Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 98-33792]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Project:
    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Tribal Plan Preprint.
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: The Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint 
serves as the agreement between the grantee (Indian Tribe or tribal 
organization) and the Federal government as to how the Block Grant 
programs will be operated. The plans provide assurances that the CCDF 
funds will be administered in conformance with legislative 
requirements, Federal regulations at 45 CFR parts 98 and 99 and other 
applicable instructions or guidelines issued by the Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF). The Tribal Plan Preprint (ACF Form 118A) 
is currently approved through 5/31/00 under the Plan Preprint approval 
for both State and Indian Tribes (OMB Approval Number 0970-0114). Since 
the tribal plan preprint must be revised to reflect the CCDF amended 
regulations (published 7/24/98 at 63 FR 39936-39998), it is being 
disaggregated from the State plan preprint approval. Therefore, a new 
collection and OMB control number is requested.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.

                                             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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CCDF Plan Preprint..............................             253              .5              35           4,427
CCDF Plan Amendments............................             253              .5               3             380
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,807.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 
Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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.

    Dated: December 15, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-33792 Filed 12-21-98; 8:45 am]
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