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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Administration for Children and Families</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Health and Human Services</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This proposed rule would update the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) regulations to ease eligible families&rsquo; enrollment in the child care subsidy system and increase participating families&rsquo; access to a range of high-quality child care options for which they may use child care subsidies. The changes would address: (1) Family copayments; (2) provider payment rates and practices; (3) child eligibility determination and re-determination; and (4) technical changes.&nbsp;</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>45 CFR Part 98</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>sec.418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Local</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Tribal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Megan</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Campbell</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Child Care Policy Supervisor</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0970</CODE>
                    <NAME>Administration for Children and Families</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>ACF</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 690-6499</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 690-5600</FAX>
                <EMAIL>megan.campbell@acf.hhs.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of Child Care, 330 C Street SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20201</ZIP>
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