[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61768-61769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24377]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Notification of 
Obligation Target Status for CCDF American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act 
Stabilization Funds (0970-0510)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Child Care (OCC) plans to submit a generic information collection 
(GenIC) request under the umbrella generic: Generic Clearance for 
Financial Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs (0970-0510). 
This request includes an information collection for Child Care and 
Development Fund (CCDF) state and territory grant recipients to report 
obligation progress of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Stabilization 
funds.

DATES: Comments due within 14 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 and below.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be submitted by emailing 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: ACF programs require detailed financial information 
from their grantees that allows ACF to monitor various specialized cost 
categories within each program, to closely manage program activities, 
and to have sufficient financial information to enable periodic 
thorough and detailed audits. The Generic Clearance for Financial 
Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs allows ACF programs to 
efficiently develop and receive approval for financial reports that are 
tailored to specific funding recipients and the associated needs of the 
program. For more information about the umbrella generic, see: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=202108-0970-002.
    This specific GenIC is to meet the one-time statutory financial 
reporting requirement established by the ARP Act (Pub. L. 117-2, Sec. 
2202). The ARP Act allocated $24 billion for CCDF for lead agencies to 
award subgrants to child care providers in order to stabilize the child 
care market. The ARP Act requires lead agencies to notify the Secretary 
of HHS if they are unable to obligate at least 50 percent of the 
Stabilization funds that are available for subgrants within 9 months of 
enactment.
    Generic clearance approval is requested to allow ACF's OCC to 
collect the necessary information from CCDF lead agencies by the 
statutory deadline of December 11, 2021.
    Respondents: State and territory CCDF administrators.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                 Number of     Total number of   Hourly burden    Annual hourly
       Title of information collection          respondents       responses       per response        burden
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Notification of Obligation Target Status for              56                1                1               56
 CCDF ARP Act Stabilization Funds...........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 56.
    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 14 days of this publication.

(Authority: Sec. 2022, Pub. L. 117-2, Sec. 2202.)

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-24377 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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