Notice2024-25690
Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-800: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Annual Aggregate Report (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0150)
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Published
November 5, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension with changes to the form ACF-800: CCDF Annual Aggregate Report (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0150, expiration 3/31/2025). OCC proposes changes incorporating new items on presumptive eligibility and on additional information about lead agencies using grants and contracts for direct services to expand parent options for certain types of care specified in the 2024 CCDF final rule.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87880-87881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25690]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-800: Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) Annual Aggregate Report (Office of Management
and Budget #0970-0150)
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 Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children
and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension with changes to
the form ACF-800: CCDF Annual Aggregate Report (Office of Management
and Budget #0970-0150, expiration 3/31/2025). OCC proposes changes
incorporating new items on presumptive eligibility and on additional
information about lead agencies using grants and contracts for direct
services to expand parent options for certain types of care specified
in the 2024 CCDF final rule.
DATES: Comments due January 6, 2025. In compliance with the
requirements 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#96fff8f0f9f5f9fafaf3f5e2fff9f8d6f7f5f0b8fefee5b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82ebece4ede1edeeeee7e1f6ebedecc2e3e1e4aceaeaf1ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>.
All requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The ACF-800 provides annual
aggregate data on the children and families receiving direct services
under CCDF. The ACF-800 provides administrative information on the type
and methods of child care delivery and is used to analyze and evaluate
the CCDF program and the extent to which State and Territory Lead
Agencies are assisting families in addressing child care needs.
OCC has included a new section on presumptive eligibility to gather
data on the number of presumptively eligible children and the outcomes
post verification. Additional questions specific to infants and
toddlers, children with disabilities, and children in underserved
geographic areas have been added to comply with the 2024 CCDF final
rule requiring lead agencies to make some use of grants or contracts
for direct services for these populations. Finally, OCC seeks public
comment on use of the pooling factor for CCDF administrative data
reporting and whether it is possible for states to identify and
separately report all children and families served by CCDF without the
need to apply a pooling factor.
Respondents: State and Territory Lead Agencies.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of of responses hours per Annual burden
respondents per respondent response hours
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ACF-800: CCDF Annual Aggregate Report....... 56 1 45 2,520
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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.
In addition, the Department seeks public comment on use of the
pooling factor for CCDF administrative data reporting. The current ACF-
800 and ACF-801 reports instruct states that pool CCDF and non-CCDF
funds to report all children and families funded by these pooled
funding sources on both the ACF-800 and ACF-801. ACF then applies a
pooling factor (reported by the state on the ACF-800) to determine the
number of children and families served by CCDF. During the public
comment period, ACF is soliciting comments on this approach, or whether
it is possible for states to identify and separately report all
children and families served by CCDF without the need to apply a
pooling factor.
Authority: The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (42
U.S.C. 9857 et seq.); regulations at 45 CFR 98.70 and 98.71.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-25690 Filed 11-4-24; 8:45 am]
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