2016-09055. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: Form ACF-696T, “Child Care and Development Fund Annual Financial Report for Tribes”

OMB No.: 0970-0195.

Description: This form is used by Tribes and Tribal Organizations that have been approved as grantees to administer the Child Care and Development Fund program (CCDF). This form is submitted annually to report CCDF program expenditures to the Administration for Children and Families.

The authority to collect and report this information can be found in Section 658G of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508), as amended, and in Federal regulations at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 98.67(c)(1) which authorize the Secretary to require financial reports as necessary.

Respondents: Tribes and Tribal Organizations.

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours
Form ACF-696T, “Child Care and Development Fund Annual Financial Report for Tribes”	272	1	6	1,632

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,632.

In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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 Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: [e-mail]. 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.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.