Notice2026-11428
Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-700 Tribal Annual Report
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Published
June 8, 2026
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate approval of the ACF-700: Tribal Annual Report (OMB #0970-0430) with proposed revisions. ACF requests changes to the form that reduce annual burden hours.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 34633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11428]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0430]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-700 Tribal Annual
Report
AGENCY: Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families,
Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate approval
of the ACF-700: Tribal Annual Report (OMB #0970-0430) with proposed
revisions. ACF requests changes to the form that reduce annual burden
hours.
DATES: Comments due August 7, 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#f1989f979e929e9d9d949285989e9fb1909297df999982df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5bcbbb3bab6bab9b9b0b6a1bcbabb95b4b6b3fbbdbda6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Tribal Lead Agencies (TLA) for the Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) are required on an annual basis to submit
aggregate information on services provided via the ACF-700 CCDF Tribal
Annual Report. This report offers the Office of Child Care (OCC)
insight into how CCDF program dollars are being spent. The ACF-700
report collects administrative data about the number of children and
families served. The report also asks specific questions that collect
programmatic information about tribal quality activities, coordination
for activities with other early childhood programs, compliance with
health and safety standards, and pursuit of accreditation. The
information collected from this report allows OCC to generate and
analyze aggregate information, thereby giving OCC a more comprehensive
understanding of tribal program activities more easily. The data are
essential for demonstrating the accomplishments of tribal child care
programs. OCC has revised the previous version of the ACF-700 to reduce
administrative burden for tribes. Specifically:
Part 2: Tribal Narrative on the form was reduced due to repetitive
questions.
Part 3: American Rescue Plan (ARP) was deleted since OCC is no
longer collecting ARP data.
Respondents: Tribal Grantees receiving CCDF funding. Tribes that
operate child care under Public Law 102-477 Indian Employment,
Training, and Related Services Plan are exempt from ACF-700.
Annual Burden Estimates
OCC has revised the burden estimates based on the proposed
revisions and to reflect the current number of TLAs. In prior years,
burden was broken out by the size of the TLA, with small allocation
tribes estimated to take less time to complete the request than medium/
large allocation tribes. OCC is no longer differentiating between TLAs
with small and medium/large allocations because most TLAs (74 percent)
receive small allocations. Due to this and based on the revisions, OCC
estimates an average time per response for all TLAs, regardless of
size, of 13 hours. Overall, the proposed revisions result in a 40
percent decrease in burden compared to the currently approved
information collection.
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Annual number of
Instrument Total number of responses per Average burden hours Annual burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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ACF-700........................... 210 1 13 2,730
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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. 9857 et seq.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-11428 Filed 6-5-26; 8:45 am]
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