[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23644]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Office of Child Care Data Collection 
for ACF-218: FFY 2021 Quality Progress Report (QPR) (OMB #0970-0517)

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) is requesting a 1-year 
extension of the form ACF-218: Quality Progress Report (QPR) (OMB 
#0970-0517, expiration 9/30/2021). There are minor changes requested to 
the form related to COVID-19 pandemic supplemental funding increases.

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. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests by 
the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: Lead Agencies are required to spend a certain percent 
of their Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) awards on activities to 
improve the quality of child care. Lead Agencies are also required to 
invest in at least 1 of 10 allowable quality activities included in the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014. In order to 
ensure that states and territories are meeting these requirements, the 
CCDBG Act and the CCDF final rule require Lead Agencies to submit an 
annual report that describes how quality funds were expended. The CCDF 
final rule named this the QPR. The report must describe how quality 
funds were expended, including what types of activities were funded and 
measures used to evaluate progress in improving the quality of child 
care programs and services. The QPR increased transparency on quality 
spending and will continue to gather detailed information on how states 
and territories are spending their quality funds, as well as more 
specific data points to reflect the requirements in the CCDBG Act and 
the CCDF final rule. The annual data provided by the QPR will be used 
to describe how lead agencies are spending a significant investment per 
year to key stakeholders, including Congress, federal, state and 
territory administrators, providers, parents, and the public.
    Specifically, this report will be used to:
     Ensure accountability and transparency for the use of CCDF 
quality funds, including a set-aside for quality infant and toddler 
care and the stabilization grants funded by the American Rescue Plan 
Act funding;
     Track progress toward meeting state- and territory-set 
indicators and benchmarks for improvement of child care quality based 
on goals and activities described in CCDF Plans;
     Understand efforts to progress towards all child care 
settings meeting the developmental needs of children; and
     Inform federal technical assistance efforts and decisions 
regarding strategic use of quality funds.
    Respondents: State and territory CCDF lead agencies (56).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                              Annual number of   Average burden
                 Instrument                  Total number of    responses per      hours per      Annual burden
                                               respondents       respondent         response          hours
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ACF-218: FFY 2021 QPR......................              56                 1               75            4,200
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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9858.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23644 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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