[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12997-12998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5904]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Procedures for Requests to use Child Care and Development 
Funds for Construction of Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities.
    OMB No.: 0970-0160.
    Description: The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as 
amended, allows Indian Tribes to use Child Care and Development Fund 
(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 
and clarify the original procedures that were issued in August 1997. 
Respondents will be CCDF tribal grantees requesting to use CCDF funds 
for construction or major renovation.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government

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                                             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 and Renovation.....................              25               1              20             500
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............             500
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    Additional Information: 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: March 6, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-5904 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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