Notice2023-13676
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027 (ACF-118) and Extension of Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2022-2024 (OMB #0970-0114)
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Published
June 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting an extension without changes of the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2022- 2024 (OMB #0970-0114, expiration 02/29/2024), and an additional 3-year extension of the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027. There are changes requested to the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027 to improve formatting, collect additional information about program implementation, and streamline questions.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 41962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13676]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and
Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027
(ACF-118) and Extension of Child Care and Development Fund Plan
Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2022-2024 (OMB #0970-0114)
AGENCY: Office of Child Care; Administration for Children and Families;
U.S. Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting an extension without changes of the form ACF-118: Child Care
and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2022-
2024 (OMB #0970-0114, expiration 02/29/2024), and an additional 3-year
extension of the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan
Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027. There are changes
requested to the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan
Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027 to improve
formatting, collect additional information about program
implementation, and streamline questions.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8d1d6ded7dbd7d4d4dddbccd1d7d6f8d9dbde96d0d0cb96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5cccbc3cac6cac9c9c0c6d1cccacbe5c4c6c38bcdcdd68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the
Plan) for States and Territories is required from each CCDF Lead agency
in accordance with Section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBG Act), as amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L.
113-186), and 42 U.S.C. 9858. The Plan, submitted on the ACF-118, is
required triennially and remains in effect for 3 years. The Plan
provides ACF and the public with a description of and assurance about
the states' and territories' child care programs. These Plans are the
applications for CCDF funds.
At this time, the ACF Office of Child Care (OCC) is proposing an
extension of the approval of the currently approved CCDF Plan Preprint
for FFY 2022-2024 to allow states and territories to continue to submit
amendments through September 30, 2024, as required. There are no
changes proposed to the FFY 2022-2024 Plan Preprint. In addition, OCC
is requesting comments on the proposed CCDF Plan Preprint for FFY 2025-
2027. Updates were made to clarify questions, enhance the ability to
align data with OCC monitoring data, reflect equity and other OCC
priorities, ensure alignment with federal requirements, and facilitate
grantee submission in the Child Care Automated Reporting System (CARS)
data system.
Respondents: State and Territory Lead Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Total burden Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours hours
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Child Care and Development Fund for States and Territories (ACF- 56 0.33 200 3,696 1,232
118)..............................................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,232; however, since Plans
are required triennially, and remain in effect for 3 years, the actual
Total Burden Hours is 3,696.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Pub. L. 113-186 and 42 U.S.C. 9858.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13676 Filed 6-27-23; 8:45 am]
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