[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 34160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14621]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)--Reporting Improper 
Payments--Instructions for States.
    OMB No.: 0970-0323.
    Description: Section 2 of the Improper Payments Act of 2002 
provides for estimates and reports of improper payments by Federal 
agencies. Subpart K of 45 CFR, part 98 will require States to prepare 
and submit a report of errors occurring in the administration of CCDF 
grant funds once every three years.
    The Office of Child Care (OCC) is completing the third 3-year cycle 
of case record reviews to meet the requirements for reporting under 
IPIA. The current forms and instructions expire September 30, 2015. OCC 
is submitting the information collection for renewal clearance with 
minor changes. Responders will now have additional guidance and 
clarification in the instructions and errors have been corrected. New 
language incorporates requirements from the 2014 Child Care and 
Development Fund Block Grant Act passed in November 2014.
    Respondents: State grantees, the District of Columbia, and Puerto 
Rico.

                                             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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Sampling Decisions and Fieldwork                      17                 1             106              1,802
 Preparation Plan.....................
Record Review Worksheet...............                17               276               6.33          29,700.36
State Improper Authorizations for                     17                 1             639             10,863
 Payment Report.......................
Corrective Action Plan................                 8                 1             156              1,248
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 43,613.36.
    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, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-14621 Filed 6-12-15; 8:45 am]
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