describes the proposal to extend data collection under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (PPR) (0970-0490). This overarching generic currently allows ACF program offices to collect performance and progress data from recipients and sub-recipients who receive funding from ACF under a grant or cooperative agreement. This generic mechanism provides the opportunity for ACF program offices to tailor requests for performance and progress data to specific funding recipients. There are no proposed changes to the purpose or use of the overarching generic. Burden estimates have been reduced to reflect current priorities to minimize reporting burden.","document_number":"2026-04968","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/13/2026-04968/submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review-generic-program-specific-performance-progress","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-13/pdf/2026-04968.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04968.pdf?1773319517","publication_date":"2026-03-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"grant <span class=\"match\">programs</span> vary in purpose, target population, and activities. Therefore, a need for <span class=\"match\">program</span> offices to customize <span class=\"match\">performance</span> measurements was identified and the generic <span class=\"match\">program</span>-specific PPR was developed. \n ACF <span class=\"match\">program</span> offices have benefited from the ability to create and use a <span class=\"match\">program</span>-specific PPR that is more effective and includes specific data elements that reflect a specific <span class=\"match\">program's</span> indicators, demographics, priorities and objectives. \n A generic <span class=\"match\">program</span>-specific PPR that can be tailored for <span class=\"match\">program</span>-specific needs allows <span class=\"match\">program</span> offices"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Pedestrian Head Protection, Global Technical Regulation No. 9; Incorporation by Reference","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NHTSA proposes a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) that would ensure passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 4,536 kilograms (kg) (10,000 pounds (lb)) or less are designed to mitigate the risk of serious to fatal injury in child and adult pedestrian crashes. The proposed standard would establish test procedures simulating a head-to-hood impact and performance requirements to minimize the risk of head injury. This NPRM is based on a Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on pedestrian protection, with focused enhancements to address safety problems and a regulatory framework unique to the United States.","document_number":"2024-20653","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/19/2024-20653/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-pedestrian-head-protection-global-technical-regulation-no-9","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-19/pdf/2024-20653.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-20653.pdf?1726663522","publication_date":"2024-09-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"New Federal Motor Vehicle Safety <span class=\"match\">Standard</span> No. 228, \n Pedestrian <span class=\"match\">head</span> protection, \n would apply to passenger cars, light trucks (including pickups), multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPVs) (MPVs include sport utility vehicles (SUVs), crossover vehicles and vans) and buses with a GVWR of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less. The <span class=\"match\">standard</span> would require vehicles to meet a <span class=\"match\">head</span> injury criterion (HIC) when subjected to testing simulating a <span class=\"match\">head</span>-to-hood impact. The vehicles would have to reduce the risk of serious to fatal <span class=\"match\">head</span> injury to child and adult pedestrians"},{"title":"Managing Senior Professional Performance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are proposing to revise the rules governing the performance appraisal of senior-level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) employees, collectively referred to as \"senior professionals.\" This rulemaking would establish a new subpart specifically dedicated to senior professional performance appraisal. The new subpart would align more closely with the SES performance appraisal regulations, eliminate senior professional appraisal programs, remove the prohibition of a forced distribution of performance rating levels, and enhance oversight.","document_number":"2026-03610","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03610/managing-senior-professional-performance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03610.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03610.pdf?1771854310","publication_date":"2026-02-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"},{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"establishment of separate SES appraisal <span class=\"match\">programs</span>.\n \n \n In 2016, OPM issued a model SL/ST <span class=\"match\">performance</span> appraisal system and <span class=\"match\">program</span> referred to as the “Basic SL/ST System/<span class=\"match\">Program</span>.” \n 2 \n \n The Basic SL/ST System/<span class=\"match\">Program</span> was designed to comply with requirements for <span class=\"match\">performance</span> appraisal system approval and certification requirements and to provide a uniform framework to communicate expectations and evaluate the <span class=\"match\">performance</span> of senior professionals. OPM's intention was to bring consistency to the Basic SL/ST System/<span class=\"match\">Program</span> similar to what was provided for senior"},{"title":"New Source Performance Standards Review for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, or Agency) is finalizing amendments to the new source performance standards (NSPS) for stationary combustion turbines and stationary gas turbines pursuant to a review required by the Clean Air Act (CAA). As a result of this review, the EPA is establishing subcategories for new, modified, or reconstructed stationary combustion turbines based on size, rates of utilization, design efficiency, and fuel type. The EPA determined that combustion controls are the best system of emission reduction (BSER) for nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) emissions for most new, modified, or reconstructed stationary combustion turbines. For one subcategory, the BSER for NO<INF>X</INF> is combustion controls with the addition of selective catalytic reduction (SCR). The EPA further determined that the BSER for sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) emissions has not changed since the last NSPS review. Based on these determinations, the Agency is promulgating standards of performance in a new subpart of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The Agency is also adding a subcategory for stationary combustion turbines that are used in temporary applications, exempting certain sources from title V requirements, and finalizing other provisions. The EPA is finalizing amendments to existing regulations to address or clarify specific technical and editorial issues.","document_number":"2026-00677","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00677/new-source-performance-standards-review-for-stationary-combustion-turbines-and-stationary-gas","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00677.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00677.pdf?1768398313","publication_date":"2026-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":" X \n <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standard</span> of 5 ppm reflecting advanced DLN combustion controls as BSER for intermediate and base load. The <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standard</span> should be 15 ppm based on DLN for the low-utilization subcategory.\n \n • Simple cycle frame turbines (200 to 320 MW) with a <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standard</span> of 9 ppm reflecting advanced DLN combustion controls as BSER for intermediate and base load. The <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standard</span> should be 15 ppm based on DLN for the low-utilization subcategory. \n • Simple cycle frame turbines (greater than 320 MW) with a <span class=\"match\">performance</span> standard"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 135 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NHTSA is proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 135, \"Light vehicle brake systems.\" The proposed modifications would distinguish how regulations apply to vehicles with and without manually operated driving controls. The proposed modifications would clarify definitions, telltale requirements, performance requirements, and test procedures in the standard and remove sections that are no longer relevant. The stopping distance performance requirements, which address the primary safety purpose of the standard, would still apply to all subject vehicles. This rulemaking would remove unnecessary regulatory burdens and costs without detriment to vehicle safety.","document_number":"2026-12981","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12981/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-modernization-of-fmvss-no-135-to-accommodate-ads-equipped","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12981.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12981.pdf?1782391523","publication_date":"2026-06-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"vehicles subject to FMVSS No. 135 would still need to meet the braking <span class=\"match\">performance</span> requirements of the <span class=\"match\">standard</span>; NHTSA is not proposing any ADS-specific changes to the stopping distance requirements. \n The proposed modifications to the <span class=\"match\">standard</span> are intended to maintain the current level of safety <span class=\"match\">performance</span> while ensuring that the <span class=\"match\">standard</span> is not design restrictive. To ensure vehicle compliance with FMVSS No. 135, NHTSA would request data and demonstration of vehicle braking <span class=\"match\">performance</span> from vehicle manufacturers if unable to test the vehicles independently"},{"title":"Mitigating the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule removes the requirement for universal masking for all individuals ages 2 and older. This final rule requires that Head Start programs have an evidence-based COVID-19 mitigation policy, developed in consultation with their Health Services Advisory Committee. This final rule does not address the vaccination and testing requirement, which is still under review. The vaccine requirement remains in effect.","document_number":"2022-28451","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/06/2022-28451/mitigating-the-spread-of-covid-19-in-head-start-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-01-06/pdf/2022-28451.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-28451.pdf?1672956315","publication_date":"2023-01-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"section 641A of the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> Act allows the Secretary to “modify, as necessary, <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">performance</span> <span class=\"match\">standards</span> by regulation applicable to <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> agencies and <span class=\"match\">programs</span>.” In developing this modification, the Secretary included relevant considerations pursuant to section 641A(a)(2) of the <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> Act, 42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)(2). The Secretary finds it necessary and appropriate to set health and safety <span class=\"match\">standards</span> for <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> <span class=\"match\">programs</span> to ensure they respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic to keep the environment where <span class=\"match\">Head</span> <span class=\"match\">Start</span> services are provided"}]}