Form ACF-405 Improper Payments DCI - ACF-405 State Improper Payments

OMB Control Number: 0970-0323
Expiration Date: xx/xx/20xx

STATE IMPROPER PAYMENTS CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
(ACF-405)
State:
Date:
Any Lead Agency with a rate of improper payments that exceeds a threshold established by the
Secretary must submit a comprehensive Corrective Action Plan to the Assistant Secretary for
ACF approval. They must also submit subsequent reports describing progress in implementing
the plan. The threshold established in FY12 is 10%. The Corrective Action Plan must be
submitted within 60 days of the submission deadline of the ACF-404 State Improper Payments
Report. Subsequent progress reports must be submitted as requested by the Assistant Secretary.
Failure to carry out actions described in the approved Corrective Action Plan will be grounds for
a penalty or sanction under §98.92.
Item #
1.

N/A
Current Improper Payment Rate as reported on the state’s most recent ACF-404.
For states with Year 2 or Year 3 Corrective Action Plans only: If the Lead Agency has calculated a new improper
payment rate since the most recent ACF-404, please provide the new rate and a description of how the rate was
calculated.

Item #
2.

N/A
Senior Official Accountable for the Corrective Action Plan

Item #

N/A
Identify actions the Lead Agency will take to address the root cause of improper payment errors and reduce
improper payments. Identify action steps, milestones, timelines, and the name and/or title of the individual(s)
responsible for ensuring actions are completed.

3.

Root Cause of
Error
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Action Step(s)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Milestones
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Item #
4.

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

N/A
Timeline for reducing the improper payment rate to below10%

Item #
5.

Individual(s)
Responsible

Timeline

N/A
Identify targets for future improper payments

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) STATEMENT OF PUBLIC
BURDEN: The purpose of this information collection is to gather data from states once every
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three years about the errors occurring in the administration of CCDF grant funds. Public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 24hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
reviewing the collection of information. This is a mandatory collection of information (45 CFR
Part 98, Subpart K). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB # is 0970-0323
and the expiration date is xx/xx/20xx. If you have any comments on this collection of
information, please contact ACF Office of Child Care.

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