[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68267-68268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32940]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: State and Tribal Plans for the Child Care and Development 
Fund (Child Care and Development Block Grant.
    OMB No.: 0970-0114.
    Description: These legislatively-mandated plans serve as the 
agreement between the grantee and the Federal government describing how 
CCDF programs will be administered in conformance with legislative 
requirements, pertinent Federal regulations, and other applicable 
instructions and guidelines issued by ACF. This information will be 
used for Federal oversight of the Child Care and Development Fund.
    Respondents: States, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, District of 
Columbia, Samoa, the Trust of Northern Marianna Islands and Tribal 
Governments.

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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, State & Territory......................              56              .5              30             840
ACF-118A, Tribal................................             240              .5              30           3,600
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,440.                                                                     

    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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 
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: 
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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.

    Dated: December 16, 1996.
Douglas J. Godesky,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-32940 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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