[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 738-739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No.: 0970-0114]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States/Territories 
for FFY 2019-2021 (ACF-118).
    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, submitted on the ACF-118, is 
required triennially, and remains in effect for three years. The Plan 
provides ACF and the public with a description of, and assurance about 
the States' and Territories' child care programs. These Plans are the 
applications for CCDF funds. The ACF-118 is currently approved through 
December 31, 2018.
    This Notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 
PRA requires Federal agencies to request approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (OIRA) for any information collection that will ask the same 
question of ten or more persons. The process includes publication of an 
initial Federal Register Notice (FRN) allowing 60 days for public 
comments on the initial plan for information collection, the 
publication of a second FRN allowing 30 days for public comment on the 
final proposed information collection, and review and approval by the 
OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
    Due to unanticipated events, the Office of Child Care (OCC) could 
not comply with the regular PRA clearance process that calls for two 
Federal Register Notices (60- and 30-day) and comment periods by the 
July 1, 2018 CCDF Plan submission deadline. The OCC requested and was 
granted clearance for this FY 2019-2021 CCDF Plan Preprint from OMB 
under emergency clearance procedure for six months with an expiration 
date of December 31, 2018. Because the CCDF Plan covers three year 
effective period, we are initiating the full clearance process to 
obtain OMB approval to use this document for the entire three year 
period.
    The Office of Child Care (OCC) gave thoughtful consideration to the 
comments received from the 30-day emergency Public Notice. OCC revised 
the document to reflect some of the changes made to minimize the 
administrative burden of the collection of information on respondents. 
The revised document contains revisions to improve the accuracy and 
clarity of policy questions, definitions, and guidance in order to 
improve the quality of information that is collected.
    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            0.33             200           3,696
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,696.
    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. 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

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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.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-00381 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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