Federal Register Comments

Comments: Child Nutrition Programs – Revisions to Meal Patterns

On May 10, NHSA submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (88 FR 8050). In particular, our comments focus on those parts of the proposed rule pertaining to…

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Comments: Changes to Kinship Foster Care

NHSA submitted comments in response to ACF’s kinship foster care Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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Comments to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

NHSA, alongside 23 organizations and individuals, submitted comments in response to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment No. 26: Children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change. In the comments, NHSA and our co-signers acknowledged that meaningful, sustainable, comprehensive solutions to the climate crisis must…

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Child Care and Development Fund

Case Studies: Child Care and Development Fund Lead Agencies’ Consumer Education Strategies NHSA submitted comments regarding a Health and Human Services (HHS) qualitative research effort they will be undertaking regarding how parents make decisions when choosing the child care or early learning placement for their child. Our comments detailed examples of Head Start programs that…

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Comments: Protecting Immigrant Families

NHSA joined 1,070 nonprofits from every state and Washington, D.C., via the Protecting Immigrant Families coalition.

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Comments on Head Start Program Information Report

NHSA submitted comments on the Proposed Information Collection Activity for the Head Start Program Information Report (OMB #0970-0427).

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Comments on Vaccine and Mask Requirements to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19

Response to the Interim Final Rule with Comments on Vaccine and Mask Requirements to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs.

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February 2020: Proposed Lead & Copper Rule Revisions

Response to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0300). Submitted 2/12/2020.

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Comments: Final NHSA HUD Rule

NHSA submitted comments on the HUD Docket No. FR-6124-P-01 to the Office of General Counsel in response to proposed rulemaking.

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September 2015: Comments on Head Start Program Performance Standards

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December 2019: Improving Access to Affordable, High-Quality Child Care

Response to the “Improving Access to Affordable, High-Quality Child Care: Request for Information (RIF).” Submitted 12/2/2019.

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Comments on Non-Regulatory Guidance in the Every Student Succeeds Act

Comments NHSA submitted to the Department of Education on areas where non-regulatory guidance is needed as the Department implements the Every Student Succeeds Act.

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