[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 20377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7761]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Title IV Foster Care Eligibility Re-Determinations and Re-
Determinations of Candidacy for Foster Care.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: The information collection is needed to ensure States 
are properly claiming title IV-E foster care maintenance payments and 
administrative costs for the appropriate children. A State must re-
determine eligibility for title IV-E foster care and for title IV-E 
foster care candidacy to ensure that the State can justify requests for 
reimbursement incurred on behalf of these children. The Department is 
proposing that State agencies re-determine eligibility for title IV-E 
foster care every 12 months and every 6 months for candidates for title 
IV-E foster care. This is consistent with current policy. The 
information will be recorded in the child's case file as a programmatic 
record of foster care maintenance payments and/or administrative 
expenditures. This ensures that only children who are eligible for 
title IV-E foster care receive payments. The Children's Bureau does not 
require that a State report the information. The Children's Bureau does 
not mandate the method or variety of collection techniques States may 
use to re-determine a child's eligibility for title IV-E foster care or 
for title IV-E candidacy.
    Respondents: State agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of     burden hours    Total burden
                   Instrument                       respondents    responses per   per response        hours
                                                                    respondent        (hours)
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Title IV-E foster care eligibility re-                   264,670               1             0.5         132,335
 determination..................................
Title IV-E foster care candidacy re-                     144,600               2             0.5         144,600
 determination..................................
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    Estimated Total Burden Hours................  ..............  ..............  ..............         276.935
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    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 13, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7761 Filed 4-18-05; 8:45 am]
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