[Federal Register: December 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 242)]
[Notices]
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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 Plan for States/Territories
for FY 2006-2007.
OMB No.: 0970-0114.
Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan (the
Plan) for States and Territories is required from each CCDF Lead Agency
in accordance with Section 658E of the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990, as amended (Pub. L. 101-508, Pub. L. 104-193, and 42
U.S.C. 9858). The implementing regulations for the statutorily required
Plan are set forth at 45 CFR 98.10 through 98.18. The Plan, submitted
on the ACF-118, is required biennially, and remains in effect for two
years. The Plan provides ACF and the public with a description of, and
assurance about, the State's or the Territory's child care program. The
ACF-118 is currently approved through May 31, 2006, making it available
to States and Territories needing to submit Plan Amendments through the
end of the FY 2005 Plan Period. However, in July 2005, States and
Territories will be required to submit their FY 2006-2007 Plans.
Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests extension of
the ACF-118 with minor corrections and modifications. The Tribal Plan
(ACF-118A) is not affected by this notice.
Respondents: State and Territorial CCDF Lead Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ACF-118..................................... 56 .5 162.57 4,552
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,552.
In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(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: grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov. 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: December 13, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-27584 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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