Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly Financial Report (ACF-696)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ACF-696 Child Care and Development Fund ACF-696 Financial Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Supporting Statement ACF696 Final V3.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-03-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9945	Child Care and Development Fund ACF-696 Financial Report Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0163	ICR Reference No: 202103-0970-008
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201610-0970-002
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OA
Title: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly Financial Report (ACF-696)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/24/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	224	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,344	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Administration for Children and Families Office of Child Care uses the ACF-696 to collect CCDF financial expenditures data quarterly for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. Territories that receive CCDF funding (American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands). The authority to collect and report this information can be found in Section 658G(d) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 1990, as amended, and in Federal regulations at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 98.67(c)(1) which authorize the Secretary to require financial reports as necessary. The information collected on the form is used to monitor how State and Territory CCDF grantees are spending their CCDF dollars in specified categories—including direct services, non-direct services, quality activities, and administration. This enables Office of Child Care staff to identify areas where technical assistance is needed. It allows ACF to monitor grantee compliance with statutory spending requirements, the administrative cost cap, and obligation and liquidation deadlines. Further, it provides ACF data to produce annual financial and statistical reports and respond to periodic detailed inquiries as may be required or made by Congress or other parties. The ACF-696 is currently approved under the overarching generic clearance for financial reports used for ACF mandatory grant programs (OMB #: 0970-0510) through May 31, 2021 but was previously approved under this OMB # (0970-0163). This request will reinstate the previous OMB number for this form. There are no changes proposed to the current version of the form approved under OMB #:0970-0510.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 9858 Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990
   PL: Pub.L. 101 - 508 658G(d) Name of Law: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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 1115	01/07/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 15672	03/24/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Child Care and Development Fund ACF-696 Financial Report	ACF-696	CCDF Financial Report

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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	224	0	0	224	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,344	0	0	1,344	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no changes being made to the form approved under the OMB Control Number 0970-0510 that expires May 31, 2021. Recent changes to the form were reviewed and approved by OMB to accommodate reporting for the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (P.L.116-2; $30 Million); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; $3.5 Billion), P.L. 116-136; and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA Act, $10 Billion), 2021, P.L. 116-26.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $42,800

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: 03/24/2021

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