Notice2021-19299
Submission for OMB Review; Child Care Improper Payments Data Collection Instructions; (OMB #0970-0323)
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Published
September 8, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families is proposing revisions to an approved information collection Child Care Improper Payments Data Collection Instructions (OMB #0970-0323, expiration 10/ 31/2021). There are minor changes requested to the form.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19299]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Child Care Improper Payments Data
Collection Instructions; (OMB #0970-0323)
AGENCY: Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families is proposing
revisions to an approved information collection Child Care Improper
Payments Data Collection Instructions (OMB #0970-0323, expiration 10/
31/2021). There are minor changes requested to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore,
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 2 of the Payment Integrity Information Act of
2019 (PIIA) provides for estimates and reports of improper payments by
federal agencies. Subpart K of 45 CFR, Part 98 of the Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) requires states to prepare and submit a report
of errors occurring in the administration of CCDF grant funds once
every 3 years.
The Office of Child Care (OCC) is completing the fifth 3-year cycle
of case record reviews to meet the requirements for reporting under
PIIA. The current data collection forms and instructions expire October
31, 2021. As part of the renewal process, OCC has revised the document
with minor changes that do not change the methodology, but provide
respondents with additional guidance, clarification, and support to
facilitate completeness and accuracy of the required data submissions.
Clarifying language and a question have been added to the revised
document to support Lead Agencies that administer all or part of the
CCDF program through other governmental or non-governmental agencies to
include the following:
<bullet> In Section 1 Introduction on page 2, a subsection
``Considerations for Administering CCDF Through Other Agencies'' was
added to describe how Lead Agency responsibilities in administering the
CCDF program through other entities apply to the error rate review
process.
<bullet> In Section III Creating the Sampling Decisions,
Assurances, and Fieldwork Preparation Plan on page 11, and the Sampling
Decisions, Assurances, and Fieldwork Preparation Plan Report template
(Attachment 1), a new item was added at Item 3g Case Review Logistics
to request information about how a Lead Agency accesses documents
stored by other entities if part of eligibility is determined by the
other entity.
OCC is particularly interested in feedback about the clarity of
these instructions and the ease and accuracy with which respondents can
provide information on accessing documents stored by other entities.
Respondents: State grantees, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours hours
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Sampling Decisions, Assurances, 52 1 106 5,512 1,837
and Fieldwork Preparation Plan.
Record Review Worksheet......... 52 276 6.33 90,848 30,283
State Improper Payments Report.. 52 1 639 33,228 11,076
Corrective Action Plan.......... 5 \a\ 2 156 1,560 520
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Estimated Total Annual .............. .............. .............. .............. 43,716
Burden Hours...............
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\a\ The total number of responses per respondent ranges from one to three, depending on how long it takes
respondents to reduce the Improper Payment Rate to below the threshold. Respondents submit a Corrective Action
Plan that covers a 1-year period; at the end of each year, if respondents have not reduced the Improper
Payment Rate to below the threshold, they submit a new Corrective Action Plan for the following year. An
average of two responses per respondent is used to calculate annual burden estimates.
(Authority: 45 CFR part 98, subpart K)
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-19299 Filed 9-7-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-43-P
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