[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55792-55793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22788]


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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-B of the Social 
Security Act (the Act), to be eligible for payments, states must have 
an approved title IV-B 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-F 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.

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    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.

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                                                                  Number of        Average
                  Instrument                      Number of     responses per   burden hours      Total burden
                                                 respondents     respondent     per response         hours
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Case Plan....................................         603,453               1            4.79          2,891,169
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,891,169.
    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: September 7, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-22788 Filed 9-13-10; 8:45 am]
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