[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 70194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27478]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and 
Development Fund (CCDF) Consumer Education Website and Reports of 
Serious Injuries and Death

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 a revision to an approved information collection: ``Child 
Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Consumer Education website and Reports 
of Serious Injuries and Death.'' (OMB #0970-0473, expiration 2/29/
2020).

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting 
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection 
described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded 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 (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The revised Consumer Education website reporting 
requirement will require states and territories to include certain 
information about their state or territory policies (related to 
background checks) on their Consumer Education websites.
    The existing Reporting of Serious Injuries and Death reporting 
requirement will not be modified.
    There are no standard federal forms associated with these reporting 
requirements.
    Respondents: The Consumer Education website information collection 
requirement applies to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 
five Territories that receive CCDF grants. The estimated number of 
provider respondents for the Reporting of Serious Injuries and Death 
information collection requirement would be approximately 10,000 
annually.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total number
                                            Annual number of       of responses       Average      Annual burden
              Instrument                       respondents              per        burden hours        hours
                                                                    respondent     per response
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Consumer Education Website............  56 States and                          1             300          16,800
                                         Territories.
Reporting of Serious Injuries and       10,000 Child Care                      1               1          10,000
 Death.                                  Providers.
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 26,800.
    Comments: 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 
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.

    Authority: Pub. L. 113-186; 42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27478 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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