Improper Payments Reporting Requirements

Error Rate Final Rule

A Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on September 5, 2007. The final rule revises CCDF Regulations to require States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to conduct standardized reviews of a sample of cases and report error rates in the expenditure of CCDF grant funds. The error rate reports will be used to implement provisions of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) and the President’s Management Agenda (PMA)’s goal of “Eliminating Improper Payments.”

If you have any questions regarding the final rule, please contact Cheryl Vincent at Cheryl.Vincent@acf.hhs.gov or (202) 205-0750.

II. Data Collection Forms and Instructions

A notice was published in the Federal Register on September 5, 2007 that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection forms and instructions that accompany the Final Rule. The Data Collection Instructions detail the methodology to be used to implement the reporting requirement found in the Final Rule. Initial and ongoing technical assistance will be available to those States reporting in the first and subsequent years. Information about this technical assistance is forthcoming.

View Data Collection Forms and Instructions
Measuring Improper Authorizations for Payment in the Child Care Program - Improper Authorization for Payment - Data Collection Instructions	Microsoft Word	Adobe PDF (801 KB)
Record Review Worksheet (ACF-400)	Microsoft Word
Data Entry Form (ACF-401)	Microsoft Word
State Improper Authorizations for Payment Report and Instructions (ACF-402)	Microsoft Word

If you have questions regarding the Data Collection Instructions, please contact Isaac Okehie at (202) 401-4994 or Michelle Dilks at (202) 401-5033.