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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 Quality Progress Report
OMB No.: New.
Description: Lead Agencies are
required to spend a certain percent of
their Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF) awards on activities to improve
the quality of child care. Lead Agencies
are also required to invest in at least one
of 10 allowable quality activities
included in the Child Care and
Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act
of 2014. In order to ensure that States
and Territories are meeting these
requirements, the CCDBG Act and the
CCDF final rule require Lead Agencies
to submit an annual report that
describes how quality funds were
expended. The CCDF final rule named
this the Quality Progress Report (QPR).
The report must describe how quality
funds were expended, including what
types of activities were funded and
measures used to evaluate progress in
improving the quality of child care
programs and services. The QPR
replaces the Quality Performance Report
that was previously an appendix to the
CCDF State Plan. The QPR increased
transparency on quality spending and
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will continue to gather detailed
information on how States and
Territories are spending their quality
funds, as well as more specific data
points to reflect the requirements in the
CCDBG Act and the CCDF final rule.
In the QPR, Lead Agencies are asked
about the State’s or Territory’s progress
in meeting its goals as reported in the
FY 2016–2018 CCDF Plan, and provide
available data on the results of those
activities. Specifically, this report will:
(1) Ensure accountability for the use of
CCDF quality funds, including a setaside for quality infant and toddler care
that begins in FY 2017; (2) track
progress toward meeting State- and
Territory—set indicators and
benchmarks for improvement of child
care quality per what they described in
their CCDF Plans; (3) summarize how
the Lead Agency is building a
progression of professional development
for child care providers as envisioned in
the CCDBG Act of 2014 and CCDF final
rule; and (4) inform federal technical
assistance efforts and decisions
regarding strategic use of quality funds.
Respondents: State and Territory
CCDF Lead Agencies (56).
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours:
In compliance with the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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 Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: infocollection@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)
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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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
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Proposed Projects:
Title: Federal Case Registry (FCR)
OMB No.: 0970–0421.
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Description: Established within the
Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS)
on October 1, 1998, the Federal Case
Registry (FCR) is a database that
contains basic case and participant data
from each of the State Case Registries
(SCR). The SCRs are central registries of
child support cases and orders in each
state.
The FCR is a national database that
includes all child support cases handled
by state child support agencies (referred
to as IV–D cases), and all support orders
established or modified on or after
October 1, 1998 (referred to as non-IV–
D orders). It assists states in locating
parties that live in different states to
establish, modify, or enforce child
support obligations; establish paternity;
enforce state law regarding parental
kidnapping; and, establish or enforce
child custody or visitation
determinations.
While information in the FCR is
provided through the SCRs, the FCR is
not a duplication of all of the data
maintained in each state’s automated
child support system. Rather, it is a
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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 Quality Progress Report
OMB No.: New.
Description: Lead Agencies are required to spend a certain percent
of their Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) awards on activities to
improve the quality of child care. Lead Agencies are also required to
invest in at least one of 10 allowable quality activities included in
the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014. In
order to ensure that States and Territories are meeting these
requirements, the CCDBG Act and the CCDF final rule require Lead
Agencies to submit an annual report that describes how quality funds
were expended. The CCDF final rule named this the Quality Progress
Report (QPR). The report must describe how quality funds were expended,
including what types of activities were funded and measures used to
evaluate progress in improving the quality of child care programs and
services. The QPR replaces the Quality Performance Report that was
previously an appendix to the CCDF State Plan. The QPR increased
transparency on quality spending and will continue to gather detailed
information on how States and Territories are spending their quality
funds, as well as more specific data points to reflect the requirements
in the CCDBG Act and the CCDF final rule.
In the QPR, Lead Agencies are asked about the State's or
Territory's progress in meeting its goals as reported in the FY 2016-
2018 CCDF Plan, and provide available data on the results of those
activities. Specifically, this report will: (1) Ensure accountability
for the use of CCDF quality funds, including a set-aside for quality
infant and toddler care that begins in FY 2017; (2) track progress
toward meeting State- and Territory--set indicators and benchmarks for
improvement of child care quality per what they described in their CCDF
Plans; (3) summarize how the Lead Agency is building a progression of
professional development for child care providers as envisioned in the
CCDBG Act of 2014 and CCDF final rule; and (4) inform federal technical
assistance efforts and decisions regarding strategic use of quality
funds.
Respondents: State and Territory CCDF Lead Agencies (56).
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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QPR......................................... 56 1 6.0 3360
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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 Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: infocollection@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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-07217 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
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