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You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
ADDRESSES:
monthly or quarterly. OCC added ‘‘no
response’’ categories under the
following three data elements: Child’s
gender, ethnicity, and race.
Respondents: State and Territory Lead
Agencies.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The ACF–801 provides
monthly case-level data on the children
and families receiving direct child care
services under CCDF. The ACF–801
case-level data are reported either
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual
burden hours
ACF–801: CCDF Quarterly Case-Level Report ............................................
56
4
25
5,600
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,600.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Section 658K of the Child
Care and Development Block Grant Act
(42 U.S.C. 9858); regulations 45 CFR
98.70 and 98.71.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Numbers: 93.581, 93.587, 93.612]
Notice for Public Comment on
Administration for Native Americans’
Program Policies and Procedures
Administration for Native
Americans, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 814 of the
Native American Programs Act of 1974
(NAPA), as amended, the
Administration for Native Americans
(ANA) is required to provide members
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Comments are due by January 3,
2022. If ANA does not receive any
significant comments within the 30-day
comment period, ANA will proceed
with the proposed changes in the
respective published NOFOs. The
NOFOs will serve as the final notice of
these proposed changes.
DATES:
Comments may be
submitted to: Carmelia Strickland,
Director of Program Operations,
Administration for Native Americans,
330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201
or via email to: ANAComments@
acf.hhs.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carmelia Strickland, Director, Division
of Program Operations, Administration
for Native Americans, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201; Telephone:
(877) 922–9262; Email:
ANAComments@acf.hhs.gov.
In
accordance with notice requirements of
NAPA, ANA herein describes proposed
interpretive rules and general
statements of policy that relate to ANA’s
funding opportunities in Fiscal Year
(FY) 2022. Changes to FY 2022 Notice
of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) will
be based on the following previously
published programs: Environmental
Regulatory Enhancement (ERE), HHS–
2021–ACF–ANA–NR–1907; Native
American Language Preservation and
Maintenance—Esther Martinez
Immersion (EMI), HHS–2021–ACF–
ANA–NB–1958; Native American
Language Preservation and Maintenance
(P&M), HHS–2021–ACF–ANA–NL–
1924; Social and Economic
Development Strategies (SEDS), HHS–
2021—ACF–ANA–NA–1906; Social and
Economic Development Strategies—
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
SUMMARY:
of the public an opportunity to
comment on proposed changes in
interpretive rules and general
statements of policy and to give notice
of the proposed changes no less than 30
days before such changes become
effective.
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Alaska (SEDS–AK); and HHS–2021—
ACF–ANA–NK–1902.
Section 814 of NAPA, as amended,
(42 U.S.C. 2992b–1) incorporates
provisions of the Administrative
Procedure Act that require ANA to
provide notice of its proposed
interpretive rules and statements of
policy and to seek public comment on
such proposals. This notice serves to
fulfill the statutory notice and public
comment requirement. ANA voluntarily
includes rules of practice and
procedures in this notice in an effort to
be transparent. The proposed
interpretive rules, statements of policy,
and rules of ANA practice and
procedure reflected in clarifications,
modifications, and new text will appear
in the five FY 2022 NOFOs: ERE, EMI,
P&M, SEDS, and SEDS–AK.
A. Interpretive rules, statements of
policy, procedures, and practice. The
proposals below reflect ANA’s proposed
changes in rules, policy, or procedure
that will take effect in the FY 2022
NOFOs.
1. Discontinuation of SEDS–GO
ANA has several new legislative
economic development priorities under
the Indian Community Economic
Enhancement Act of 2020 (Public Law
116–261 Section 5), and Congress would
like ANA to prioritize at least 50 percent
of our available SEDS funding to go
towards those types of projects.
Therefore, ANA will discontinue SEDS–
GO, and applicants can propose
governance or organizational capacity
building projects under regular SEDS.
2. Raising the Funding Level of SEDS–
AK NOFO
Operating costs for grant-funded
projects in Alaska are often higher than
in the lower 48 states. In addition, ANA
has seen a decline in the number of
applications received over the last few
years for the SEDS–AK funding
competition. Therefore, in an effort
create more interest in the program and
to address the higher expenses, ANA
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will increase the funding level for
SEDS–AK from $200,000 to $300,000.
3. Clarification to EMI NOFO
In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2991b–
3(c)(7), applicants for an EMI grant must
submit an official document that
certifies the applicant has at least 3
years of experience in operating and
administering a Native American
language survival school, a Native
American language nest, or any other
educational program in which
instruction is conducted in a Native
American language. ANA has decided
not to fund applicants that did not
provide the certification as required by
law. To reiterate and also clarify, the
applicant must provide the required
certification of having not less than 3
years of experience in operating and
administering a Native American
language survival school, a Native
American language nest, or any other
educational program in which
instruction is conducted in a Native
American language. The applicant may
partner with other eligible entities (as
defined under Section III.1 Eligible
Applicants in the NOFO) that do not
have to meet the certification
requirement.
Statutory Authority: Section 814 of
the Native American Programs Act of
1974 (NAPA), as amended.
Hope MacDonald LoneTree,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration for
Native Americans.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0921]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Standards for the
Growing, Harvesting, Packaging, and
Holding of Produce for Human
Consumption
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the Agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
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including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on the information
collection associated with the standards
for the growing, harvesting, packing,
and holding of produce for human
consumption.
Submit either electronic or
written comments on the collection of
information by February 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered. Electronic comments must
be submitted on or before February 1,
2022. The https://www.regulations.gov
electronic filing system will accept
comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
at the end of February 1, 2022.
Comments received by mail/hand
delivery/courier (for written/paper
submissions) will be considered timely
if they are postmarked or the delivery
service acceptance receipt is on or
before that date.
DATES:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
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• For written/paper comments
submitted to the Dockets Management
Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted, marked and
identified, as confidential, if submitted
as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket No. FDA–
2011–N–0921 for ‘‘Agency Information
Collection Activities; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request;
Standards for the Growing, Harvesting,
Packaging, and Holding of Produce for
Human Consumption.’’ Received
comments, those filed in a timely
manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed
in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Dockets Management Staff between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, 240–402–7500.
• Confidential Submissions—To
submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be
made publicly available, submit your
comments only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The
second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
redacted/blacked out, will be available
for public viewing and posted on
https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
both copies to the Dockets Management
Staff. If you do not wish your name and
contact information to be made publicly
available, you can provide this
information on the cover sheet and not
in the body of your comments and you
must identify this information as
‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked
as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed
except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20
and other applicable disclosure law. For
more information about FDA’s posting
of comments to public dockets, see 80
FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access
the information at: https://
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-201509-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or the
electronic and written/paper comments
received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and insert the
docket number, found in brackets in the
heading of this document, into the
‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
and/or go to the Dockets Management
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[FR Doc No: 2021-26271]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Numbers: 93.581, 93.587, 93.612]
Notice for Public Comment on Administration for Native Americans'
Program Policies and Procedures
AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of
1974 (NAPA), as amended, the Administration for Native Americans (ANA)
is required to provide members of the public an opportunity to comment
on proposed changes in interpretive rules and general statements of
policy and to give notice of the proposed changes no less than 30 days
before such changes become effective.
DATES: Comments are due by January 3, 2022. If ANA does not receive any
significant comments within the 30-day comment period, ANA will proceed
with the proposed changes in the respective published NOFOs. The NOFOs
will serve as the final notice of these proposed changes.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to: Carmelia Strickland, Director
of Program Operations, Administration for Native Americans, 330 C
Street SW, Washington, DC 20201 or via email to:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmelia Strickland, Director,
Division of Program Operations, Administration for Native Americans,
330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201; Telephone: (877) 922-9262;
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with notice requirements of
NAPA, ANA herein describes proposed interpretive rules and general
statements of policy that relate to ANA's funding opportunities in
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. Changes to FY 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFOs) will be based on the following previously published programs:
Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE), HHS-2021-ACF-ANA-NR-1907;
Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance--Esther Martinez
Immersion (EMI), HHS-2021-ACF-ANA-NB-1958; Native American Language
Preservation and Maintenance (P&M), HHS-2021-ACF-ANA-NL-1924; Social
and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS), HHS-2021--ACF-ANA-NA-1906;
Social and Economic Development Strategies--Alaska (SEDS-AK); and HHS-
2021--ACF-ANA-NK-1902.
Section 814 of NAPA, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 2992b-1) incorporates
provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act that require ANA to
provide notice of its proposed interpretive rules and statements of
policy and to seek public comment on such proposals. This notice serves
to fulfill the statutory notice and public comment requirement. ANA
voluntarily includes rules of practice and procedures in this notice in
an effort to be transparent. The proposed interpretive rules,
statements of policy, and rules of ANA practice and procedure reflected
in clarifications, modifications, and new text will appear in the five
FY 2022 NOFOs: ERE, EMI, P&M, SEDS, and SEDS-AK.
A. Interpretive rules, statements of policy, procedures, and
practice. The proposals below reflect ANA's proposed changes in rules,
policy, or procedure that will take effect in the FY 2022 NOFOs.
1. Discontinuation of SEDS-GO
ANA has several new legislative economic development priorities
under the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2020 (Public Law
116-261 Section 5), and Congress would like ANA to prioritize at least
50 percent of our available SEDS funding to go towards those types of
projects. Therefore, ANA will discontinue SEDS-GO, and applicants can
propose governance or organizational capacity building projects under
regular SEDS.
2. Raising the Funding Level of SEDS-AK NOFO
Operating costs for grant-funded projects in Alaska are often
higher than in the lower 48 states. In addition, ANA has seen a decline
in the number of applications received over the last few years for the
SEDS-AK funding competition. Therefore, in an effort create more
interest in the program and to address the higher expenses, ANA
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will increase the funding level for SEDS-AK from $200,000 to $300,000.
3. Clarification to EMI NOFO
In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2991b-3(c)(7), applicants for an EMI
grant must submit an official document that certifies the applicant has
at least 3 years of experience in operating and administering a Native
American language survival school, a Native American language nest, or
any other educational program in which instruction is conducted in a
Native American language. ANA has decided not to fund applicants that
did not provide the certification as required by law. To reiterate and
also clarify, the applicant must provide the required certification of
having not less than 3 years of experience in operating and
administering a Native American language survival school, a Native
American language nest, or any other educational program in which
instruction is conducted in a Native American language. The applicant
may partner with other eligible entities (as defined under Section
III.1 Eligible Applicants in the NOFO) that do not have to meet the
certification requirement.
Statutory Authority: Section 814 of the Native American Programs
Act of 1974 (NAPA), as amended.
Hope MacDonald LoneTree,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans.
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