4184-87-P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and
Development Fund Plan for Tribes for FY 2026–2028 (ACF–
118A) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0198)
AGENCY:

Office of Child Care; Administration for Children

and Families; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:

Request for public comments.

SUMMARY:

The Administration for Children and Families

(ACF) Office of Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year
extension of the form ACF–118A:

Child Care and Development

Fund for Tribes (Office of Management and Budget # 09700198, expiration April 4, 2025) for Federal Fiscal Year
(FFY) 2026-2028.

There are changes proposed to the form to

improve formatting, streamline questions, and reduce
burden.
DATES:

Comments due within [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE

OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].

In compliance

with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public
comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES:

You can obtain copies of the proposed

collection of information and submit comments by emailing

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.

Identify all requests by the

title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description:

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

Plan (the Plan) for Tribes is required from each CCDF Lead
Agency in accordance with section 658E of the Child Care
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBG Act), as
amended, CCDBG Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–186), and 42 U.S.C
9858.

The majority of the Plan in this request is for

tribal Lead Agencies that receive their funding directly
from ACF, and does not apply to Tribes that consolidate
their funding into approved 102-477 plans.

However, all

Tribes receiving CCDF funding must complete the triennial
child count, which is part of the Plan.

The Plan,

submitted in the Child Care Automated Reporting System, is
required triennially, and remains in effect for 3 years.
The Plan provides ACF and the public with a description of,
and assurance about the Tribes’ child care programs.

These

Plans are the applications for CCDF funds.
OCC made the following changes based on feedback from
tribes, including several listening sessions conducted over
the past year:
•

Reduced the burden overall by streamlining and
removing questions;

•

Revised questions based on 2024 CCDF final rule;

•

Improved skip patterns to reduce burden; and

•

Edited the document for plain language.

Respondents:

Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument
Triennial Child
Count Only (all
tribes)
ACF 118A Part
I(for all direct
funded tribes)
ACF-118A Part II
(for direct
funded tribes
with small
allocations only)
ACF–118A Part III
(for direct
funded tribes
with medium and
large allocations
only)

Total
Number of
Respondents

Total
Number of
Responses
Per
Respondent

Average
Burden
Hours
Per
Response

Total
Burden
Hours

Annual
Burden
Hours

1

5,280

1,760

1

12,840

4,280

1

690

76

20

1,520

20,330

6,777

Estimated Total Burden Over 3 Years and
Total Annual Burden Hours:

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: Public Law 113–186 and 42 U.S.C. 9858c
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-14530 Filed: 7/1/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/2/2024]