[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 2869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00840]
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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 Tribes for FFY
2017-2019 (ACF-118-A).
OMB No.: 0970-0198.
Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the
Plan) for Tribes is required from each CCDF Lead Agency in accordance
with Section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
Act, as amended, by Public Law 113-186 and U.S.C. 9858. The Plan
provides ACF and the public with a description of, and assurances
about, the Tribes' child care programs.
On November 19, 2014, the President signed the CCDBG Act of 2014
into law. The law (Pub. L. 113-186) made significant changes to the
CCDF Program to protect the health and safety of children in child
care, promote continuity of access to subsidy for low-income families,
better inform parents and the general public about the child care
choices available to them, and improve the overall quality of early
learning and afterschool programs. The Act does not indicate the extent
to which CCDF provisions apply to Tribes. Starting in early 2015, OCC
began a series of formal consultations with Tribal leaders to determine
how the provisions in newly reauthorized child care law would apply to
Tribes and Tribal organizations. The Notice of Proposed Rule Making for
the CCDF program was issued on December 24, 2015 for public comment.
Pending the issuance of new CCDF regulations and guidance for Tribes,
Tribes will follow the current CCDF regulations.
OCC issued a Program Instruction to notify Tribes that OCC will be
extending the approved FY 2014-2015 Tribal Plans for one year. Also,
please note that the CCDBG Act changed the Plan cycle for all CCDF
Plans from a 2 year to a 3 year plan period. The new deadline for FY
2017-2019 Plan submission is July 1, 2016.
The revised Plan (ACF-118A) has been organized into the following
seven critical areas:
Define CCDF Leadership and Coordination with Relevant
systems.
Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to
Families.
Ensure Equal Access to high Quality Child Care for Low-
Income Children.
Ensuring the Health and Safety of Children in Child Care
Settings.
Supporting Continuous Quality Improvement.
Program Integrity and Accountability.
Tribal CCDF Funding.
Section 8, an Optional Abbreviated Plan for Tribes Receiving Small
Allocations was added for Tribes or Tribal consortia whose annual CCDF
allocation is less than $250,000. Small Tribes that select this option
are not required to complete Sections 1-7 of the Plan preprint.
In making the revisions, consideration was given to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on respondents.
Respondents
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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CCDF Print.................................. 257 0.50 120 15,420
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
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, 330 C Street SW., Washington DC
20201. 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. 2016-00840 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am]
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