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document(s) that are accepting 

comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: CMS–10398 #88/OMB 

control number: 0938–1148, Room C4– 

26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

medicare/regulations-guidance/ 

legislation/paperwork-reduction-act1995/pra-listing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William N. Parham at 410–786–4669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following 

is a summary of the use and burden 

associated with the subject information 

collection(s). More detailed information 

can be found in the collection’s 

supporting statement and associated 

materials (see ADDRESSES). 

Generic Information Collection 

1. Title of Information Collection: 

Medicaid/CHIP School-Based Services 

(SBS) Grants; Type of Information 

Collection Request: New information 

collection request information request; 

Use: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed 

to increasing access to health care 

services in ways that can narrow 

disparities in rates of care, promote 

quality education and achievement, and 

build a reliable system of support for 

every young person. This commitment 

recognizes research that consistently 

demonstrates a positive link between 

scholastic attainment and improved 

health outcomes while also 

acknowledging that the educational 

environment is an optimal place to 

promote wellbeing. 

Schools are uniquely positioned to 

help increase health equity and to help 

ensure that all children, including 

adolescents, have access to necessary 

health care services. Although schools 

are primarily providers of education, the 

school setting provides a unique 

opportunity to: enroll eligible children 

and adolescents in Medicaid and the 

Children’s Health Insurance Program 

(CHIP); deliver covered services, 

including behavioral health services 

(mental health and substance use 

disorder (SUD) services) to eligible 

children; and help children who are 

enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP access the 

services they need. 

School-based services (SBS), which 

are Medicaid or CHIP-coverable services 

provided to children and adolescents in 

a school setting, play an important role 

in the health and well-being of children 

and adolescents, particularly for those 

enrolled in the Medicaid or CHIP 

programs. 

The Bipartisan Safer Communities 

Act (BSCA) (Section 11003(b)) 

authorized $50,000,000 for the Secretary 

to award grants to States for the purpose 

of implementing, enhancing, or 

expanding the provision of assistance 

through school-based entities under 

Medicaid and CHIP. This initiative 

provides funding support to bolster 

State and local infrastructure for the 

provision, billing, and claiming of 

Medicaid and CHIP SBS programs. 

Medicaid and CHIP cover many services 

provided through schools to students 

enrolled in Medicaid. This includes 

services provided by school-based 

health centers, which can significantly 

improve key health and educational 

outcomes among students. With the 

funding from this grant, States will be 

able to strengthen their SBS programs, 

and provide an overall greater quality of 

services to their students. 

Form Number: CMS–10398 #88 (OMB 

control number: 0938–1148); Frequency: 

Annual, quarterly, once, and on 

occasion; Affected Public: State, Local, 

or Tribal Governments; Number of 

Respondents: 18; Total Annual 

Responses: 114; Total Annual Hours: 

1,278. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact: Andrew 

Badaracco at 410–786–4589.) 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Division of Information Collections 

and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; ACF–800: Child Care and 

Development Fund (CCDF) Annual 

Aggregate Report (Office of 

Management and Budget #0970–0150) 

AGENCY: Office of Child Care, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Child Care 

(OCC), Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) is requesting a threeyear extension with changes to the form 

ACF–800: CCDF Annual Aggregate 

Report (Office of Management and 

Budget #0970–0150, expiration 3/31/ 

2025). OCC proposes changes 

incorporating new items on 

presumptive eligibility and on 

additional information about lead 

agencies using grants and contracts for 

direct services to expand parent options 

for certain types of care specified in the 

2024 CCDF final rule. 

DATES: Comments due January 6, 2025. 

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. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The ACF–800 provides 

annual aggregate data on the children 

and families receiving direct services 

under CCDF. The ACF–800 provides 

administrative information on the type 

and methods of child care delivery and 

is used to analyze and evaluate the 

CCDF program and the extent to which 

State and Territory Lead Agencies are 

assisting families in addressing child 

care needs. 

OCC has included a new section on 

presumptive eligibility to gather data on 

the number of presumptively eligible 

children and the outcomes post 

verification. Additional questions 

specific to infants and toddlers, children 

with disabilities, and children in 

underserved geographic areas have been 

added to comply with the 2024 CCDF 

final rule requiring lead agencies to 

make some use of grants or contracts for 

direct services for these populations. 

Finally, OCC seeks public comment on 

use of the pooling factor for CCDF 

administrative data reporting and 

whether it is possible for states to 

identify and separately report all 

children and families served by CCDF 

without the need to apply a pooling 

factor. 

Respondents: State and Territory Lead 

Agencies. 


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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

ACF–800: CCDF Annual Aggregate Report .................................................... 56 1 45 2,520 

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. 

In addition, the Department seeks 

public comment on use of the pooling 

factor for CCDF administrative data 

reporting. The current ACF–800 and 

ACF–801 reports instruct states that 

pool CCDF and non-CCDF funds to 

report all children and families funded 

by these pooled funding sources on both 

the ACF–800 and ACF–801. ACF then 

applies a pooling factor (reported by the 

state on the ACF–800) to determine the 

number of children and families served 

by CCDF. During the public comment 

period, ACF is soliciting comments on 

this approach, or whether it is possible 

for states to identify and separately 

report all children and families served 

by CCDF without the need to apply a 

pooling factor. 

Authority: The Child Care and 

Development Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 

9857 et seq.); regulations at 45 CFR 

98.70 and 98.71. 

Mary C. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; ACF–801: Child Care and 

Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly 

Case-Level Report (Office of 

Management and Budget #0970–0167) 

AGENCY: Office of Child Care, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Child Care 

(OCC), Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) is requesting a threeyear extension with changes to the form 

ACF–801: CCDF Quarterly Case-Level 

Report (Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) #0970–0167, expiration 

4/30/2025). OCC proposes changes to 

the reporting requirements for family 

co-payments and to combine race and 

ethnicity into a single category. 

Additionally, OCC proposes to add a 

new data element, the provider’s county 

Federal Information Processing Series 

(FIPS) code, as well as including 

modified instructions for the total hours 

of care being provided. 

DATES: Comments due January 6, 2025. 

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. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The ACF–801 provides 

monthly case-level data on the children 

and families receiving direct child care 

services under CCDF. The ACF–801 

case-level data are reported either 

monthly or quarterly. OCC proposes 

changes to the reporting requirements 

for family co-payments to better 

understand how co-payments are 

distributed across multiple children and 

program settings. 

OCC has updated the race and 

ethnicity question to align with the 

updated Statistical Policy Directive 15: 

Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, 

and Presenting Federal Data on Race 

and Ethnicity (SPD 15). The new 

categories and instructions for reporting 

race and ethnicity will provide 

improved data quality and uniformity of 

information collected that is consistent 

with OMB guidance. Additionally, OCC 

proposes to add a new data element, the 

provider’s county FIPS code, for countylevel analysis, such as mapping or geocoding. Revised instructions for the 

collection of total hours of care 

provided monthly will address 

provisions in the 2024 CCDF final rule 

related to payment based on a child’s 

enrollment rather than attendance. 

Respondents: State and Territory Lead 

Agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Annual 

burden hours 

ACF–801: CCDF Quarterly Case-Level Report .............................................. 56 4 6.5 1,456 

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 


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