[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 63319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25405]


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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 Tribal Plan Preprint--ACF-
118-A.
    OMB No.: 0970-0198.
    Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the 
Plan) for Tribes (Indian Tribes, Tribal consortia and Tribal 
organizations) 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-A, 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 Tribal child care program. The ACF 118-A is 
currently approved through May 31, 2014, making it available to Tribes 
needing to submit Plan Amendments through the end of the FY 2013 Plan 
Period. However, on July 1, 2013, Tribes will be required to submit 
their FY 2014-2015 Plans for approval by September 30, 2013. Consistent 
with the statute and regulations, ACF requests revision of the ACF 118-
A with minor corrections and modifications.
    OCC has revised the document to reflect some of the changes made to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents. 
The revised document contains revisions to improve the accuracy and 
clarity of questions in order to improve the quality of information 
that is collected.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection. Email address: 
[email protected].
    Respondents: Tribal CCDF programs (257 total).

                                             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............................             257             0.50              120           15,420
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,420.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
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 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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-25405 Filed 10-15-12; 8:45 am]
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