[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75550-75551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27584]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States/Territories 
for FY 2006-2007.
    OMB No.: 0970-0114.
    Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the 
Plan) for States and Territories is required from each CCDF Lead Agency 
in accordance with Section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990, as amended (Pub. L. 101-508, Pub. L. 104-193, and 42 
U.S.C. 9858). The implementing regulations for the statutorily required 
Plan are set forth at 45 CFR 98.10 through 98.18. The Plan, submitted 
on the ACF-118, is required biennially, and remains in effect for two 
years. The Plan provides ACF and the public with a description of, and 
assurance about, the State's or the Territory's child care program. The 
ACF-118 is currently approved through May 31, 2006, making it available 
to States and Territories needing to submit Plan Amendments through the 
end of the FY 2005 Plan Period. However, in July 2005, States and 
Territories will be required to submit their FY 2006-2007 Plans. 
Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests extension of 
the ACF-118 with minor corrections and modifications. The Tribal Plan 
(ACF-118A) is not affected by this notice.
    Respondents: State and Territorial CCDF Lead Agencies.

                                             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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ACF-118.....................................              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)(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 Administration, Office of Information 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 
Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail address: [email protected]. 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 13, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-27584 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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