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
SupportingStatement with OMB Instructions_ACF-218_10-26-2021_CLEAN_final.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-10-26

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: 202110-0970-014
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-0970-016
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OCC
Title: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF - Quality Progress Report)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/29/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	56	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,200	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The ACF-218 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 CCDBG Act of 2014 and the CCDF Final Rule (45 CFR 98.53(f)) for states and territories 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 FFY 2021 ACF-218 is one of the primary data sources the OCC will use to demonstrate how states and territories are using the supplemental funding that has been awarded over the past year (i.e., CARES, CRRSA, ARPA). This revision request includes a new section specific to ARP Child Care Stabilization Grants. The data describe how CCDF quality funds were used including estimates of children served and providers participating in quality activities. Tribes including CCDF-funded grantees that receive funding under Pub. L. 102-477 are not required to submit the ACF-218.

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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	0	0	0	0	56
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,200	0	0	840	0	3,360
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: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: To reflect changes related to additional funding streams OCC proposes 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.

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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: 10/29/2021

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