[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22852-22853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10406]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) 
State Monitoring Compliance Demonstration Packet (New Collection)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 
is proposing to collect data for a new Onsite Monitoring System to 
evaluate grantee compliance with (1) The Child Care and Development 
Block Grant (CCDBG) Act; (2) CCDF Regulations; and (3) The State/
Territory CCDF approved Plan.

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

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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 proposed data collection will be used by the 
Office of Child Care (OCC) to monitor State CCDF Lead Agencies to 
determine and validate compliance with CCDF regulations and the 
approved State Plan. The data collection is designed to provide States 
with the flexibility to propose an approach that is feasible and 
sufficient to demonstrate compliance based on State circumstances and 
processes. State Lead Agencies will participate in onsite monitoring 
based on a 3-year cohort; submitting data once every three years. OCC 
will begin monitoring for compliance in Fiscal Year 2019.
    The data collection for the first 3-years will focus on 11 topical 
areas: (1) Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery; (2) Consumer 
Education: Dissemination of Information to Parents, Providers, and 
General Public (Monitoring Reports and Annual Aggregate Data); (3) 
Twelve-Month Eligibility; (4) Child: Staff Ratios and Group Sizes; (5) 
Health and Safety Requirements for Providers (11 Health and Safety 
Topics); (6) Pre-Service/Orientation and Ongoing Training Requirements 
for Providers; (7) Inspections for CCDF Licensed Providers; (8) 
Inspections for License-Exempt CCDF Providers; (9) Ratios for Licensing 
Inspectors; (10) Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting; and (11) Program 
Integrity.
    In developing the Onsite Monitoring System, OCC convened a 
workgroup of states to provide feedback and input on the design of the 
Onsite Monitoring System. As part of the workgroup discussions, states 
emphasized the need for individualized monitoring because of the 
complexity of each state's CCDF structure and variance in 
implementation strategies. As a response, OCC developed the Compliance 
Demonstration Packet that offers states the opportunity to propose 
their approach to demonstrating compliance based on how their CCDF 
program is administered. OCC also consulted other federal programs and 
monitoring experts on the Onsite Monitoring System's development and 
incorporated their feedback regarding the efficiency and efficacy of 
the proposed process.
    During the development of the Onsite Monitoring System, OCC 
conducted pilots in a number of States. Feedback received from pilot 
States and the pilot results were used to enhance the monitoring 
process and data collection method. Burden estimates below are based on 
an analysis of data collected through all of the pilot visits while 
accounting for variance in state documentation.
    Respondents: State grantees and the District of Columbia.
    Annual Burden Estimates: Respondents will be required to submit 2 
separate instruments. First the Compliance Demonstration Chart will be 
submitted and reviewed by ACF-OCC. For this chart, OCC is looking for a 
high-level description of how the state proposes to demonstrate 
compliance. No additional materials should be submitted with this 
chart. After review by OCC, any changes or edits to the chart will be 
finalized in collaboration with the State. Once the final Compliance 
Demonstration Chart is submitted, the State will have 4-6 weeks to 
complete the Document Submission Chart and provide the associated 
materials.

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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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Compliance Demonstration Chart..................              17               1              16             272
Document Submission Chart.......................              17               1              80           1,360
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,632.

    Authority:  Sec. 658I of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act Subpart J of 45 CFR, Part 98 of the Child Care and 
Development Fund.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-10406 Filed 5-17-19; 8:45 am]
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