[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60247-60248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23683]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; ACF-901--American Rescue Plan (ARP) 
Stabilization Grants Provider-Level Data (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, 
HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 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: 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.

[[Page 60248]]



                                             Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Annual number    Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACF-901: American Rescue Plan (ARP)                       56                4               20            4,480
 Stabilization Grants Provider-Level Data...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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. 2021-23683 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-84-P