[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 5122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01723]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States/Territories 
for FFY 2016-2018 (ACF-118).
    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, (CCDBG Act), as amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 
113-186), and 42 U.S.C 9858. The Plan provides ACF and the public with 
a description of, and assurance about, the States' and Territories' 
child care programs. States must submit Plans to ACF on July 1, 2015 
for approval in order to receive funding on October 1, 2015 for FY 
2016.
    The Office of Child Care (OCC) has revised the FY 2016-2018 Plan to 
align with the new program requirements made under the CCDBG Act of 
2014, which was signed into law on November 19, 2014. The revised Plan 
(ACF-118) has been organized into eight critical areas:

 Define CCDF Leadership and Coordination with Relevant Systems
 Promote Family Engagement through Outreach and Consumer 
Education
 Provide Stable Child Care Financial Assistance to Families
 Ensure Equal Access to High Quality Child Care for Children in 
Low-Income Families
 Establish Standards and Monitoring Processes to Ensure the 
Health and Safety of Child Care Settings
 Recruit and Retain a Qualified and Effective Child Care 
Workforce
 Support Continuous Quality Improvement
 Ensure Grantee Accountability

In making the revisions, consideration was given to minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on respondents. The Plan, submitted on 
the ACF-118, is now required triennially, and will remain in effect for 
three years.
    Due to the pending outcome of the CCDBG reauthorization bill, which 
was introduced in September and signed into law in November, the Office 
of Child Care (OCC) was unable to complete the regular Paperwork 
Reduction Act clearance process that calls for two Federal Register 
notices and comment periods. Given that OCC must consult with the CCDF 
administrators and the general public, and the limited amount of time 
before the States and Territories must submit their plans to ACF (July 
1, 2015), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has granted OCC an 
emergency clearance of the FY 2016-2018 CCDF State/Territory Plan 
Preprint. This emergency clearance provides for a single 30-day comment 
period. Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests 
revision of the ACF-118 to align with the requirements of the CCDBG Act 
of 2014. The Tribal Plan (ACF-118a) will be addressed under a separate 
notice.
    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: State and Territory CCDF Lead Agencies (56).

                                             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            0.50          162.50           4,550
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,550.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-
7285, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01723 Filed 1-29-15; 8:45 am]
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