Notice2026-01273
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Procedures for Requests From Tribal Lead Agencies To Use Child Care and Development Funds for Construction or Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities
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Published
January 23, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing to resume collecting data for the Procedures for Requests from Tribal Lead Agencies to use Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Funds for Construction or Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities. This information collection was previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of Child Care (OCC) is proposing to extend approval of the information collection with changes, significantly reducing the burden for Tribal Lead Agencies and clarifying requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2938-2939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01273]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #:0970-0160]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Procedures for Requests
From Tribal Lead Agencies To Use Child Care and Development Funds for
Construction or Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities
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) is
proposing to resume collecting data for the Procedures for Requests
from Tribal Lead Agencies to use Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Funds for Construction or Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities.
This information collection was previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget. The Office of Child Care (OCC) is proposing to
extend approval of the information collection with changes,
significantly reducing the burden for Tribal Lead Agencies and
clarifying requirements.
DATES: Comments due March 24, 2026.
ADDRESSES: 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. You can obtain
copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f262129202c2023232a2c3b2620210f2e2c296127273c61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a23242c25292526262f293e2325240a2b292c64222239642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: 42 U.S.C. 9858m(c)(6) of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act allows Tribal Lead Agencies to use
CCDF funds for construction or major renovation of child care
facilities. A Tribal Lead Agency, including those that have
consolidated their CCDF program into an approved plan under the Indian
Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017,
also known as Public Law 102-477, must first request and receive
approval from ACF before using CCDF funds for construction or major
renovation. The CCDBG Act requires ACF to develop and implement uniform
procedures for the solicitation and consideration of such requests.
This Program Instruction (PI) sets forth the uniform procedures.
The PI was reorganized and content streamlined to improve
readability and user-friendliness. Language was revised to be
consistent and reduce redundancies. The updated PI removed requirements
not required by statute, regulation, grants policy, or directly
supportive of OCC's understanding of the scope of the project.
Citations and definitions were updated. The burden estimates have been
updated to reflect these updates.
Respondents: Tribal Child Care Lead Agencies acting on behalf of
tribal governments.
Annual Burden Estimates
This version of the PI includes 19 fewer pages and 5 fewer
requirements than the previously approved version, resulting in a
decrease in the estimated burden time per respondents from about 20
hours per response to 6 hours per response. OCC estimates it will
receive approximately 20 requests per year from 266 eligible Tribal
Lead Agencies.
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Annual number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
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Construction and Major Renovation Set-Aside 20 1 1 20
Request Submission.............................
Construction and Major Renovation Application 20 1 5 100
Development and Submission.....................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 120
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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: 42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6).
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-01273 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
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