[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR98.70]

[Page 551]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 98--CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart H--Program Reporting Requirements
 
Sec. 98.70  Reporting requirements.


    (a) Quarterly Case-level Report--
    (1) State and territorial Lead Agencies that receive assistance 
under the CCDF shall prepare and submit to the Department, in a manner 
specified by the Secretary, a quarterly case-level report of monthly 
family case-level data. Data shall be collected monthly and submitted 
quarterly. States may submit the data monthly if they choose to do so.
    (2) The information shall be reported for the three-month federal 
fiscal period preceding the required report. The first report shall be 
submitted no later than August 31, 1998, and quarterly thereafter. The 
first report shall include data from the third quarter of FFY 1998 
(April 1998 through June 1998). States and Territorial Lead Agencies 
which choose to submit case-level data monthly must submit their report 
for April 1998 no later than July 30, 1998. Following reports must be 
submitted every thirty days thereafter.
    (3) State and territorial Lead Agencies choosing to submit data 
based on a sample shall submit a sampling plan to ACF for approval 60 
days prior to the submission of the first quarterly report. States are 
not prohibited from submitting case-level data for the entire population 
receiving CCDF services.
    (4) Quarterly family case-level reports to the Secretary shall 
include the information listed in Sec. 98.71(a).
    (b) Annual Report--
    (1) State and territorial Lead Agencies that receive assistance 
under CCDF shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report. 
The report shall be submitted, in a manner specified by the Secretary, 
by December 31 of each year and shall cover the most recent federal 
fiscal year (October through September).
    (2) The first annual aggregate report shall be submitted no later 
than December 31, 1997, and every twelve months thereafter.
    (3) Biennial reports to Congress by the Secretary shall include the 
information listed in Sec. 98.71(b).
    (c) Tribal Annual Report--
    (1) Tribal Lead Agencies that receive assistance under CCDF shall 
prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual aggregate report.
    (2) The report shall be submitted in the manner specified by the 
Secretary by December 31 of each year and shall cover services for 
children and families served with CCDF funds during the preceding 
Federal Fiscal Year.
    (3) Biennial reports to Congress by the Secretary shall include the 
information listed in Sec. 98.71(c).