[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 57986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26472]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency 
Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Comment Request

    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States/Territories 
for FFY 2019-2021(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. Law 
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 or before July 
2, 2018 for approval in order to receive funding on October 1, 2018 for 
FY 2019.
    The Office of Child Care (OCC) has revised the FY 2019-2021 CCDF 
Plan Preprint to align with the CCDF Final Rule published on September 
30, 2016. In making the revisions, consideration was given to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents. The Plan, 
submitted via the ACF-118, is required triennially, and will remain in 
effect for three years.
    Due to unanticipated events, including challenges faced by States 
and Territories in implementing portions of the comprehensive and 
unprecedented background check requirements, the OCC has re-examined 
the implementation deadline to give States and Territories an 
opportunity to apply for additional time (up to two years, in one year 
increments) to meet the most challenging parts of the background check 
requirements as long as specific milestones are met. These developments 
required OCC to delay submission of the CCDF Plan Preprint for review 
and approval by OMB because the process and criteria for requesting 
additional time will be carried out as part of the Plan submission 
process. The delay prevented OCC from completing the regular Paperwork 
Reduction Act clearance process that includes two Federal Register 
notices and comment periods.
    Respondents: State and Territory CCDF Lead Agencies (56)

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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ACF-118.........................................              56            0.33             200           3,696
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,696.
    Additional Information:
    ACF is requesting that Office of Management and Budget (OMB) grant 
a 180-day approval for the FY 2019-2012 CCDF State/Territory Plan 
Preprint (ACF-118) under procedures for emergency processing by January 
31, 2018. A copy of this information collection may be obtained by 
contacting Valentina Ntim, Child Care Program Specialist, at (202) 205-
8398. Email address: [email protected]
    This notice provides for a single 30-day comment period for the 
public to submit comments on the revised ACF-118. Comments and 
questions about the information collection described above should be 
directed to the following addresses within 30 days of publication of 
this notice: Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 
Officer, [email protected], and Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork 
Reduction Project, Desk Officer for ACF, Email address: 
[email protected].

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-26472 Filed 12-7-17; 8:45 am]
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