[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 1114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00017]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and 
Development Fund (CCDF) ACF-696T Financial Report (OMB #0970-0195)

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-696T: Child Care and 
Development Fund Annual Financial Report. This form is currently 
approved under the ACF Generic Clearance for Financial Reports (OMB 
#0970-0510; expiration May 31, 2021), and ACF is proposing to reinstate 
the previous OMB number under which this form had been approved. There 
are no changes requested to the form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects 
of the information collection described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e171018111d1112121b1d0a1711103e1f1d185016160d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cda4a3aba2aea2a1a1a8aeb9a4a2a38dacaeabe3a5a5bee3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The ACF-696T Financial Report along with the 
instruction for completion of Form ACF-696T Financial Reporting Form 
for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) are being submitted for 
renewal with no changes. The form collects CCDF financial expenditures 
data for the 221 Tribal Lead Agencies that receive CCDF funding. This 
report form is submitted annually by the referenced CCDF grant 
recipients. The form collects expenditures data for all respondents 
that receive CCDF funding.
    Respondents: The 221 Tribal Lead Agencies that receive CCDF 
funding.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                            Annual number of   Average burden
               Instrument                 Annual number of    responses per       hours per       Annual burden
                                             respondents       respondent         response            hours
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Child Care and Development Fund ACF-696T              221                 1                 5             1,105
 Financial Report.......................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,105.
    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 60 days of this publication.

    Authority: Section 658G(d), Pub. L. 113-186, 128 Stat. 1971.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-00017 Filed 1-6-21; 8:45 am]
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