Notice2024-26911
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Tribes for Fiscal Year 2026-2028 (ACF-118A) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0198)
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Published
November 19, 2024
Issuing agencies
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 (OMB) #0970-0198, expiration April 30,2025) 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 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91400-91401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26911]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Child Care
and Development Fund Plan for Tribes for Fiscal Year 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 (OMB) #0970-0198, expiration April 30,2025) 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 December 19, 2024. 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. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e38a8d858c808c8f8f8680978a8c8da3828085cd8b8b90cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b32353d34383437373e382f3234351b3a383d75333328753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed 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 the two 2024 CCDF final rules;
<bullet> Clarified requirements based on CCDBG Act and regulations;
<bullet> Improved skip patterns to reduce burden; and
<bullet> Edited the document for plain language.
Respondents: Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number
Total number of responses Average Total burden Annual burden
Instrument of per burden hours hours hours
respondents respondent per response
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Triennial Child Count Only (all 264 1 20 5,280 1,760
Tribes)........................
ACF 118A Part I (for all direct 214 1 60 12,840 4,280
funded Tribes).................
ACF-118A Part II (for direct 138 1 5 690 230
funded Tribes with small
allocations only)..............
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ACF-118A Part III (for direct 76 1 20 1,520 507
funded Tribes with medium and
large allocations only)........
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Estimated Total Burden Over .............. .............. .............. 20,330 6,777
3 Years and Total Annual
Burden Hours...............
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Authority: Public Law 113-186 and 42 U.S.C. 9858c.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-26911 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]
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