Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly Financial Report (ACF-696)
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
03/24/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
224
0
1,344
0
0
0
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 categoriesâincluding 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.
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
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.
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.
Form ACF-696 Child Care and Development Fund ACF-696 Financial Report
Supporting Statement ACF696 Final V3.docx
Child Care and Development Fund ACF-696 Financial Report