[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45772-45773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17869]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: State Plan for Foster Care, Independent Living Services and 
Adoption Assistance under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act.
    OMB No.: 0980-0141.
    Description: A State plan is required by sections 471 and 
477(b)(2), part IV-E of the Social Security Act (the Act) for each 
public child welfare agency requesting Federal funding for foster care, 
independent living services and adoption assistance under the Act. The 
State plan is a comprehensive narrative description of the nature and 
scope of

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a State's programs and 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 statutory, 
regulatory, or policy references and citation for each requirement as 
well as supporting documentation. A State 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 State plan requirements of the Act.
    Respondents: State and Territorial Agencies (State Agencies) 
administering or supervising the administration of the title TV-B 
program.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                 Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of        Number of        hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       responses         response          hours
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Title IV-E State Plan.......................              13                1               15              195
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 195.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail 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, Fax: 202-395-6974, 
Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

    Dated: July 30, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-17869 Filed 8-5-08; 8:45 am]
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