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DATES: Comments due January 14, 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 data collected by 

form OCSS–75 are used to prepare the 

OCSS preliminary and annual data 

reports. In addition, tribes administering 

OCSS programs under title IV–D of the 

Social Security Act are required to 

report program status and 

accomplishments in an annual narrative 

report as part of the OCSS–75 report and 

submit it annually. The only changes to 

this report include updating an email 

address and changing the name from the 

Office of Child Support Enforcement 

(OCSE) to the Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS) throughout the form. 

This change includes acronyms. 

Respondents: Tribal Child Support 

Services Organizations or the 

Department/Agency/Bureau responsible 

for Child Support Services in each 

Tribe. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Annual burden 

hours 

OCSS–75 ............................................................................................................. 63 1 40 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. 

Authority: Title IV–D of the Social 

Security Act as required by CFR 45 

309.170(b). 

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; Child Care Improper 

Payments Data Collection Instructions 

(Office of Management and Budget 

#0970–0323) 

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 Administration for 

Children and Families is proposing 

revisions to an approved information 

collection, the Child Care Improper 

Payments Data Collection Instructions 

(OMB #0970–0323, expiration 1/31/ 

2025). In addition to the proposed 

changes, we are requesting a 3-year 

extension. 

DATES: Comments due January 14, 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: Section 2 of the Payment 

Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) 

requires Federal agencies to review their 

programs and activities to identify those 

that may be susceptible to significant 

improper payments, publish improper 

payment estimates for those programs 

and activities, and submit a report on 

actions taken to reduce improper 

payments. Subpart K of 45 CFR part 98 

of the Child Care and Development 

Fund (CCDF) requires states, the District 

of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to prepare 

and submit a report once every 3 years 

with data on the errors occurring in the 

administration of CCDF grant funds. 

The Child Care Improper Payments Data 

Collection Instructions (DCI) provides 

instructions and guidance to states to 

implement the CCDF error rate 

methodology. 

The Office of Child Care (OCC) is 

completing the sixth 3-year cycle of case 

record reviews to meet the requirements 

for reporting under PIIA. The current 

data collection forms and instructions 

expire on January 31, 2025. As part of 

the renewal process, OCC has revised 

the forms and instructions with minor 

changes that do not change the 

methodology, but that provide 

additional guidance and clarification to 

facilitate complete and accurate data 

submissions. Existing instructions and 

examples were updated, expanded, or 

rewritten to clarify the information 

requested. Several formatting changes 

were made to streamline instructions. 

The instructions and forms were also 

reviewed for alignment with the 2024 

CCDF Final Rule. A description of 

changes made in each section can be 

found in the Introduction section of the 

revised DCI. 

OCC is particularly interested in 

feedback about updates made to the 

following sections: 

• Burden hours: OCC proposes to 

revise the estimated burden hours for 

the Sampling Decisions, Assurances, 

and Fieldwork Preparation Plan (SDAP), 

the ACF–403 Record Review Worksheet 

(RRW), the ACF–404 State Improper 

Payments Report, and the ACF–405 

State Improper Payments Report 

Corrective Action Plan (CAP). The 

current burden hours have not been 

revised for several years. OCC 

recognizes that many factors have 

changed since states first began error 

rate reviews, including increased use of 

technology by states to aid data 

collection and reporting efforts, greater 

organizational capacity to conduct 

ongoing error rate reviews, and OCC’s 

use of data reporting systems to reduce 

manual reporting burden on states. 

For this reason, OCC conducted a 

survey in the spring of 2024 to gather 

information about states’ experiences 


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completing the error rate reports, 

including their estimated burden hours 

for each report. All CCDF Lead Agencies 

required to submit the error rate reports 

were invited to participate, and 56 

percent (29 out of 52 Lead Agencies) 

responded. Lead Agency respondents 

represented a geographically diverse 

group of states with a range in size as 

defined by the numbers of children and 

families served by CCDF. There were 

expected variations in responses which 

may reflect differences in states’ 

administrative structures and 

complexity, staff capacity, reporting 

technology, interpretation of the survey 

questions, and other factors. However, 

even considering the range of responses 

and any outliers, OCC determined that 

the burden hours estimates should be 

lowered to reflect the survey results. In 

addition, to more accurately account for 

the work described by survey 

respondents, OCC further broke out the 

estimated burden hours for the RRW 

into the following two parts: (1) the 

estimated hours needed for states to 

customize the standard RRW template 

to reflect their state’s rules, policies, and 

procedures; and (2) the estimated hours 

needed for states to use the customized 

RRW to conduct each of the 276 case 

reviews. 

• Root Causes of Error: OCC proposes 

to standardize the root causes of error in 

Item 19 of the ACF–404 State Improper 

Payment Report by creating a dropdown list of error cause choices. 

Currently, Lead Agencies enter free text 

to describe the causes of errors in their 

Federal error rate reviews. While this 

approach allows flexibility at the 

individual reporting level, inconsistent 

terminology and descriptions across 

states and reporting cycles makes it 

difficult to analyze, report, and track 

national and state-level error trends over 

time. Further, the current approach can 

add additional burden to states during 

the report review and approval process 

because clarifications about error cause 

descriptions are often requested by 

Federal reviewers. We request comment 

on whether standardizing error causes 

in Item 19 would benefit Lead Agencies 

in their data analysis, ease of report 

preparation, and tracking of error trends 

over time. We also request comments on 

whether the proposed list of 

standardized error causes would meet 

Lead Agency reporting needs, and if not, 

what additional or different error causes 

should be included. 

Respondents: CCDF grantees from 

states, the District of Columbia, and 

Puerto Rico. 

Annual Burden Estimates: Burden 

estimates are shown based on the total 

burden over a 3-year period divided by 

three to show average annual burden 

estimates. 

Instrument 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Total 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Sampling Decisions, Assurances, and Fieldwork Preparation Plan ....... 52 1 35 1,820 607 

ACF–403 Record Review Worksheet: template ...................................... 52 1 63 3,276 1,092 

ACF–403 Record Review Worksheet: case record reviews ................... 52 276 3.0 43,056 14,352 

ACF–404 State Improper Payments Report ............................................ 52 1 66 3,432 1,144 

ACF–405 State Improper Payments Report Corrective Action Plan ...... 6 a 2 24 288 96 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ............................................ .................... ........................ ........................ ................ 17,291 

aThe total number of responses per respondent over 3 years ranges from 1–3, depending on how long it takes respondents to reduce the Improper Payment Rate to below the threshold. Respondents submit a Corrective Action Plan that covers a 1-year period; at the end of each year, 

if respondents have not reduced the Improper Payment Rate to below the threshold, they submit a new Corrective Action Plan for the following 

year. An average of two responses per respondent over a 3 year period is used to calculate annual burden estimates. 

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: 45 CFR part 98 subpart K. 

Mary C. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for Office of Management 

and Budget Review; Administration of 

Psychotropic Medication to 

Unaccompanied Children (New 

Collection) 

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee 

Resettlement (ORR), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is inviting public comment on 

the proposed collection. The request 

consists of two forms that will allow the 

Unaccompanied Children (UC) Bureau 

to obtain informed consent from 

authorized consenters and informed 

assent or agreement from 

unaccompanied children for the 

administration of psychotropic 

medication. 

DATES: Comments due December 16, 

2024. The Office of Management and 

Budget (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 infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed 


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