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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91400-91401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26911]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Child Care 
and Development Fund Plan for Tribes for Fiscal Year 2026-2028 (ACF-
118A) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0198)

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 Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of 
Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF-118A: 
Child Care and Development Fund for Tribes (Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) #0970-0198, expiration April 30,2025) for Federal Fiscal 
Year (FFY) 2026-2028. There are changes proposed to the form to improve 
formatting, streamline questions, and reduce burden.

DATES: Comments due December 19, 2024. 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 Tribes 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 majority of the Plan in this request is for Tribal 
Lead Agencies that receive their funding directly from ACF, and does 
not apply to Tribes that consolidate their funding into approved 102-
477 plans. However, all Tribes receiving CCDF funding must complete the 
triennial child count, which is part of the Plan. The Plan, submitted 
in the Child Care Automated Reporting System, is required triennially, 
and remains in effect for 3 years. The Plan provides ACF and the public 
with a description of, and assurance about the Tribes' child care 
programs. These Plans are the applications for CCDF funds.
    OCC made the following changes based on feedback from Tribes, 
including several listening sessions conducted over the past year:
     Reduced the burden overall by streamlining and removing 
questions;
     Revised questions based on the two 2024 CCDF final rules;
     Clarified requirements based on CCDBG Act and regulations;
     Improved skip patterns to reduce burden; and
     Edited the document for plain language.
    Respondents: Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total  number
                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average      Total  burden  Annual  burden
           Instrument                   of              per        burden hours        hours           hours
                                    respondents     respondent     per response
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Triennial Child Count Only (all              264               1              20           5,280           1,760
 Tribes)........................
ACF 118A Part I (for all direct              214               1              60          12,840           4,280
 funded Tribes).................
ACF-118A Part II (for direct                 138               1               5             690             230
 funded Tribes with small
 allocations only)..............

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ACF-118A Part III (for direct                 76               1              20           1,520             507
 funded Tribes with medium and
 large allocations only)........
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    Estimated Total Burden Over   ..............  ..............  ..............          20,330           6,777
     3 Years and Total Annual
     Burden Hours...............
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    Authority: Public Law 113-186 and 42 U.S.C. 9858c.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-26911 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]
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