Notice2023-14211
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, National Database of Childcare Prices, Reinstatement With Change
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
July 6, 2023
Issuing agencies
Labor Department
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents is properly assessed. Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data for the National Database of Childcare Prices. A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43144-43145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14211]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, National Database of Childcare Prices,
Reinstatement With Change
AGENCY: Women's Bureau, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
respondents is properly assessed. Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the collection of data for the National
Database of Childcare Prices. A copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before September 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1cfc5c2d1e1c5cecd8fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="157b71766555717a793b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>; Mail or Courier: U.S. Department of Labor,
Women's Bureau, Room S-3002, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20210. Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only
one method. All submissions received must include the agency name and
OMB Control Number identified above for this information collection.
Comments, including any personal information provided, become a matter
of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, contact Liana Christin Landivar by telephone at
(202) 693-6713 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#57393334271733383b79303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="49272d2a39092d2625672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: This proposed information collection seeks to update
the National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP). The NDCP is the most
comprehensive federal source of childcare prices at the county level.
The NDCP was first made available to the public in 2022 and it
currently provides data for the years 2008 through 2018. The NDCP is
based on data collected by each state in their childcare market rate
surveys (MRS). State-administered MRS are conducted by state human
services or workforce development offices (i.e., Lead Agencies)
according to federal regulations to receive Child Care and Development
Block Grants (CCDBG). MRS provide market prices of various types of
child care (e.g., center-based, home-based) by age of children (e.g.,
infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children) and by geography.
MRS are used to establish reimbursement rates for childcare subsidies.
MRS sample eligible centers and care providers in the priced market and
obtain the full market price of care. MRS data are a rich source of
local childcare price data. However, these data are not reported to the
federal government and they are retained by the states. As a result,
reporting metrics are not
[[Page 43145]]
standardized across states and some of the data is not accessible to
the public.
MRS are currently collected in three-year cycles. The most current
MRS data collection cycle reflects the years 2019 through 2021. Some
states may have applied for waivers and conducted data collection or
reporting activities in 2022 due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19
pandemic. This information collection would request MRS data for
surveys conducted between 2019 and 2022 from all states and the
District of Columbia. Data requested would have already been collected
by each state to meet federal regulations; no new data collection
obligation is created. The Department of Labor would reconcile measures
for uniformity across the states and geography would be standardized at
the county level to be able to combine these data for analysis with
county characteristics that are publicly available from the American
Community Survey. The resulting database (NDCP) would be evaluated to
protect respondent confidentiality, implementing proper disclosure
avoidance techniques in counties with small samples. The database would
be made available to the public as a research tool to understand
childcare prices at the county level and changes in childcare prices
over time. Section 2 of Public Law 66-259 that established the Women's
Bureau authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 13.
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: This Federal Register Notice
provides the opportunity to comment on the proposed data collection.
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments that do
the following:
[cir] Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
[cir] Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate of the
proposed information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
[cir] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
[cir] Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology--for example, permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is
requesting clearance to request market rate survey data collected by
the states and the District of Columbia between 2019 and 2022 to update
the National Database of Childcare Prices.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with Change.
OMB Control Number: 1290-0025.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden
Number of Number of Total number time per Estimated
Type of instrument (form/activity) respondents responses per of responses response burden hours
respondent (hours)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Collection of market rate survey reports and data files \1\........ 51 1 51 2 102
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ State government agencies (Lead Agencies) will submit electronic copies of market rate survey reports and data files they have available for the
years 2019 through 2022.
Wendy Chun-Hoon,
Director, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2023-14211 Filed 7-5-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-HD-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on July 6, 2023.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.