[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 3927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01058]


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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 
Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027 (ACF-118) and 
Extension of Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/
Territories for FFY 2022-2024 (OMB #0970-0114)

AGENCY: Office of Child Care; Administration for Children and Families; 
Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting an extension without changes of the form ACF-118: Child Care 
and Development Fund Plan Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2022-
2024 (OMB #0970-0114, expiration 02/29/2024), and a separate three-year 
extension of the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan 
Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027. There are changes 
requested to the form ACF-118: Child Care and Development Fund Plan 
Preprint for States/Territories for FFY 2025-2027 to improve 
formatting, collect additional information about program 
implementation, 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. 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 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the 
Plan) for States and Territories is required from each CCDF Lead agency 
in accordance with Section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBG Act), as amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 
113-186), and 42 U.S.C. 9858. The Plan, submitted on the ACF-118, is 
required triennially, and remains in effect for three years. The Plan 
provides ACF and the public with a description of and assurance about 
the states' and territories' child care programs. These Plans are the 
applications for CCDF funds.
    At this time, the ACF Office of Child Care (OCC) is proposing an 
extension of the approval of the currently approved CCDF Plan Preprint 
for FFY 2022-2024 to allow states and territories to continue to submit 
amendments for substantial program changes effective through September 
30, 2024, as required. There are no changes proposed to the FFY 2022-
2024 Plan Preprint. In addition, OCC is requesting comments on the 
proposed CCDF Plan Preprint for FFY 2025-2027. Updates were made to 
clarify questions, enhance the ability to align data with OCC 
monitoring data, reflect OCC priorities, ensure alignment with federal 
requirements, and facilitate grantee submission in the Child Care 
Automated Reporting System (CARS) data system.
    Respondents: State and Territory Lead Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                         Total      Total  number   Average  burden     Annual
                     Instrument                        number of    of  responses      hours  per       burden
                                                      respondents  per  respondent      response        hours
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Child Care and Development Fund for States and                56             0.33              150        2,800
 Territories (ACF--118)............................
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    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 8,400; however, since Plans are 
required triennially, and remain in effect for 3 years, the actual 
Total Annual Burden Hours is 2,800.
    Authority: Pub. L. 113-186 and 42 U.S.C. 9858.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-01058 Filed 1-19-24; 8:45 am]
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