2019-09163. Submission for OMB Review; Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Tribes for FY 2020-2022 (ACF-118A)

AGENCY:

Office of Child Care; Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION:

Request for public comment.

SUMMARY:

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting revision of the ACF-118A (OMB # 0970-0198, with expiration 06/30/2019), with minor modifications.

DATES:

Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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 directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [e-mail], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by emailing [e-mail]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or written, should be identified 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 Tribal 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 Plan, submitted on the ACF-118A, is required triennially, and remains in effect for three years. The Plan provides ACF and the public with a description of, and assurance about the States' and Territories' child care programs. These Plans are the applications for CCDF funds.

This Notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The PRA requires Federal agencies to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for any information collection that will ask the same question of ten or more persons. The process includes publication of an initial Federal Register Notice (FRN) allowing 60 days for public comments on the initial plan for information collection, the publication of a second FRN allowing 30 days for public comment on the final proposed information collection, and review and approval by the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

The Office of Child Care (OCC) has given thoughtful consideration to the comments received and have made changes to the Plan Preprint document following the publication of the 60-day public comment period. The comments and changes are addressed in the request package to OMB. Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests revision of the ACF-118A with minor modifications. This 30-day second Public Comment Period provides an opportunity for the public to submit comments to the OMB.

Respondents: CCDF Tribal Lead agencies.

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument	Total number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Annual burden hours
ACF-118A Part I (for all tribes)	260	0.33	120	10,296
ACF-118A Part II (for medium and large tribes only)	106	0.33	24	840

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,136.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9858c.

Mary B. Jones,

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.