Child Care and Development Fund for Tribes for FFY 2023-2025
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
05/29/2024
05/28/2024
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
211
0
123
13,215
0
11,448
0
0
0
In April 2022 OMB approved a revision request for this information collection and extended approval for three years. Subsequently, two nonsubstantive change requests were approved; one in October 2022 and one in February 2023. The report is submitted once every three years and Tribal Lead Agencies submitted their most recent responses for the requested information in late winter 2023.
OCC has a trust responsibility to consult with Tribal Nations and incorporate their testimony to the maximum extent feasible. To meet this responsibility and in support of Executive Order 14112, OCC released a Request for Information (RFI) titled: Meeting the Child Care Needs in Tribal Nations in the summer of 2023. This RFI covered rules and regulations of the Tribally administered Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program as part of ACFâs commitment to creating partnerships with Tribal Nations to identify and implement solutions that transcend traditional program boundaries. OCC hosted over 14 in person and virtual listening sessions and two in person Tribal Consultations focused on the RFI.
One thing OCC heard consistently is that the Tribal Lead Agencies (TLAs) need more lead time (at least one year) to complete one piece of this information collection: the Triennial Child Count. The Triennial Child Count allows OCC to calculate the funding for tribal grantees using these responses. As such, OCC is hoping to inform Tribal Nations and TLAs as soon as possible and update systems concurrently to allow for work on this piece of the information collection and provide sufficient technical assistance. The next due date for the CCDF Plan for Tribes is not due until July 1, 2025 and the child count would not actually be due until that time, but being able to put the request out for just that information would be helpful so work can begin on that piece (ACF system updates to the CARS system, TLAs beginning data entry, etc). To allow for this, OCC is requesting a non-substantive change to open this section of the information collection in July 2024, to allow Tribal grantees to answer the same questions one more time. OCC proposes minor changes to the questions to reduce the administrative burden on respondents.
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 186 658A
Name of Law: hild Care and Development Block Grant Act
US Code:
42 USC 9858c
Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
OCC is hoping to inform Tribal Nations and TLAs as soon as possible and update systems concurrently to allow for work on the Triennial Child Count and provide sufficient technical assistance. The next due date for the CCDF Plan for Tribes is not due until July 1, 2025 and the child count would not actually be due until that time, but being able to put the request out for just that information would be helpful so work can begin on that piece (ACF system updates to the CARS system, TLAs beginning data entry, etc). To allow for this, OCC is requesting a non-substantive change to open this section of the information collection in July 2024, to allow Tribal grantees to answer the same questions one more time. Burden estimates have been updated to account for burden that may occur between now and the next extension request (prior to April 30, 2025).
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:
(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;
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.