[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 19431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8338]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects: Reporting and Recordkeeping.
    Title: Case Plan Requirement, Section 422, 471(a)(16) and 
475(5)(A)(B) of the Social Security Act.
    OMB No. 0980-0140.
    Description: Under section 471(a) of Title IV-E of the Social 
Security Act (the Act), to be eligible to receive Title IV-E Federal 
financial assistance payments, states must develop a case plan (as 
defined in section 475(1)) for each child receiving foster care 
maintenance payments. Section 471(a) (16) states that in order for a 
state to be eligible for payments under this part, there must be a 
state plan, approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, which provides for the development of a case plan 
for each child receiving foster care assistance under the state plan 
and provides for a case review system which meets the requirements 
described in section 475(5)(B) with respect to each child. Through 
these requirements, states also comply, in part, with Title IV-B, 
section 422(b)(10) of the Act, which assures certain protections for 
children in foster care.
    Respondents: State Title IV-B and Title IV-E Agencies
    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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Case Plan...................................         701,461                1             2.60        1,823,799
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,823,799.
    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
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.

    Dated: April 7, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-8338 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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