Procedures for Requests From Tribal Lead Agencies To Use CCDF Funds for Construction or Major Renovation
Summary
The Office of Child Care (OCC) under HHS proposes to extend and modify an existing information collection for Tribal Lead Agencies requesting Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) funds for child care facility construction or renovation. The updated Program Instruction significantly streamlines requirements, reducing burden by 70% from 20 hours to 6 hours per response, cutting 19 pages and eliminating 5 requirements while maintaining statutory compliance under 42 U.S.C. 9858m(c)(6). Comments are due May 11, 2026.
What changed
The Office of Child Care proposes to modify and extend an existing OMB-approved information collection for tribal child care CCDF construction funding. The updated Program Instruction reorganizes and streamlines procedures for Tribal Lead Agencies seeking approval to use CCDF funds for construction or major renovation of child care facilities under 42 U.S.C. 985m(c)(6). Key changes include removing 19 pages and 5 requirements not mandated by statute, updating citations and definitions, and reducing estimated burden from 20 hours to 6 hours per response.
Tribal Lead Agencies (approximately 266 eligible entities) will benefit from reduced administrative burden while maintaining compliance with statutory requirements. The streamlined procedures improve readability and user-friendliness while preserving the uniform procedures required by the CCDBG Act for ACF approval of construction and major renovation requests.
What to do next
- Submit public comments by May 11, 2026
- Review updated Program Instruction for CCDF construction requests
- Assess impact of reduced burden on tribal child care programs
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Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Procedures for Requests From Tribal Lead Agencies To Use Child Care and Development Fund Funds for Construction or Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities
A Notice by the Children and Families Administration on 04/09/2026
This document has a comment period that ends in 32 days.
(05/11/2026) View Comment InstructionsPDF
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-06795 (91 FR 17974) Document Headings ###### Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
- [Office of Management and Budget #:0970-0160]
AGENCY:
Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Request for Public Comments.
SUMMARY:
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing to resume collecting data for the Procedures for Requests from Tribal Lead Agencies to use Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Funds for Construction or Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities. This information collection was previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of Child Care (OCC) is proposing to extend approval of the information collection with changes, significantly reducing the burden for Tribal Lead Agencies and clarifying requirements.
DATES:
Comments due May 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
The public may view and comment on this information collection request at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202604-0970-002. You can also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by emailing infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: 42 U.S.C. 9858m(c)(6) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act allows Tribal Lead Agencies to use CCDF funds for construction or major renovation of child care facilities. A Tribal Lead Agency, including those that have consolidated their CCDF program into an approved plan under the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017, also known as Public Law 102-477, must first request and receive approval from ACF before using CCDF funds for construction or major renovation. The CCDBG Act requires ACF to develop and implement uniform procedures for the solicitation and consideration of such requests. This Program Instruction (PI) sets forth the uniform procedures.
The PI was reorganized and content streamlined to improve readability and user-friendliness. Language was revised to be consistent and reduce redundancies. The updated PI removed requirements not required by statute, regulation, grants policy, or directly supportive of OCC's understanding of the scope of the project. Citations and definitions were updated.
Respondents: Tribal Child Care Lead Agencies acting on behalf of tribal governments
Annual Burden Estimates: This version of the PI includes 19 fewer pages and 5 fewer requirements than the previously approved version, resulting in a decrease in the estimated burden time per respondents from about 20 hours per response to 6 hours per response. OCC estimates it will receive approximately 20 requests per year from 266 eligible Tribal Lead Agencies.
| Instrument | Annual
number
of respondents | Total number of responses
per
respondent | Average
burden
hours per
response | Annual burden hours |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Construction and Major Renovation Set-Aside Request Submission | 20 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Construction and Major Renovation Application Development and Submission | 20 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
| Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: | | | | 120 |
( printed page 17975) Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9858(c)(6).
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-06795 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-87-P
Published Document: 2026-06795 (91 FR 17974)
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