[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35391-35392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15603]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Plan for Foster Care
and Adoption Assistance--Title IV-E (OMB #0970-0433)
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting to revise the existing information collection Plan for
Foster Care and Adoption Assistance (OMB #0970-0433) to include two new
information collections specific to two new programs.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
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emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (the
Act) was amended by Public Law 115-123, which included the Family First
Prevention Services Act (FFPSA). The FFPSA authorized new optional
title IV-E funding for time-limited (one year) prevention services for
mental health/substance abuse and in-home parent skill-based programs
for: (1) A child who is a candidate for foster care (as defined in
section 475(13) of the Act), (2) pregnant/parenting foster youth, and
(3) the parents/kin caregivers of those children and youth (sections
471(e), 474(a)(6), and 475(13) of the Act). Title IV-E prevention
services must be rated as promising, supported, or well-supported in
accordance with HHS criteria and be approved by HHS (section
471(e)(4)(C) of the Act) as part of the Title IV-E Prevention Services
Clearinghouse (section 476(d)(2) of the Act). A state or tribal title
IV-E agency electing to participate in the program must submit a five-
year title IV-E prevention program plan that meets the statutory
requirements. (See Program Instructions ACYF-CB-PI-18-09 and ACYF-CB-
PI-18-10 for more information.)
The FFPSA also amended Section 474(a)(7) of the Act to reimburse
state and tribal IV-E agencies for a portion of the costs of operating
kinship navigator programs that meet certain criteria. To qualify for
funding under the title IV-E Kinship Navigator program, the program
must meet the requirements of a kinship navigator program described in
section 427(a)(1) of the Act. The kinship navigator program must also
meet practice criteria of promising, supported, or well-supported in
accordance with HHS criteria and be approved by HHS (section
471(e)(4)(C) of the Act). To begin participation in the title IV-E
Kinship Navigator Program, a title IV-E agency must submit an
attachment to its title IV-E plan that specifies the Kinship Navigator
model it has chosen to implement, the date on which the provision of
program services began or will begin, and that provides an assurance
that the model meets the requirements of section 427(a)(1) of the Act
as well as a brief narrative describing how the program will be
operated. (Please see Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-18-11 for
additional information.)
Respondents: State and tribal title IV-E agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents respondent response hours
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Title IV-E prevention services plan............. 30 1 5 150
Attachment to Title IV-E plan for Kinship 45 1 1 45
navigator program..............................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 195.
Comments: 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.
Authority: Title IV-E of the Social Security Act as amended by
Public Law (Pub. L.) 115-123 enacted February 9, 2018.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15603 Filed 7-22-19; 8:45 am]
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