[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3185-3186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00093]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

45 CFR Part 98

[Docket No. 2016-22986]
RIN 0970-AC67


Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program; Correction

AGENCY: Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services published a final 
rule in the Federal Register on September 30, 2016 that revised 
regulations for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. The 
final rule inadvertently included incorrect numbering of two 
paragraphs. This document corrects the numbering of those two 
paragraphs.

DATES: Effective on January 11, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Williams, Office of Child Care, 
at 202-401-4795 (not a toll-free call). Deaf and hearing impaired 
individuals may call the Federal Dual Party Relay Services at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human Services 
published a final rule in the Federal Register on September 30, 2016 
(81 FR 67438) that revised regulations for the Child Care and 
Development Fund (CCDF) program based on the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 2014. The final rule inadvertently included 
incorrect numbering of two paragraphs in 45 CFR 98.83(d)(1) regarding 
requirements for tribal CCDF programs. This document corrects the final 
regulations by revising this section.

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List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 98

    Child care, Grant programs--social programs.
    Accordingly, 45 CFR part 98 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 98--CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND

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1. The authority citation for part 98 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 618, 9858.


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2. Revise paragraph (d)(1) of Sec.  98.83 to read as follows:


Sec.  98.83  Requirements for tribal programs.

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    (d)(1) Tribal Lead Agencies shall not be subject to:
    (i) The requirement to produce a consumer education Web site at 
Sec.  98.33(a). Tribal Lead Agencies still must collect and disseminate 
the provider-specific consumer education information described at Sec.  
98.33(a) through (d), but may do so using methods other than a Web 
site;
    (ii) The requirement to have licensing applicable to child care 
services at Sec.  98.40;
    (iii) The requirement for a training and professional development 
framework at Sec.  98.44(a);
    (iv) The market rate survey or alternative methodology described at 
Sec.  98.45(b)(2) and the related requirements at Sec.  98.45(c), (d), 
(e), and (f);
    (v) The requirement that Lead Agencies shall give priority for 
services to children of families with very low family income at Sec.  
98.46(a)(1);
    (vi) The requirement that Lead Agencies shall prioritize increasing 
access to high-quality child care in areas with significant 
concentrations of poverty and unemployment at Sec.  98.46(b);
    (vii) The requirements about Mandatory and Matching Funds at Sec.  
98.50(e);
    (viii) The requirement to complete the quality progress report at 
Sec.  98.53(f);
    (ix) The requirement that Lead Agencies shall expend no more than 
five percent from each year's allotment on administrative costs at 
Sec.  98.54(a); and
    (x) The Matching Fund requirements at Sec. Sec.  98.55 and 98.63.
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    Dated: January 3, 2017.
Madhura C. Valverde,
Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-00093 Filed 1-10-17; 8:45 am]
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