[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25918-25919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11825]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Agency Information Collection Under OMB Review

Title: Family Preservation and Support Services Five Year Plan
OMB No.: 0970-0047
Description: States and Indian Tribes are required under the Family 
Preservation and Support Services Program, of the Social Security Act 
to submit a five year plan. The plan is used by States and Indian 
Tribes to develop and implement services and to receive their 
allocation of appropriated funds.
Respondents: State governments and Indian Tribes
Annual Number of Respondents: 93 sites
Number of responses per respondent: 2
Total annual responses: 186
Hours per response: 253
Total Annual Burden Hours: 47,058
Additional Information: This information collection is being submitted 
to OMB on an expedited schedule with a request for approval within 60 
days. The collection of information in this notice is presented in the 
accompanying Program instruction.
OMB Comment: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.

    Dated: May 9, 1995.
Roberta Katson,
Acting Director, Office of Information Resource Management.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Administration on Children, Youth and Families

1. Log No. ACYF-PI-95-
2. Issuance Date: May, 1995
3. Originating Office: Children's Bureau
4. Key Word: Family Preservation and support

Program Instruction

    To: State Agencies and Indian Tribes Administering the Title IV-
B Child and Family Services Program.
    Subject: Requirements for Acquisition of Fiscal Year 1995 and 
1996 Title IV-B Allotments.
    Purpose: In the interim, until the Final Rule for the Family 
Preservation and Support Services Program is published, this Program 
Instruction's purpose is to provide States and eligible Indian 
Tribes with guidance on the development and submission of their 
Five-Year Plans for Family Preservation and Support, and additional 
instructions on obtaining their Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 and 1996 
allotments for the Child Welfare Services program (title IV-B, 
subpart 1) and the Family Preservation and Support Services Program 
(title IV-B, subpart 2).
    Legal and Related References: Title IV-B of the Social Security 
Act, Subpart 1, Child Welfare Services, and Subpart 2, Family 
Preservation and Support Services; 45 CFR part 92; ACYF-PI-94-01; 
ACYF-PI-94-04; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 59 FR 50646, October 
4, 1994.
    Overview: This Program Instruction provides guidance to States 
and eligible Indian Tribes on actions they need to take in order to 
receive their allotments for fiscal years 1995 and 1996 authorized 
under title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2. These State and Tribal actions 
will involve: (1) developing and submitting a five-year plan for 
family preservation and support services; (2) completing and 
submitting the Annual Budget Requests for title OV-B, subparts 1 and 
2, and the Annual Summary of Child and Family Services.
    The FY 1994 Program Instructions (PIs) issued to States and 
eligible Indian Tribes on January 18, 1994, and the Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Family Preservation and Support 
Services Program published in the Federal Register on October 4, 
1994, informed States and eligible Indian Tribes that the 
legislation required the development and submission of five-year 
plans for family preservation and support by June 30, 1995. The PIs 
and the NPRM provided a general orientation to planning for the 
development of the five-year plan, and encouraged numerous 
activities such as the consolidation of title IV-B, subparts 1 and 
2.
    States and Indian Tribes are currently involved in joint 
planning with Administration on Children and Families (ACF) Regional 
Staff. The development of five-year plans appears to be progressing 
extremely well, and we expect this positive momentum to be 
maintained. States and Tribes are working diligently and creatively 
as they build on their existing reform efforts and engage in 
extensive outreach in the course of designing new and/or expanded 
family preservation and community-based family support services.
    This Program Instruction restates that statutory requirements 
for the five-year plan and reiterates recommendations, such as 
consolidation, which were articulated in the NPRM. No new plan 
requirements are being added to this time, and we want to reaffirm 
that consolidation remains an option.
    The variation among States and Indian Tribes in their five-year 
planning processes and the various cycles both use for their title 
IV-B, subpart 1, planning necessitates clarification of the specific 
requirements they must meet in order to obtain their FY 1995 and 
1996 title IV-B, subpart 1 and 2, allotments.
    This Program Instruction is divided into a background section 
and two attachments.
     The background section provides general information on 
the enactment and purposes of the Family Preservation and Support 
Services Program along with principles and themes guiding its 
implementation.
     Attachment A addresses the five-year plan.
    Attachment A.1 provides guidance to States and eligible Indian 
Tribes, on completing the development of their five-year plan. 
Included in Attachment A.1 are:
    A.1a--Content guidelines for the five-year plan; [[Page 25919]] 
    A.1b--A list of all required assurances that must be submitted 
with the plan;
    A.1c--Copies of all certifications that are to be complied with 
and clarification about which one will have to be signed and 
actually submitted with the plan.
    Attachment A.2 presents the statutory basis for five-year plan 
approval.
    Attachment A.3 presents the statutory basis for exempting 
eligible Indian Tribes from inappropriate requirements.
     Attachment B addresses the new CFS-101, which consists of 
the State Annual Budget Requests for title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, 
and the State annual Summary of Child Welfare Services. The new CFS-
102 is essentially an updated CWS-101 and requests some new 
information so States can receive their subpart 2 allotment:
    Attachment B.1 provides a general orientation to the new CFS-
101. Included in Attachment B.1 are:
    B.1a--Information on the development of the CFS-101;
    B.1b-General directions and timeframes for submission of the 
CFS-101.
    Attachment B.2 provides instructions for filling out the three 
forms which constitute the CFS-101:
    (Form 1) Part I: Annual Budget Request for Title IV-B, Subpart 
1, Child Welfare Services. Part I is the same as the old CWS-101 
Part I: Annual Budget Request;
    (Form 2) Part I Supplement: Annual Budget Request for Title IV-
B, Subpart 2. Part I Supplement is a new form for States to request 
funds from the Family Preservation and Support Services Program;
    (Form 3) Part II: Annual Summary of Child and Family Services. 
Part II is essentially the same as the old CWS-101 Part II, except 
that some new information relevant to implementation of the Family 
Preservation and Support Services Program is being requested
    Copies of all the forms are enclosed.

Submittals: The Five-Year Plan

    An original and two copies of the plan must be submitted to the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Federal Regional 
Office by June 30, 1995. Guidelines can be found in Attachment A.

The CFS-101

    The due dates for the Annual Budget Requests and the Annual 
Summary of Services for FYs 1995 and 1996 vary depending upon a 
number of different circumstances. Explicit instructions can be 
found in Attachment B.
    Submit the original (with original signature) and two copies to 
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Federal Regional 
Office.

[FR Doc. 95-11825 Filed 5-12-95; 8:45 am]
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