[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 34357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16478]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency 
Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

    Title: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Financial Report, 
Form ACF-696T (Tribes)
    OMB No.: 0970-0195.
    Description: Tribes use the Financial Report Form ACF-696T to 
report Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) expenditures. Authority 
to collect and report this information is found in Section 6580 of the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as revised. In 
addition to the Program Reporting Requirements set forth in 45 CFR Part 
98, Subpart H, the regulations at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 98.67(c)(1) 
authorize the Secretary to require financial reports as necessary.
    Tribal grantees submit the ACF-696T report on an annual basis on 
behalf of the Tribal Lead Agency administering the Child Care and 
Development Fund (CCDF).
    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, (Pub. L. 
111-5) provides an additional $2 billion for the Child Care and 
Development Fund to help States, Territories, and Tribes provide child 
care assistance to low income working families. CCDF Program 
Instruction (CCDF-ACF-PI-2009-03) provided guidance on ARRA spending 
requirements.
    Section 1512 of the ARRA legislation requires recipients to report 
quarterly spending and performance data on the public Web site, 
``Recovery.gov''. Federal agencies are required to collect ARRA 
expenditure data and performance data and these data must be clearly 
distinguishable from the regular CCDF (non-ARRA) funds. To ensure 
transparency and accountability, the ARRA requires Federal agencies and 
grantees to track and report separately on expenditures from funds made 
available by the stimulus bill. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
guidance implementing the ARRA legislation indicates that agencies 
requiring additional information for oversight should rely on existing 
authorities and reflect these requirements in their award terms and 
conditions as necessary, following existing procedures. Therefore, to 
capture ARRA expenditures, the ACF 696T has been modified (by the 
addition of two columns) for reporting ARRA data. In addition, a new 
data element will ask Tribes to estimate the number of child service 
months funded with ARRA dollars. The collection will not duplicate 
other information.
    Respondents: Tribal CCDF 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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CCDF Tribal Plan............................             232                1                8            1,856
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,856.
    Additional Information:
    ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 90-day approval for this 
information collection under procedures for emergency processing by 
July 15, 2009. A copy of this information collection, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Administration 
for Children and Families, Reports Clearance Officer, Robert Sargis at 
(202) 690-7275.
    Comments and questions about the information collection described 
above should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ACF, Office of Management and 
Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 Street, NW., Washington, DC. 
20503, FAX (202) 395-6974.

    Dated: June 6, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-16478 Filed 7-14-09; 8:45 am]
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