Health and Human Services Department Final Rule

2024-24781: Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF); Corrections

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Summary

On March 1, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule to improve child care access, affordability, and stability in the Child Care and Development Fund. An amendment in the final rule was incorporated incorrectly due to technical inaccuracies in the instructions. Additionally, this document addresses one reference error of the rule. This document makes technical changes to correct the final regulations.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

395 words as published, October 25, 2024. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024) [Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 85071] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-24781] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 45 CFR Part 98 RIN 0970-AD02 Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF); Corrections

Agency

Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Action

Correcting amendments. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

On March 1, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule to improve child care access, affordability, and stability in the Child Care and Development Fund. An amendment in the final rule was incorporated incorrectly due to technical inaccuracies in the instructions. Additionally, this document addresses one reference error of the rule. This document makes technical changes to correct the final regulations.

Dates

Effective on October 25, 2024.

For Further Information Contact

Megan Campbell, Office of Child Care, 202-690-6499 or [email protected].

Supplementary Information

The ``Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)'' rule, published at 89 FR 15366 on March 1, 2024, included an inaccurate amendatory instruction for Sec. 98.21. Another reference error in Sec. 98.83 dates to a previous amendment to the CCDF rule, published at 81 FR 67438 on September 30, 2016. This document corrects the final regulations. List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 98 Child care, Grant programs--social programs. Accordingly, 45 CFR part 98 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments: PART 98--CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND 0

1. The authority citation for part 98 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 618, 9858. Sec. 98.21 [Amended] 0

2. Amend Sec. 98.21 by removing paragraph (h) and redesignating

paragraphs (i) through (k) as paragraphs (h) through (j). 0

3. Amend Sec. 98.83 by revising paragraph (j)(2) to read as follows:

Sec. 98.83 Requirements for tribal programs. * * * * * (j) * * * (2) Federal obligation of funds for planning costs, pursuant to paragraph (j)(1) of this section, is subject to the actual availability of the appropriation. * * * * * Elizabeth J. Gramling, Executive Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 2024-24781 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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