2010-15619. Submission for OMB review; Comment Request

Title: Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)—Reporting Improper Payments.

OMB No.: 0970-0323.

Description: The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 requires Federal agencies to annually report error rate measures. Section 2 of the Improper Payments Information Act provides for estimates and reports of improper payments by Federal agencies. Subpart K of 45 CFR, Part 98 requires preparation and submission of a report of errors occurring in the administration of Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) grant funds once every three years. The information collected will be used to prepare the annual Agency Financial Report (AFR) and will provide information necessary to offer technical assistance to grantees.

Respondents: State Grantees, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument	Number of responses	Number of reponses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours
Record Review Worksheet	17	276.38	15.43	72,497.24
Data Entry Form	17	276.38	0.18	845.72
State Improper	17	1	639	10.863

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 84,205.96.

Additional Information

Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. E-mail address: [e-mail].

OMB Comment: 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following:

Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: [phone], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

Dated: June 17, 2010.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.