Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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.

Annal Burden Estimates

Instrument

Number of

respondents

Number of

responses per respondent

Average

burden hours per response

Total burden hours

ACF-118

56

.5

162.57

4,552

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

4,552

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:

grjohnson@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, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF, e-mail address:

Katherine T. Astrich@omb.eop.gov.

Dated: April 13, 2005.

Robert Sargis,

Report Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 05-7760 Filed 4-18-05; 8:45 am]

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