[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83585-83586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28252]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB #0970-0004]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Annual Statistical 
Report on Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving 
Payment in Excess of the Poverty Income Level From a State Program 
Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and 
Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Administration for 
Children and Families, is requesting a 3-year extension of the form 
ACF-4125: Annual Statistical Report on Children in Foster Homes and 
Children in Families Receiving Payment in Excess of the Poverty Income 
Level from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the 
Social Security Act (OMB #0970-0004, expiration 3/21/2021). There are 
no changes requested to the form.

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 (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(ESEA), section 1124 of Title I, as amended by Public Law 114-95, 
requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine the 
number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, that (1) are being 
supported in foster homes with public funds; or (2) are from families 
receiving assistance payments in excess of the current poverty income 
level for a family of four. The information gathered is to be passed on 
to the Secretary of Education for purposes of allocating grants 
authorized under this law. The statute requires that the formula to 
allocate these grants and distribute funds be based, in part, on 
October caseload data on the number of children in foster care or in 
families receiving payments from state programs funded under Title IV-A 
of the Social Security Act [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families]. 
The purpose of this annual survey is to provide annually updated data 
so that funds may be allocated in accordance with the ESEA.
    Respondents: State agencies (including the District of Columbia and 
Puerto Rico) administering child welfare and public assistance 
programs.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual  number   Average burden
                 Instrument                     Total number    of  responses      hours  per      Total annual
                                               of respondents   per respondent      response       burden hours
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Annual Statistical Report on Children in                  52                1           264.35        13,746.20
 Foster Homes and Children Receiving
 Payments...................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,746.20.
    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: Public Law 107-110 Sec: 1124(c)(4) and Pub. L. 104-
193 Sec: 110(j).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-28252 Filed 12-21-20; 8:45 am]
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