[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 38722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15606]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-901--American 
Rescue Plan (ARP) Stabilization Grants Provider-Level Data (New 
Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is 
proposing to collect data for a new collection, ACF-901--American 
Rescue Plan (ARP) Stabilization Grants Provider-Level Data. The data 
collection will provide numbers and characteristics of child care 
providers receiving ARP Act stabilization grant awards.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: The proposed collection of information will be posted at 
www.acf.hhs.gov/occ. Comments may be submitted by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, a copy can also be obtained 
by emailing [email protected]. All requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The ARP Act of 2021 (Sec. 2202, Pub. L. 117-2) 
included approximately $24 billion in funding for child care 
stabilization grants. State and territory lead agencies must spend at 
least 90 percent of the stabilization funds as subgrants to qualified 
child care providers to support the stability of the child care sector 
during and after the COVID-19 public health emergency. Data collection 
will include child care provider-level information about the numbers 
and characteristics of child care providers receiving stabilization 
grant awards.
    Respondents: State and Territory Lead Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual  number  Average  burden
                 Instrument                    Total  number    of  responses      hours  per     Annual  burden
                                              of  respondents  per  respondent      response          hours
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ACF-901: American Rescue Plan (ARP)                       56                4               20            4,480
 Stabilization Grants Provider-Level Data...
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    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: The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9857 et seq.); 45 CFR parts 98 and 99; the ARP Act of 2021 (Sec. 
2202, Pub. L. 117-2).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-15606 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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