Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF - Quality Progress Report)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 Quality Progresss Report (QPR) Form and Instruction	Modified
OCC_FFY22QPR_NonSub Change Request Template_clean_7.28.22_cleanfinal.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-07-28
OCC Response to 30-day Comments - QPR_final.docx Supplementary Document	2021-12-06
SupportingStatement with OMB Instructions_ACF-218_Revised_7-28-22.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-07-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
229082	Quality Progresss Report (QPR) Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0517	ICR Reference No: 202207-0970-013
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202110-0970-014
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OCC
Title: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF - Quality Progress Report)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/28/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2024	12/31/2024
Responses	56	56
Time Burden (Hours)	3,640	4,200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The QPR collects information from states and territories to describe investments to improve the quality of care available for children from birth to age 13. This report meets the requirements in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 for Lead Agencies to submit an annual report that describes how quality funds were expended, including the activities funded and the measures used to evaluate progress in improving the quality of child care programs and services. The report was last renewed in December 2021 and has a current expiration date of December 31, 2024. The Office of Child Care (OCC) proposes minor changes to the OMB approved form to clarify existing questions and make a small number of existing questions more specific to capture known common areas of quality expenditure across states and territories. Section 13, which focuses on collecting information on ARP Act Stabilization grants, has been significantly abridged to avoid duplication of efforts, as OCC is collecting information on the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Stabilization grants through the ACF-901 report (0970-00584) and state/territory interviews approved under the umbrella generic, Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support (OMB #: 0970-0531).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 9857 Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 260 Title III Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 2201 and 2202 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 38723	07/22/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 60049	10/29/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Quality Progresss Report (QPR)	1	QPR

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	56	56	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,640	4,200	0	-560	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: In 2021, to reflect changes related to additional funding streams, OCC made changes to the ACF-218 (including removing unnecessary items) instead of developing a separate data collection (in addition to the new ACF-901) in an effort to reduce the cumulative total reporting burden to grantees across data collection instruments. Examples of these changes include removing some questions from Section 7 and adding a new section about ARP Child Care Stabilization Grants. This change request includes additional burden reduction due to the removal of ten questions from Section 13, roughly two-thirds of the section. Prior to the addition of Section 13, the QPR had a burden estimate of 60 hours. The full Section 13 was estimated to take about 15 hours and the burden at that time was increased to 75 hours. With the removal of the ten questions, we have revised the burden estimate to 65 hours (a 10-hour reduction).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $744,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/28/2022

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