[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53891-53892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21695]
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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 2014-2015 (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, as amended (Pub. L. 101-508, Pub. L. 104-193, and 42
U.S.C. 9858). The implementing regulations for the statutorily required
Plan are set forth at 45 CFR 98.10 through 98.18. The Plan, submitted
on the ACF-118, is required biennially, and remains in effect for two
years. The Plan provides ACF and the public with a description of, and
assurance about, the States' and Territories' child care programs. The
ACF-118 is currently approved through April 30, 2014, making it
available to States and Territories needing to submit Plan Amendments
through the end of the FY 2013 Plan Period. However, on July 1, 2013,
States and Territories will be required to submit their FY 2014-2015
Plans for approval by September 30, 2013. Consistent with the statute
and regulations, ACF requests revision of the ACF-118 with minor
corrections and modifications. The Tribal Plan (ACF-118a) will be
addressed under a separate notice.
Respondents: State and Territory CCDF Lead Agencies (56).
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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ACF-118..................................... 56 0.50 162.5 4,550
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,550.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
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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 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. 2012-21695 Filed 8-31-12; 8:45 am]
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