The Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF) Tribal Plan serves as the agreement between the applicant
(Tribe, tribal consortium, or tribal organization) and the Federal
government that describes how tribal applicants will operate CCDF
Block Grant programs in conformance with legislative requirements,
federl regulations at 45 CFR parts 98 and 99 and other applicable
instructions or guidelines issued by the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF). The tribal Plan is currently approved
through 5/31/02 (OMB Approval Number 0980-0198).
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.