[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87880-87881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25690]


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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.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96fff8f0f9f5f9fafaf3f5e2fff9f8d6f7f5f0b8fefee5b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82ebece4ede1edeeeee7e1f6ebedecc2e3e1e4aceaeaf1ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>. 
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
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                                                                Annual number    Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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ACF-800: CCDF Annual Aggregate Report.......              56                1               45            2,520
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    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.
[FR Doc. 2024-25690 Filed 11-4-24; 8:45 am]
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