[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47306-47307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19268]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Case Plan Requirement, Title IV-E of the Social Security 
Act.
    OMB No.: 0980-0140.
    Description: Under section 471(a)(16) of title IV-E of the Social 
Security Act (the Act), to be eligible for payments, states must have 
an approved title IV-E plan that provides for the development of a case 
plan for each child for whom the State receives foster care maintenance 
payments and that provides a case review system that meets the 
requirements in section 475(5) and 475(6) of the Act. The Fostering 
Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 
110-351) added a new section 479B to the Act providing authority at 
479B(b) for an Indian Tribe, tribal organization or tribal consortia 
(hereafter ``Tribe'') to elect to operate a title IV-E program with an 
approved title IV-E plan. Tribes are to operate a program in the same 
manner as states and must provide for a case plan for each child and 
for a case review system.
    The case review system assures that each child has a case plan 
designed to achieve placement in a safe setting that is the least 
restrictive (most family-like) setting available and in close proximity 
to the child's parental home, consistent with the best interest and 
special needs of the child. Through these requirements, States and 
Tribes also comply, in part, with title IV-B section 422(b) of the Act, 
which assures certain protections for children in foster care.
    The case plan is a written document that provides a narrative 
description of the child-specific program of care. Federal regulations 
at 45 CFR 1356.21(g) and section 475(1) of the Act delineate the 
specific information that should be addressed in the case plan. The 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) does not specify a 
recordkeeping format for the case plan nor does ACF require submission 
of the document to the Federal government. Case plan information is 
recorded in a format developed and maintained by the State or Tribal 
child welfare agency.
    Respondents: State and Tribe 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...............................           603,453                 1              4.79      2,890,539.87
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,890,539.87
    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-
7285, E-mail: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

    Dated: August 2, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-19268 Filed 8-4-10; 8:45 am]
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