[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52352-52353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18652]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB #0970-0428]


Submission for OMB Review; Case Plan Requirement, Title IV-E of 
the Social Security Act

AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration 
for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting a 3-year extension of 
the information collection--Case Plan Requirement, Title IV-E of the 
Social Security Act, (OMB #0970-0428, expiration 3/31/2021). ACF is 
reporting a change to the information collection--the burden estimates 
in the previously-approved request were based on the children in foster 
care as the respondent instead of the agency completing the case plan. 
The burden estimates, therefore, are adjusted accordingly.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The case plan information 
collection is authorized in sections 422(b)(8)(A)(ii) and 471(a)(16), 
and defined in sections 475 and 475A of the Social Security Act (the 
Act). Statutory requirements in the Act mandate that states, 
territories, and tribes with an approved title IV-E plan develop a case 
plan and case review system for each child in the foster care system 
for whom the state, territory, or tribe receives title IV-E 
reimbursement of foster care maintenance payments.
    The case review system assures that each child has a case plan 
designed to

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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. States, territories, and tribes meeting these requirements 
also partly comply 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 sections 475 and 475A of the Act delineate the 
specific information that must be addressed in the case plan. ACF does 
not specify a 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, 
territorial, or tribal title IV-E agency.
    Respondents: State, territorial, and tribal title IV-E agencies.

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                      Total number of   Average burden
                             Instrument                              Total number of   responses per      hours per       Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                       respondents       respondent        response          hours            hours
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Case Plan..........................................................              64           26,427              4.8        8,118,374        2,706,125
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,706,125.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 622; 42 U.S.C. 671; 42 U.S.C. 675.

John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-18652 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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