[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 58398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23120]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Title IV-E Plan for Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and,
optional, Guardianship Assistance Programs.
OMB No.: 0980-0141.
Description: A title IV-E plan is required by section 471, part IV-
E of the Social Security Act (the Act) for each public child welfare
agency requesting Federal funding for foster care, adoption assistance
and guardianship assistance under the Act. Section 479B of the Act
provides for an Indian tribe, tribal organization or tribal consortium
(Tribe) to operate a title IV-E program in the same manner as a State
with minimal exceptions. The Tribe must have an approved title IV-E
Plan. The title IV-E plan provides assurances the programs will be
administered in conformity with the specific requirements stipulated in
title IV-E. The plan must include all applicable State or Tribal
statutory, regulatory, or policy references and citations for each
requirement as well as supporting documentation. A title IV-E agency
may use the pre-print format prepared by the Children's Bureau of the
Administration for Children and Families or a different format, on the
condition that the format used includes all of the title IV-E plan
requirements of the law.
Respondents: Title IV-E agencies administering or supervising the
administration of the title IV-E programs.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Title IV-E Plan............................. 17 1 16 272
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 272.
Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection. Email address:
[email protected].
OMB Comment
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23120 Filed 9-19-12; 8:45 am]
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