[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 92 (Thursday, May 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22749-22750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11149]


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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-E Programs Quarterly Financial Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0205.
    Description: Historically, State agencies have administered 
programs under title IV-E of the Social Security Act for the Foster 
Care and Adoption Assistance Programs. The Administration for Children 
and Families provides Federal funding at the rate of 50 percent for 
most of the administrative costs of these programs and at other rates 
for other specific categories of costs as detailed in Federal statute 
and regulations.
    The enactment of Public Law 110-351, the ``Fostering Connections to 
Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008'' introduced two major 
changes to the title IV-E programs: (1) The inception of the 
Guardianship Assistance Program for all grantees, effective October 1, 
2008 and, (2) the availability of these programs to Tribes and Tribal 
Organizations, effective October 1, 2009.
    We anticipate that this form will be revised and redesigned to be 
applicable to both State and Tribal grantees.
    This form is submitted quarterly by each State or Tribe to estimate 
its funding needs for the upcoming fiscal quarter and to report 
expenditures for the fiscal quarter just ended. The information 
collected in this report is used by this agency to calculate quarterly 
Federal grant awards and to enable oversight of the financial 
management of the programs.
    Respondents: State agencies (including the District of Columbia and 
Puerto Rico) and Tribal agencies (starting in FY 2010) administering 
the Foster Care, Adoption Assistance and Guardianship Assistance 
programs under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act.

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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 Programs Quarterly Financial                   70                4               20            5,600
 Report.....................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,600.
    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: May 6, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-11149 Filed 5-13-09; 8:45 am]
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