80 FR 26267 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 88 (May 7, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26267-26268]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10987]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Annual Aggregate Report--
ACF-800.
    OMB No.: 0970-0150.
    Description: Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant (CCDBG) Act (42 U.S.C. 9858, as amended by Pub. L. 113-186) 
requires that States and Territories submit annual aggregate data on 
the children and families receiving direct services under the Child 
Care and Development Fund. The implementing regulations for the 
statutorily required reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70 and 98.71. Annual 
aggregate reports include data elements represented in the ACF-800 
reflecting the scope, type, and methods of child care delivery. This 
provides ACF with the information necessary to make reports to 
Congress, address national child care needs, offer technical assistance 
to grantees, meet performance measures, and conduct research.
    Consistent with the recent reauthorization of the CCDBG statute, 
ACF requests extension and revision of the ACF-800 including a number 
of changes and clarifications to the reporting requirements and 
instructions. Most notably, section 658K(a)(2)(F) of the CCDBG Act now 
requires States to report the number of fatalities occurring among 
children while in the care and facility of child care providers serving 
CCDF children.
    Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, and Territories 
including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and 
the Northern Marianna Islands.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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ACF-800.....................................              56                1               42            2,352
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,352.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-10987 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
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