74 FR 171 pgs. 45857-45858 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 171Pages: 45857 - 45858
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-21410 Filed 9-3-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Administration for Children and Families
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Title: Child Care and Development Fund Annual Aggregate Report-ACF-800.

OMB No.: 0970-0150.

Description: Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508, 42 U.S.C. 9858) requires that States and Territories submit annual aggregate data on the children and families receiving direct services under the Child Care and Development Fund. The implementing regulations for the statutorily required reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70. Annual aggregate reports include data elements represented in the ACF-800 reflecting the scope, type, and methods of child care delivery. This provides ACF with the information necessary to make reports to Congress, address national child care needs, offer technical assistance to grantees, meet performance measures, and conduct research. Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests extension of the ACF-800. With this extension, ACF is proposing several changes and clarifications to the reporting requirements and instructions.

Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, and Territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianna Islands.

Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total burden hours
ACF-800 56 1 40 2,240
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,240

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: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.

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: 202-395-7245,Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

Dated: September 1, 2009.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. E9-21410 Filed 9-3-09; 8:45 am]

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