[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 66479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30765]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; 
Proposed Project

    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States/Territories.
    OMB No.: 0970-0114.
    Description: The ACF-118, the Child Care and Development Fund 
(CCDF) Plan for States and Territories, is required from the child care 
lead agency by section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508, 42 U.S.C. 9858). The implementing 
regulations for the statutorily required Plan is at 45 CFR 98.10 
through 98.18. The Plan is required biennially and remains in effect 
for two years. States/Territories have completed the ACF-118 for the 
FFY 2000-2001 biennium. However, approval for the ACF-118 expires May 
31, 2000. States and Territories may amend their Plans to reflect 
changes in their programs at any time during a biennium. Therefore, in 
order to provide continuity for the Plan process, ACF is requesting 
that the current approval of the ACF-118 be extended through the end of 
the biennium, i.e., September 30, 2001. The Tribal Plan (ACF-118A) is 
not affected by this notice.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Govt.

                                             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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Child Care & Dev. Fund Plan for States/Terr.              56               .5           162.57            4,552
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden hours: 4,552.
    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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, 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.
    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: November 19, 1999.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-30765 Filed 11-24-99; 8:45 am]
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