# Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Consumer Education Website and Reports of Serious Injuries and Death
**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 Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is requesting a 3-year extension of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Consumer Education Website and Reports of Serious Injuries and Death (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0473, expiration date: May 31, 2026). There are no changes requested to the reporting requirements. Burden estimates have been adjusted.
**DATES:**
*Comments due* May 4, 2026.
**ADDRESSES:**
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by emailing *[email protected].* Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Description:* The existing Consumer Education website reporting requirement will not be modified and requires states and territories to include information about state or territory policies (related to licensing, monitoring, and background checks) and provider-specific information, including results of monitoring and inspection reports, and if available, information about quality. The existing Reporting of Serious Injuries and Death reporting requirement will not be modified. CCDF lead agencies must establish procedures that require child care providers that care for children receiving CCDF subsidies to report to a designated state, territorial, or tribal entity any serious injuries or deaths of children occurring in child care. There are no standard federal forms associated with these reporting requirements.
*Respondents:* The Consumer Education website requirement applies to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 5 territories that receive CCDF grants.
Reporting of Serious Injuries and Death is a requirement for child care providers receiving CCDF subsidies within states, territories, and tribes.
**Annual Burden Estimates**
The burden estimates for the consumer education website requirement at § 98.33 have been reduced based on analysis of the FFY 2025-2027 CCDF State and Territory Plans. Eighteen out of 56 lead agencies are non-compliant on requirements related to their consumer education websites and would incur burden under this renewal, while the remaining grantees have demonstrated compliance and would experience minimal burden for ongoing maintenance to their consumer education websites. Accordingly, the burden hours for those 38 lead agencies only needing ongoing maintenance has been reduced from 300 to 50 average hours, resulting in an overall reduction of approximately 57 percent in total annual burden hours compared to the previously approved version. The burden estimates for reporting serious injuries and deaths at § 98.42 remain unchanged, as the burden is limited to provider reporting when a reportable event occurs. States and territories have flexibility in how they structure the provider reporting.
| Instrument | Total | Annual | Average | Annual |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Consumer Education Website Development and Maintenance | 18 | 1 | 300 | 5,400 |
| Consumer Education Website Maintenance | 38 | 1 | 50 | 1,900 |
| Reporting of Serious Injuries and Death | 10,000 | 1 | 1 | 10,000 |
| Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours | | | | 17,300 |
*Comments:* The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.
*Authority:* Pub. L. 113-186; 42 U.S.C. 9858 *et seq.*
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.