[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-557]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Child Care and Development Fund Tribal Plan (Form ACF-118-
A).
    OMB No.: 0970-0198.
    Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Tribal Plan 
serves as the agreement between the applicant (Indian tribes, tribal 
consortia and tribal organizations) and the Federal government that 
describes how tribal applicants will operate CCDF Block Grant programs. 
The Tribal Plan provides assurances that the CCDF funds will be 
administered in conformance with legislative requirements, federal 
regulations at 45 CFR parts 98 and 99 and other applicable instructions 
or guidelines issued by the Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF). Tribes must submit a new CCDF Tribal Plan every two years in 
accordance with 45 CFR 98.17.
    Respondents: Tribal CCDF Programs (259 in total).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Number of      Average burden
               Instruments                    Number of       responses per       hours per       Total burden
                                             respondents       respondent         response            hours
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CCDF Tribal Plan........................               259                 1              17.5           4,532.5
CCDF Tribal Plan Amendments.............               259                 1               1.5             388.5
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,921.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5b7b6a4b7a2acb685a4a6a3ebadadb6eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a18190b180d03192a0b090c44020219440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.
    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.

    Dated: February 4, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-557 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
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