82 FR 57986 - Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 235 (December 8, 2017)

Page Range		57986-57986
FR Document		2017-26472

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 235 (Friday, December 8, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency 
Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Comment Request

    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States/Territories 
for FFY 2019-2021(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 Act of 1990, (CCDBG Act), as amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. Law 
113-186), and 42 U.S.C 9858. The Plan provides ACF and the public with 
a description of, and assurance about, the States' and Territories' 
child care programs. States must submit Plans to ACF on or before July 
2, 2018 for approval in order to receive funding on October 1, 2018 for 
FY 2019.
    The Office of Child Care (OCC) has revised the FY 2019-2021 CCDF 
Plan Preprint to align with the CCDF Final Rule published on September 
30, 2016. In making the revisions, consideration was given to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents. The Plan, 
submitted via the ACF-118, is required triennially, and will remain in 
effect for three years.
    Due to unanticipated events, including challenges faced by States 
and Territories in implementing portions of the comprehensive and 
unprecedented background check requirements, the OCC has re-examined 
the implementation deadline to give States and Territories an 
opportunity to apply for additional time (up to two years, in one year 
increments) to meet the most challenging parts of the background check 
requirements as long as specific milestones are met. These developments 
required OCC to delay submission of the CCDF Plan Preprint for review 
and approval by OMB because the process and criteria for requesting 
additional time will be carried out as part of the Plan submission 
process. The delay prevented OCC from completing the regular Paperwork 
Reduction Act clearance process that includes two Federal Register 
notices and comment periods.
    Respondents: State and Territory CCDF Lead Agencies (56)

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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ACF-118.........................................              56            0.33             200           3,696
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,696.
    Additional Information:
    ACF is requesting that Office of Management and Budget (OMB) grant 
a 180-day approval for the FY 2019-2012 CCDF State/Territory Plan 
Preprint (ACF-118) under procedures for emergency processing by January 
31, 2018. A copy of this information collection may be obtained by 
contacting Valentina Ntim, Child Care Program Specialist, at (202) 205-
8398. Email address: [email protected]
    This notice provides for a single 30-day comment period for the 
public to submit comments on the revised ACF-118. Comments and 
questions about the information collection described above should be 
directed to the following addresses within 30 days of publication of 
this notice: Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 
Officer, [email protected], and Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork 
Reduction Project, Desk Officer for ACF, Email address: 
[email protected].

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-26472 Filed 12-7-17; 8:45 am]
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Addiction Equity Act of 2008 Public: State, Local, or Tribal States’ and Territories’ child care
implement 45 CFR 146.136(d)(2), which Governments, Private Sector, programs. States must submit Plans to
sets forth rules for providing reasons for Individuals; Number of Respondents: ACF on or before July 2, 2018 for
claims denial. CMS oversees non- 267,538; Number of Responses: approval in order to receive funding on
Federal governmental plans and health 1,081,929; Total Annual Hours: 43,327. October 1, 2018 for FY 2019.
insurance issuers, and the regulation (For policy questions regarding this The Office of Child Care (OCC) has
provides a safe harbor such that non- collection, contact Usree revised the FY 2019–2021 CCDF Plan
Federal governmental plans (and issuers Bandyopadhyay at 410–786–6650.) Preprint to align with the CCDF Final
offering coverage in connection with Dated: December 5, 2017. Rule published on September 30, 2016.
such plans) are deemed to comply with William N. Parham, III, In making the revisions, consideration
requirements of paragraph (d)(2) of 45 Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office was given to minimize the burden of the
CFR 146.136 if they provide the reason of Strategic Operations and Regulatory collection of information on
for claims denial in a form and manner Affairs. respondents. The Plan, submitted via
consistent with ERISA requirements [FR Doc. 2017–26524 Filed 12–7–17; 8:45 am] the ACF–118, is required triennially,
found in 29 CFR 2560.503–1. Section BILLING CODE 4120–01–P and will remain in effect for three years.
146.136(d)(3) of the final rule clarifies
that PHS Act section 2719 governing Due to unanticipated events,
internal claims and appeals and external including challenges faced by States and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
review as implemented by 45 CFR Territories in implementing portions of
HUMAN SERVICES
147.136, covers MHPAEA claims the comprehensive and unprecedented
denials and requires that, when a non- Administration for Children and background check requirements, the
quantitative treatment limitation Families OCC has re-examined the
(NQTL) is the basis for a claims denial, implementation deadline to give States
that a non-grandfathered plan or issuer Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting and Territories an opportunity to apply
must provide the processes, strategies, Requirements Under Emergency for additional time (up to two years, in
evidentiary standard, and other factors Review by the Office of Management one year increments) to meet the most
used in developing and applying the and Budget (OMB); Comment Request challenging parts of the background
NQTL with respect to med/surg benefits check requirements as long as specific
Title: Child Care and Development
and MH/SUD benefits. milestones are met. These developments
Fund Plan for States/Territories for FFY
required OCC to delay submission of the
Disclosure Request Form 2019–2021(ACF–118).
OMB No.: 0970–0114. CCDF Plan Preprint for review and
Group health plan participants, Description: The Child Care and approval by OMB because the process
beneficiaries, covered individuals in the Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the and criteria for requesting additional
individual market, or persons acting on Plan) for States and Territories is time will be carried out as part of the
their behalf, may use this optional required from each CCDF Lead agency Plan submission process. The delay
model form to request information from in accordance with Section 658E of the prevented OCC from completing the
plans regarding NQTLs that may affect Child Care and Development Block regular Paperwork Reduction Act
patients’ MH/SUD benefits or that may Grant Act of 1990, (CCDBG Act), as clearance process that includes two
have resulted in their coverage being amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. Law Federal Register notices and comment
denied. Form Number: CMS–10307 113–186), and 42 U.S.C 9858. The Plan periods.
(OMB control number: 0938–1080) ; provides ACF and the public with a Respondents: State and Territory
Frequency: On Occasion; Affected description of, and assurance about, the CCDF Lead Agencies (56)

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

ACF–118 .......................................................................................................... 56 0.33 200 3,696

Estimated Total Annual Burden submit comments on the revised ACF– Officer for ACF, Email address:
Hours: 3,696. 118. Comments and questions about the Stephanie_J_Tatham@omb.eop.gov.
Additional Information: information collection described above
ACF is requesting that Office of Robert Sargis,
should be directed to the following
Management and Budget (OMB) grant a addresses within 30 days of publication Reports Clearance Officer.
180-day approval for the FY 2019–2012 of this notice: Administration for [FR Doc. 2017–26472 Filed 12–7–17; 8:45 am]
CCDF State/Territory Plan Preprint Children and Families, Office of BILLING CODE 4184–43–P
(ACF–118) under procedures for Planning, Research, and Evaluation,
emergency processing by January 31, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer,
2018. A copy of this information
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infocollection@acf.hhs.gov, and Office
collection may be obtained by
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
contacting Valentina Ntim, Child Care
Office of Management and Budget,
Program Specialist, at (202) 205–8398.
Paperwork Reduction Project, Desk
Email address: valentina.ntim@
acf.hhs.gov
This notice provides for a single 30-
day comment period for the public to

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82 FR 57986 - Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 235 (December 8, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families