Notice2026-21703
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2028-2030 (ACF-118) and extension of Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027
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October 23, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting an extension without changes of the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027 (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0114, expiration March 31, 2027), and an additional 3-year extension of the form ACF- 118: CCDF Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2028-2030. There are changes requested to the form ACF-118: CCDF Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2028-2030 to reduce burden, streamline questions, reduce data entry, and strengthen program integrity.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66844-66845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21703]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0114]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and
Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for Federal
Fiscal Year (FFY) 2028-2030 (ACF-118) and extension of Child Care and
Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027
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
requesting an extension without changes of the form ACF-118: Child Care
and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Preprint for States/Territories for
FFY 2025-2027 (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0114, expiration
March 31, 2027), and an additional 3-year extension of the form ACF-
118: CCDF Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2028-2030. There
are changes requested to the form ACF-118: CCDF Plan Preprint for
States/Territories for FFY 2028-2030 to reduce burden, streamline
questions, reduce data entry, and strengthen program integrity.
DATES: Comments due December 22, 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#6e070008010d0102020b0d1a0701002e0f0d084006061d40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce5e2eae3efe3e0e0e9eff8e5e3e2ccedefeaa2e4e4ffa2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The CCDF Plan (the Plan) for states and territories 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
Plan, submitted on the ACF-118, is required triennially, and remains in
effect for 3 years. These Plans are the applications for CCDF funds and
provide ACF and the public with a description of and assurance about
the
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states' and territories' CCDF program and child care services.
At this time, ACF's Office of Child Care (OCC) is proposing an
extension of the approval of the currently approved CCDF Plan Preprint
for FFY 2025-2027 to allow states and territories to continue to submit
amendments through September 30, 2027, as required. There are no
changes proposed to the FFY 2025-2027 Plan Preprint. In addition, OCC
is requesting comments on the proposed CCDF Plan Preprint for FFY 2028-
2030. Updates were made to simplify and reduce questions, reduce
burden, and strengthen program integrity.
Respondents: State and Territory Lead Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Total number of Average burden
Instrument of responses per hours per Total burden Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours hours
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Child Care and Development Fund for States and Territories (ACF- 56 1 32 1,792 597
118)............................................................
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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: Pub. L. 113-186 and 42 U.S.C. 9858
Samantha L. Illangasekare,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-21703 Filed 10-22-26; 8:45 am]
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