Notice2024-14530
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Tribes for FY 2026-2028 (ACF-118A) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0198)
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Published
July 2, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF-118A: Child Care and Development Fund for Tribes (Office of Management and Budget # 0970-0198, expiration April 4, 2025) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026-2028. There are changes proposed to the form to improve formatting, streamline questions, and reduce burden.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54827-54828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14530]
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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 for Tribes for FY 2026-2028 (ACF-118A) (Office of
Management and Budget #0970-0198)
AGENCY: Office of Child Care; Administration for Children and Families;
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of
Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF-118A:
Child Care and Development Fund for Tribes (Office of Management and
Budget # 0970-0198, expiration April 4, 2025) for Federal Fiscal Year
(FFY) 2026-2028. There are changes proposed to the form to improve
formatting, streamline questions, and reduce burden.
DATES: Comments due within September 3, 2024. 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#20494e464f434f4c4c454354494f4e604143460e4848530e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="234a4d454c404c4f4f4640574a4c4d634240450d4b4b500d444c55">[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 Tribes 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 majority of the Plan in this request is for tribal
Lead Agencies that receive their funding directly from ACF, and does
not apply to Tribes that consolidate their funding into approved 102-
477 plans. However, all Tribes receiving CCDF funding must complete the
triennial child count, which is part of the Plan. The Plan, submitted
in the Child Care Automated Reporting System, 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 Tribes' child care
programs. These Plans are the applications for CCDF funds.
OCC made the following changes based on feedback from tribes,
including several listening sessions conducted over the past year:
<bullet> Reduced the burden overall by streamlining and removing
questions;
<bullet> Revised questions based on 2024 CCDF final rule;
<bullet> Improved skip patterns to reduce burden; and
<bullet> Edited the document for plain language.
Respondents: Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies.
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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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Triennial Child Count Only (all tribes)............................ 264 1 20 5,280 1,760
ACF 118A Part I (for all direct funded tribes)..................... 214 1 60 12,840 4,280
ACF-118A Part II (for direct funded tribes with small allocations 138 1 5 690 230
only).............................................................
ACF-118A Part III (for direct funded tribes with medium and large 76 1 20 1,520 507
allocations only).................................................
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Estimated Total Burden Over 3 Years and Total Annual Burden ............... ............... ............... 20,330 6,777
Hours.........................................................
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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: Public Law 113-186 and 42 U.S.C. 9858c.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-14530 Filed 7-1-24; 8:45 am]
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