The Child Care and Development Fund
(CCDF) Tribal Annual Report (ACF-700) requests annual Tribal
information on services provided through the CCDF, which is
required by CCDF regulations (45 CFR parts 98 and 99). Tribal Lead
Agencies (TLAs) are required to submit annual aggregate data
appropriate to Tribal programs on children and families receiving
CCDF-funded child care services. The revised ACF-700 report
consists of two parts: (1) Administrative Data, and (2) Tribal
Narrative. The content and format of the narrative section have
been revised to make the form easier to complete, with new check
box formatting. These proposed revisions will allow the Office of
Child Care (OCC) to more easily generate and quantify data in the
report. These changes will help us better understand Tribal
activities as they relate to compliance, quality of child care, use
of funds, and technical assistance needs. Information from the
ACF-700 will be included in the Secretary's Report to Congress, as
appropriate, and will be shared with all TLAs to inform them of
CCDF-funded activities in other Tribal programs. CCDF-funded
grantees that receive funds under Pub.L. 102-477 are not required
to submit the ACF-700.
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.