[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20078-20079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09581]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance: Title IV-E of
the Social Security Act OMB No.: 0970-0433.
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.
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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.
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the Administration for
Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific
aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the
proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be
forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-09581 Filed 5-4-18; 8:45 am]
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