80 FR 30252 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 101 (May 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30252-30253]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12694]


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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 Plan for States/Territories 
for FFY 2016-2018 (ACF-118).
    OMB No.: 0970-0114.
    Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (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 (CCDBG) Act, as amended, by Public Law 113-186 and U.S.C 9858. 
The Plan provides ACF and the public with a description of, and 
assurances about, the States' and Territories' child care programs.
    On November 19, 2014, the President signed the CCDBG Act of 2014 
into law. The law (Pub. L. 113-186) made significant changes to the 
CCDF Program to protect the health and safety of children in child 
care, promote continuity of access to subsidy for low-income families, 
better inform parents and the general public about the child care 
choices available to them, and improve the overall quality of early 
learning and afterschool programs. The CCDBG Act also changed the Plan 
cycle from a biennial to a triennial Plan period; thus, the FY 2016-
2018 Plan will cover a 3-year period.
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) granted OCC an emergency 
clearance of the FY 2016-2018 CCDF State/Territory Plan Preprint which 
provided a single 30-day comment period from January 30, 2015-March 2, 
2015, to enable States and Territories time to submit their Plans by 
July 1, 2015 on the OMB approved form. Upon careful consideration of 
the concerns raised by States and Territories regarding the July 
submission date, OCC extended the submission deadline for the FY 2016--
2018 CCDF Plan from July 1, 2015 to March 1, 2016. This will give State 
and Territory grantees more time to engage partner agencies and 
stakeholders, brief legislators on needed statutory changes, and 
develop meaningful implementation plans. The extension does not extend 
the FY 2016-2018 3-year plan period; Plans will be effective through 
September 30, 2018.
    The change in the Plan submission deadline enables the OCC to 
complete the regular Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance process 
which requires two Federal Register notices and comment periods--with 
this notice being the first under that regular process. OCC is now 
requesting comment on a revised version of the Plan Pre-print that 
takes into consideration the public comments received during the 
earlier 30-day emergency comment period. We recognize that some States 
and Territories had asked for additional interpretation of the new 
provisions in the law. OCC has included guidance and clarification in 
the revised Preprint where appropriate and through Program Instructions 
and Frequently Asked Questions, which are available at:  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/ccdf-reauthorization. Pending the issuance 
of implementing regulations, States are to comply with the law based on 
their reasonable interpretation of the requirements in the revised 
CCDBG statute.
    Respondents: State and Territory Agencies (56).

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                                             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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CCDF Preprint.......................                56               0.50              162.5              4,550
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
    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. 2015-12694 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am]
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