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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5889-5890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01221]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; American Relief Act 
2025 Disaster Supplemental Funds for Child Care (New Collection)

AGENCY: The 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 is requesting comment on the proposed application for 
disaster relief funding provided in the American Relief Act, 2025.

DATES: Comments due March 18, 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 [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The American Relief Act, 2025 provided $250,000,000 in 
disaster relief funding to OCC to distribute to

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eligible States, territories, and Tribes in response to the 
consequences of major disasters and emergencies declared pursuant to 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in 2023 and 2024.
    OCC will be requesting information from eligible Child Care and 
Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies who are interested in receiving 
these funds. The information requested includes the relevant major 
disaster or emergency declaration; a detailed description of the 
affected area; a detailed description of the impact on children, 
families, staff, and child care services; a description of each 
proposed activity; information on previous expenses incurred related to 
the disaster or emergency; and the total amount of funds requested. OCC 
will use the information received to inform decisions about 
distribution of funds.
    Respondents: State, territory, and Tribal Lead Agencies.

Annual Burden Estimates

    Respondents would provide one response to this request and 
information. The following burden estimates reflect the total estimated 
burden, which is expected within the first year of approval.

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                                                               Total number of   Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of   responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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ACF-OCC-CCDF-PI-2025-X (Disaster                          70                1               80            5,600
 Supplemental Funds for Child Care--2023 and
 2024 major disasters and emergencies)......
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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 solicits public comment on whether OCC 
should, in advance of receiving Lead Agency applications for funding, 
establish funding ranges for the size of grants based on certain 
factors, and if so, what those ranges and factors should be.
    Authority: Public Law 118-158.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-01221 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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