[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 208 (Friday, October 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63025-63026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8944]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Procedures to Use the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) 
for Construction or Major Renovation.
    OMB No.: 0970-0160.
    Description: The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as

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amended, allows Indian Tribes to use the 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 January 2004. 
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 Renovation..................              10                1               20              200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 
Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, E-mail address: 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 23, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-8944 Filed 10-26-06; 8:45 am]
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