Notice2025-01221
Proposed Information Collection Activity; American Relief Act 2025 Disaster Supplemental Funds for Child Care (New Collection)
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Published
January 17, 2025
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families is requesting comment on the proposed application for disaster relief funding provided in the American Relief Act, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5889-5890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01221]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; American Relief Act
2025 Disaster Supplemental Funds for Child Care (New Collection)
AGENCY: The 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 is requesting comment on the proposed application for
disaster relief funding provided in the American Relief Act, 2025.
DATES: Comments due March 18, 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#1970777f767a7675757c7a6d70767759787a7f3771716a377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="274e49414844484b4b4244534e484967464441094f4f5409404851">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The American Relief Act, 2025 provided $250,000,000 in
disaster relief funding to OCC to distribute to
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eligible States, territories, and Tribes in response to the
consequences of major disasters and emergencies declared pursuant to
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in 2023 and 2024.
OCC will be requesting information from eligible Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies who are interested in receiving
these funds. The information requested includes the relevant major
disaster or emergency declaration; a detailed description of the
affected area; a detailed description of the impact on children,
families, staff, and child care services; a description of each
proposed activity; information on previous expenses incurred related to
the disaster or emergency; and the total amount of funds requested. OCC
will use the information received to inform decisions about
distribution of funds.
Respondents: State, territory, and Tribal Lead Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
Respondents would provide one response to this request and
information. The following burden estimates reflect the total estimated
burden, which is expected within the first year of approval.
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Total number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ACF-OCC-CCDF-PI-2025-X (Disaster 70 1 80 5,600
Supplemental Funds for Child Care--2023 and
2024 major disasters and emergencies)......
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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 solicits public comment on whether OCC
should, in advance of receiving Lead Agency applications for funding,
establish funding ranges for the size of grants based on certain
factors, and if so, what those ranges and factors should be.
Authority: Public Law 118-158.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-01221 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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