[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38888-38889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6079]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; 
Proposed Projects

    Title: Procedures to Use the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) 
for Construction or Major Renovation.
    OMB No.: 0970-0160.
    Description: The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as 
amended, allows Indian Tribes to use the 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 the procedures that were 
originally issued in August 1997 and last updated in January 2004. 
Respondents will be CCDF Tribal grantees requesting to use CCDF funds 
for construction or major renovation.
    Respondents: Tribal Child Care Lead Agencies acting on behalf of 
Tribal Governments.

                                             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 or Renovation......................              10               1              20             200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    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 
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.

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    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: July 8, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-6079 Filed 7-7-06; 8:45 am]
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