[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9056-9057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03462]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; FFY 2022 CCDF 
Discretionary Funds Reallotment (0970-0510)

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), Office of 
Child Care (OCC) plans to submit a generic information collection 
(GenIC) request under the following umbrella generic: Generic Clearance 
for Financial Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs (0970-
0510). This request includes a draft announcement with instructions to 
be completed by Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grant recipients 
that will be unable to obligate funds that will reach the end of their 
obligation period on September 30, 2022.

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: CCDF regulations authorize HHS to reallot funds to 
other state and tribal lead agencies that cannot be obligated by states 
or tribes by the obligation deadline. Pursuant to the CCDF Rule (45 CFR 
98.64), each year, the state and tribal lead agency must report to the 
Secretary the dollar amount from the previous year's grant that it will 
be unable to obligate by the end of the obligation period. Such reports 
must be postmarked or emailed by April 1. If the Secretary does not 
receive a report, any funds that are not obligated by the obligation 
deadline will revert to the Federal Government.
    For the purposes of this data collection, ``state'' refers to the 
50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    The Generic Clearance for Financial Reports used for ACF Mandatory 
Grant Programs allows ACF programs to assist in the computation of the 
grant awards issued to each program's grantees. For more information 
about the umbrella generic, see: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=202108-0970-002.
    This specific GenIC will be issued as a Program Instruction and an 
email announcement on the OCC listserv. State and tribal lead agencies 
that will be unable to obligate their funds by September 30, 2022, must 
inform ACF by April 1, 2022. Lead Agencies should submit a letter by 
mail or email signed by an official authorized to make financial 
decisions (e.g., Tribal Chair, Agency Director) to their OCC Regional 
Program Manager and ACF Regional Grants Management Specialist. The 
letter or email should report the amount of funds for each of the 
following funding streams that the Lead Agency will be unable to 
obligate: Grant year 2021 CCDF discretionary funds, and CCDF 
supplemental funds awarded under the Additional Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (Pub. L. 116-20); the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub. L. 116-136); 
the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 
(Pub. L. 116-260); and the American Rescue Plan Act child care 
stabilization funds (Pub. L. 117-2). ACF will de-obligate funds that 
are reported and re-allot those funds to state and tribal lead agencies 
that request the funds.
    Respondents: Respondents will be state and tribal officials 
authorized to report on behalf of the CCDF program, which will likely 
be CCDF program administrators.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                    Annual
       Title of information collection           Number of       frequency of    Hourly burden    Annual hourly
                                                respondents       responses       per response        burden
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FFY 2022 CCDF Discretionary Funds for                    317                1                1              317
 Reallotment................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 317.
    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: 45 CFR 98.64.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03462 Filed 2-16-22; 8:45 am]
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