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Proposed Projects
Title: Child Care and Development Fund Annual Aggregate Report.
OMB No.: 0970-0150.
Description: Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508, 42 U.S.C. 9858) requires that States and Start Printed Page 12361Territories submit annual aggregate data on the children and families receiving direct services under the Child Care and Development Fund. The implementing regulations for the statutorily required reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70. Annual aggregate reports include data elements represented in the ACF-800. Aggregate data is used to determine the scope, type, and methods of child care delivery. This provides ACF with the information necessary to make reports to Congress, address national child care needs, offer technical assistance to grantees, meet performance measures, and conduct research. Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests extension of the ACF-800.
Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, and Territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianna Islands.
Annual Burden Estimates
Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total burden hours ACF-800 56 1 40 2,240 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
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. 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 to 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.
Start SignatureDated: March 10, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-6153 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-M
Document Information
- Published:
- 03/14/2003
- Department:
- Children and Families Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 03-6153
- Pages:
- 12360-12361 (2 pages)
- PDF File:
- 03-6153.pdf