[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 21553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08263]


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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 Financial Report (ACF 696) 
for States and Territories.
    OMB No.: 0970-0163.
    Description: States and Territories use the Financial Report Form 
ACF-696 to report Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) expenditures. 
Authority to collect and report this information is found in section 
658G 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.
    The form provides specific data regarding claims and provides a 
mechanism for States to request Child Care grant awards and to certify 
the availability of State matching funds. Failure to collect this data 
would seriously compromise ACF's ability to monitor Child Care and 
Development Fund expenditures. This information is also used to 
estimate outlays and may be used to prepare ACF budget submissions to 
Congress.
    ACF has not made substantive revisions to the reporting form 
itself, but has revised the accompanying instructions to provide more 
detailed guidance to assist grantees with completing the form.
    Respondents: States and Territories.

                                             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-696.....................................              56                4                5            1,120
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,120.
    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 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. 2016-08263 Filed 4-11-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P