[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22456]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB #0970-0198]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and
Development Fund Plan for Tribes for FY 2023-2025 (ACF-118A)
AGENCY: Office of Child Care; Administration for Children and Families;
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF-118A: Child Care and
Development Fund for Tribes (OMB #0970-0198, expiration 06/30/2022) for
FFY 2023-2025. There are changes requested to the form to improve
formatting, and clarify and streamline questions. ACF is also
requesting public comment on revising the thresholds used to determine
tribes with small, medium, and large allocations.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 Act of
1990 (CCDBG Act), as amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-186), and
42 U.S.C. 9858. The Plan, submitted on the ACF-118A, is required
triennially, and remains in effect for 3 years. The Plan provides ACF
and the public with a description of and assurance about the tribes'
child care programs. These Plans are the applications for CCDF funds.
ACF is also seeking public comment on whether and how to adjust the
thresholds used to determine allocation sizes for Tribal Lead Agencies.
We differentiate and exempt some Tribal Lead Agencies from a
progressive series of CCDF provisions based on three categories of CCDF
grant allocations--large, medium, and small. However, the current
thresholds were set based on FFY 2016 allocations. Since then, the
amount annually appropriated to Tribal Lead Agencies has increased more
than threefold and ACF is considering adjusting the thresholds
accordingly.
Respondents: Tribal CCDF lead agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number of Average
Instrument Total number responses per burden hours Total burden Annual burden
of respondents respondent per response hours hours
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ACF-118A Part I (for all 260 1 120 31,200 10,400
tribes).......................
ACF-118A Part II (for medium 106 1 24 2,544 848
and large tribes only)........
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,248.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Pub. L. 113-186 and 42 U.S.C. 9858c.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-22456 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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