[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19787-19788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09163]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Child Care and Development Fund Plan 
for Tribes for FY 2020-2022 (ACF-118A)

AGENCY: Office of Child Care; Administration for Children and Families, 
HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting revision of the ACF-118A (OMB # 0970-0198, with expiration 
06/30/2019), with minor modifications.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the 
Plan) for Tribes is required from each CCDF Tribal 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-118A, 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.
    This Notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 
PRA requires Federal agencies to

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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.
    The Office of Child Care (OCC) has given thoughtful consideration 
to the comments received and have made changes to the Plan Preprint 
document following the publication of the 60-day public comment period. 
The comments and changes are addressed in the request package to OMB. 
Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests revision of 
the ACF-118A with minor modifications. This 30-day second Public 
Comment Period provides an opportunity for the public to submit 
comments to the OMB.
    Respondents: CCDF Tribal Lead agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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ACF-118A Part I (for all tribes)................             260            0.33             120          10,296
ACF-118A Part II (for medium and large tribes                106            0.33              24             840
 only)..........................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,136.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9858c.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-09163 Filed 5-3-19; 8:45 am]
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