[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81209-81210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27466]


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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 States/Territories for FFY 2022-2024 (ACF-118; OMB #0970-0114)

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 a 3-year extension of the form ACF-118: Child Care and 
Development Fund Plan for States/Territories (OMB #0970-0114, 
expiration 12/31/2021) for FFY 2022-2024. There are minor changes 
requested to the form.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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 within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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

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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 3 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 Office of Child Care (OCC) has given thoughtful consideration 
to the comments received and has 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 the 
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: State and Territory Lead Agencies.

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                     Total number  of  Average  burden
                            Instrument                                Total number     responses per      hours per       Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                     of respondents     respondent         response          hours            hours
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Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States and Territories                 56                 1              200           11,200            3,733
 (ACF-118)........................................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,733.

    Authority: Pub. L. 113-186 and 42 U.S.C. 9858.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-27466 Filed 12-14-20; 8:45 am]
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