81 FR 2869 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 11 (January 19, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-00840

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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 Tribes for FFY 
2017-2019 (ACF-118-A).
    OMB No.: 0970-0198.
    Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the 
Plan) for Tribes 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 Tribes' 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 Act does not indicate the extent 
to which CCDF provisions apply to Tribes. Starting in early 2015, OCC 
began a series of formal consultations with Tribal leaders to determine 
how the provisions in newly reauthorized child care law would apply to 
Tribes and Tribal organizations. The Notice of Proposed Rule Making for 
the CCDF program was issued on December 24, 2015 for public comment. 
Pending the issuance of new CCDF regulations and guidance for Tribes, 
Tribes will follow the current CCDF regulations.
    OCC issued a Program Instruction to notify Tribes that OCC will be 
extending the approved FY 2014-2015 Tribal Plans for one year. Also, 
please note that the CCDBG Act changed the Plan cycle for all CCDF 
Plans from a 2 year to a 3 year plan period. The new deadline for FY 
2017-2019 Plan submission is July 1, 2016.
    The revised Plan (ACF-118A) has been organized into the following 
seven critical areas:
     Define CCDF Leadership and Coordination with Relevant 
systems.
     Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to 
Families.
     Ensure Equal Access to high Quality Child Care for Low-
Income Children.
     Ensuring the Health and Safety of Children in Child Care 
Settings.
     Supporting Continuous Quality Improvement.
     Program Integrity and Accountability.
     Tribal CCDF Funding.
    Section 8, an Optional Abbreviated Plan for Tribes Receiving Small 
Allocations was added for Tribes or Tribal consortia whose annual CCDF 
allocation is less than $250,000. Small Tribes that select this option 
are not required to complete Sections 1-7 of the Plan preprint.
    In making the revisions, consideration was given to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on respondents.

Respondents

                                             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 Print..................................             257             0.50              120           15,420
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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, 330 C Street SW., Washington DC 
20201. 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.
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and what plans the sites have for the Description: The Child Care and the approved FY 2014–2015 Tribal
remainder of the implementation and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the Plans for one year. Also, please note that
after the demonstration formally ends. Plan) for Tribes is required from each the CCDBG Act changed the Plan cycle
The process evaluation will answer both CCDF Lead Agency in accordance with for all CCDF Plans from a 2 year to a 3
quantitative and qualitative questions. Section 658E of the Child Care and year plan period. The new deadline for
Form Number: CMS–10467 (OMB Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act, FY 2017–2019 Plan submission is July
control number: 0938–1212); Frequency: as amended, by Public Law 113–186 1, 2016.
Annually; Affected Public: State, Local, and U.S.C. 9858. The Plan provides ACF The revised Plan (ACF–118A) has
or Tribal Governments; Private sector and the public with a description of, been organized into the following seven
(Business and other for-profit and Not- and assurances about, the Tribes’ child critical areas:
for-profit institutions); Number of care programs. • Define CCDF Leadership and
Respondents: 104; Total Annual On November 19, 2014, the President Coordination with Relevant systems.
Responses: 104; Total Annual Hours: signed the CCDBG Act of 2014 into law.
• Provide Stable Child Care Financial
802. (For policy questions regarding this The law (Pub. L. 113–186) made
Assistance to Families.
collection contact Pauline Karikari- significant changes to the CCDF
Program to protect the health and safety • Ensure Equal Access to high
Martin at 410–786–1040.)
of children in child care, promote Quality Child Care for Low-Income
Dated: January 13, 2016. Children.
continuity of access to subsidy for low-
William N. Parham, III,
income families, better inform parents • Ensuring the Health and Safety of
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office Children in Child Care Settings.
and the general public about the child
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory • Supporting Continuous Quality
Affairs.
care choices available to them, and
improve the overall quality of early Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2016–00844 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]
learning and afterschool programs. The • Program Integrity and
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Act does not indicate the extent to Accountability.
which CCDF provisions apply to Tribes. • Tribal CCDF Funding.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Starting in early 2015, OCC began a Section 8, an Optional Abbreviated
series of formal consultations with Plan for Tribes Receiving Small
HUMAN SERVICES
Tribal leaders to determine how the Allocations was added for Tribes or
Administration for Children and provisions in newly reauthorized child Tribal consortia whose annual CCDF
Families care law would apply to Tribes and allocation is less than $250,000. Small
Tribal organizations. The Notice of Tribes that select this option are not
Proposed Information Collection Proposed Rule Making for the CCDF required to complete Sections 1–7 of the
Activity; Comment Request program was issued on December 24, Plan preprint.
2015 for public comment. Pending the In making the revisions, consideration
Proposed Projects issuance of new CCDF regulations and was given to minimize the burden of the
Title: Child Care and Development guidance for Tribes, Tribes will follow collection of information on
Fund Plan for Tribes for FFY 2017–2019 the current CCDF regulations. respondents.
(ACF–118–A). OCC issued a Program Instruction to
OMB No.: 0970–0198. notify Tribes that OCC will be extending Respondents

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of responses Total burden
Instrument burden hours
respondents per hours
per response
respondent

CCDF Print ...................................................................................................... 257 0.50 120 15,420

Estimated Total Annual Burden requests should be identified by the title comments and suggestions submitted
Hours: of the information collection. within 60 days of this publication.
In compliance with the requirements The Department specifically requests Robert Sargis,
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork comments on: (a) Whether the proposed Reports Clearance Officer.
Reduction Act of 1995, the collection of information is necessary
[FR Doc. 2016–00840 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]
Administration for Children and for the proper performance of the
BILLING CODE 4184–01–P
Families is soliciting public comment functions of the agency, including
on the specific aspects of the whether the information shall have
information collection described above. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Copies of the proposed collection of agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
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information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing the quality, utility, and clarity of the
to the Administration for Children and information to be collected; and (d)
Families, Office of Planning, Research ways to minimize the burden of the
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., collection of information on
Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF respondents, including through the use
Reports Clearance Officer. Email of automated collection techniques or
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to

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81 FR 2869 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 11 (January 19, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families