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Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment

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 [Federal Register: November 9, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 218)]
[Notices]
[Page 67377]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr09no00-84]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental
Assessment

AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), ACF,
DHHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families has prepared a
draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Revised
General Administration Manual, HHS Part 30, Environmental Protection.
The document assesses the environmental impacts of activities
undertaken by the Head Start and Early Head Start grantees when
purchasing, renovating or constructing child care facilities.
    The Department of Health and Human Services has completed a review
of the draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment. A determination as
to the finding of significant or non-significant impacts on the
environment will not be made until at least 30 days from the
publication of this notice.

DATES: Written comments on the draft Programmatic Environmental
Assessment should be received on or before December 11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the draft Programmatic
Environmental Assessment may obtain a copy by writing to: Head Start
PEA Team, The Mangi Environmental Group, 701 West Broad Street, Suite
205, Falls Church, Virginia 22046. Comments concerning the draft
Programmatic Environmental Assessment should be submitted to the
Programmatic Environmental Team at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Klafehn, Acting Associate
Commissioner, Head Start Bureau, Administration for Children, Youth and
Families, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, D.C. 20013; (202) 205-8672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Head Start and Early Head Start are
authorized under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.). It is a
national program providing comprehensive developmental services to low-
income preschool children, primarily age three to age of compulsory
school attendance, and their families. To help enrolled children
achieve their full potential, Head Start programs provide comprehensive
health, nutritional, educational, social and 500 Head Start program
grantees.
    To improve the availability and quality of child care centers, the
Head Start Act was amended in 1992 and again in 1994 authorizing the
use of federal financial assistance to make payments for capital
expenditures, such as expenditures for the purchase, construction and
major renovations of Head Start and Early Head Start facilities. This
authority is found in Section 644 (f) and (g) of the Head Start Act.
    In conformance with the Revised General Administration Manual, HHS
Part 30, Environmental Protection, the Administration for Children and
Families has conducted a Programmatic Environmental Assessment to
determine if this federally funded activity would have a significant
impact on the environment.

    Dated: November 1, 2000.
Olivia A. Golden,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 00-28799 Filed 11-8-00; 8:45 am]
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