[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 65692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26567]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Procedures for Requests from Tribal Lead Agencies to use
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Funds for Construction or Major
Renovation of Child Care Facilities.
OMB No.: 0970-0160.
Description: The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as
amended, allows Indian Tribes to use Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF) grant awards for construction and renovation of child care
facilities. A tribal grantee must first request and receive approval
from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) before using
CCDF funds for construction or major renovation. This information
collection contains the statutorily-mandated uniform procedures for the
solicitation and consideration of requests, including instructions for
preparation of environmental assessments in conjunction with the
National Environmental Policy Act. The proposed draft procedures update
the procedures that were originally issued in August 1997 and last
updated in April 2010. Respondents will be CCDF tribal grantees
requesting to use CCDF funds for construction or major renovation.
Respondents: Tribal Child Care Lead Agencies acting on behalf of
Tribal Governments.
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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Construction or Major Renovation of Tribal Child 5 1 20 100
Care Facilities................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100
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, 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 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. 2012-26567 Filed 10-29-12; 8:45 am]
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