Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program; Reopening of Comment Period, 49249 [2013-19704]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19704]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

45 CFR Part 98


Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program; Reopening of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health 
and Human Services.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reopening and 
extending the period to submit comments on the proposed rule for the 
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), published in the Federal 
Register of May 20, 2013. The proposed rule makes changes to the CCDF 
regulatory provisions in order to strengthen health and safety 
requirements for child care providers, reflect current State and local 
practices to improve the quality of child care, infuse new 
accountability for Federal tax dollars, and leverage the latest 
knowledge and research in the field of early care and education to 
better serve low-income children and families.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule that published May 20, 
2013 (78 FR 29441), is reopened. Comments will be received through 
August 23, 2013. To receive consideration comments must be received no 
later than 11:59 p.m. E.D.T. on that date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments to the following address: 
Office of Child Care, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20024, 
Attention: Cheryl Vincent, Office of Child Care, or electronically via 
the Internet at: https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Vincent, Office of Child Care, 
202-205-0750 (not a toll-free call). Deaf and hearing impaired 
individuals may call the Federal Dual Party Relay Service at 1-800-877-
8339 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HHS published a proposed rule for the Child 
Care and Development Fund (CCDF) in the Federal Register on May 20, 
2013 (78 FR 29441) with a deadline for public comments on April 5, 2013 
by 11:59 p.m. E.D.T. The Web site for submitting public comments, 
https://www.regulations.gov, experienced technical difficulties and was 
unavailable for periods of time during the several days prior to this 
deadline and many commenters reported difficulty submitting their 
comments using this mechanism. In addition, the site was shut down for 
maintenance at 6 p.m. E.D.T. on Monday, August 5th shortening the time 
allowed for submitting public comment. Therefore, HHS is re-opening the 
comment period for 10 days to ensure all interested parties have an 
opportunity to submit comment on the proposed rule.

    Dated: August 9, 2013.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-19704 Filed 8-12-13; 8:45 am]
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