[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11449-11450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04199]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Child Care and Development Fund Plan 
for Tribes for FY 2023-2025 (ACF-118A) (OMB #0970-0198)

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) is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF-118A: Child Care and 
Development Fund Plan for Tribes (OMB #0970-0198, expiration 06/30/
2022) for FFY 2023-2025. There are minor changes requested to the form 
to improve formatting and clarify and streamline questions.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the 
Plan) for Tribes is required from each CCDF Lead Agency in accordance 
with section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990

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(CCDBG Act), as amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-186), and 42 
U.S.C. 9858. The Plan, submitted on the ACF-118A, is required 
triennially, and remains in effect for 3 years. The Plan provides ACF 
and the public with a description of and assurance about the tribes' 
child care programs. These Plans are the applications for CCDF funds.
    The Office of Child Care has given thoughtful consideration of any 
comments received on the Plan Preprint document and revised the 
document in line with comments. Additionally, based on responses from 
Tribes and the current context of managing the COVID-19 Pandemic, OCC 
will postpone modernizing the allocation size thresholds. Requirements 
for this Tribal CCDF Plan submission will continue to be based on FY 
2016 allocations. Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF 
requests revision of the ACF-118A with minor modifications. This 30-day 
second Public Comment Period provides an opportunity for the public to 
submit comments to OMB.
    Respondents: Tribal CCDF lead agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total number   Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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ACF-118A Part I (for all tribes)             265               1             120          31,800          10,600
ACF-118A Part II (for medium and             106               1              24           2,544             848
 large tribes only).............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,448.
    Authority: Pub. L. 113-186) and 42 U.S.C. 9858c.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-04199 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 am]
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