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
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 State...
Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Request for public comments.
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
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
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
Instrument
Total
number of
respondents
Total
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Annual burden hours
Child Care and Development Fund for States and Territories (ACF-118)
56
1
32
1,792
597
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.
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91 FR 66844
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