[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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