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The proposed program performance standards will improve the quality of services, reduce bureaucratic burden on programs, and improve regulatory clarity and transparency. They provide a clear road map for current and prospective grantees to provide high quality Head Start services and to strengthen the outcomes of the children and families they serve.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking.","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"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2015/06/19/2015-14379.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":0,"citation_url":null,"part":null,"title":45}],"citation":"80 FR 35430","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2015-08-18","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Please submit comments on this NPRM by August 18, 2015.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":null,"documents":[{"comment_count":575,"comment_start_date":"2015-06-19","updated_at":"2023-03-01T00:08:30.536-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/ACF-2015-0008-0001","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"ACF-2015-0008-0001","comment_end_date":"2015-09-18","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"ACF-2015-0008","title":"Head Start NPRM"}],"document_number":"2015-14379","effective_on":null,"end_page":35564,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2015/06/19/2015-14379.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/06/19/2015-14379/head-start-performance-standards","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2015-14379?publication_date=2015-06-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2015-06-19/2015-14379/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":135,"page_views":{"count":60850,"last_updated":"2026-04-23 10:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-06-19/pdf/2015-14379.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-14379.pdf?1434467719","publication_date":"2015-06-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2015/06/19/2015-14379.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0970-AC63":{"issue":"201604","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0970-AC63/head-start-performance-standards","title":"Head Start Performance Standards","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201604&RIN=0970-AC63&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Economically Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0970-AC63"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0970-AC63/head-start-performance-standards","title":"Head Start Performance Standards"},"comments_count":575,"agency_id":"ACF","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=ACF-2015-0008","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"ACF-2015-0008","document_id":"ACF-2015-0008-0001","regulation_id_number":"0970-AC63","title":"Head Start NPRM","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-03-01T05:08:29Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":35430,"subtype":null,"title":"Head Start Performance Standards","toc_doc":"Head Start Performance Standards","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Dental health","Education of disadvantaged","Grant programs-social programs","Health care","Individuals with disabilities","Mental health programs","Nutrition","Real property acquisition","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Scholarships and fellowships","Transportation"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":80}