[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1115-1116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00016]


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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) ACF-696 Financial Report (OMB #0970-0163)

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-696: Child Care and 
Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly Financial Report. This form is 
currently approved under the ACF Generic Clearance for Financial 
Reports (OMB #0970-0510; expiration May 31, 2021), and ACF is proposing 
to reinstate the previous OMB number under which this form had been 
approved. There are no changes requested to the form.

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, ACF 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 ACF-696 Financial Report along with the 
instructions for completion of Form ACF-696, Financial Reporting Form 
for CCDF are being submitted for renewal with no changes under a 
previous OMB number. The form collects CCDF financial expenditures data 
for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. Territories 
that receive CCDF funding (American Samoa, Commonwealth of

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Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands). This 
report form is submitted quarterly by the referenced CCDF grant 
recipients. The form collects expenditures data for all respondents 
that receive CCDF funding.
    Respondents: The 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. 
Territories that receive CCDF funding (American Samoa, Commonwealth of 
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                            Annual number of   Average burden
               Instrument                 Annual number of    responses per       hours per       Annual burden
                                             respondents       respondent         response            hours
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Child Care and Development Fund ACF-696                56                 4                 5             1,120
 Financial Report.......................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,120.
    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: Section 658G(d), Pub. L. 113-186, 128 Stat. 1971.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-00016 Filed 1-6-21; 8:45 am]
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