Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF - Quality Progress Report)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FFY24 Quality Progress Report (QPR) Form and Instruction	Modified
FFY24 QPR NonSub Change Request_9.12.24.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2024-09-12
OCC_FFY23QPR_NonSub Change Request_final.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2023-07-24
OCC_FFY22QPR_NonSub Change Request Template_clean_7.28.22_cleanfinal.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-07-28
OCC Response to 30-day Comments - QPR_final.docx Supplementary Document	2021-12-06
SupportingStatement with OMB Instructions_ACF-218_Revised_7-28-22.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-07-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
229082	Quality Progress Report (QPR) Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0517	ICR Reference No: 202409-0970-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-0970-011
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OCC
Title: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF - Quality Progress Report)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/12/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2024	12/31/2024
Responses	56	56
Time Burden (Hours)	3,640	3,640
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Quality Progress Report (QPR) collects information from states and territories to describe their Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) investments to improve the quality of care available for children from birth to age 13. This report meets the requirements in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 for Lead Agencies 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 report was last renewed in December 2021 and has a current expiration date of December 31, 2024. The current version of the QPR includes references to American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Stabilization Fund which is now outdated funding that expired for states in FFY 2023. As such, the Office of Child Care (OCC) proposes minor changes to the OMB approved form for FFY 2024 to remove these outdated references.

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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 Progress Report (QPR)	FFY24	FFY24 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	56	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,640	3,640	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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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: 09/12/2024

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