[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 47 (Friday, March 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14124-14125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05157]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Title IV-E Programs 
Quarterly Financial Report (OMB No: 0970-0205)

AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families, 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 a 3-year extension of the form CB-496: Title IV-E Programs 
Quarterly Financial Report. This form is currently approved under the 
ACF Generic Clearance for Financial Reports (OMB #0970-0510, expiration 
5/31/2021), and ACF is proposing to reinstate the previous OMB number 
under which this form had been approved (OMB # 0970-0205). There are no 
substantial 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, ACF 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: Form CB-496 Parts 1-3 is a financial report submitted 
following the end of each fiscal quarter by each state or tribe with an 
approved title IV-E plan administering any of five title IV-E 
entitlement grant programs--Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, 
Guardianship Assistance, Prevention Services, or Kinship Navigator. 
Part 4 of form CB-496 is an annual submission associated with the 
Adoption Assistance program on the calculation of adoption savings 
under section 473(e) of the Social Security Act, along with an 
accounting of the amount of expenditure of any such savings. It is 
required from each state or tribe with an approved title IV-E plan 
administering the Adoption Assistance Program. There

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are no substantial changes to the forms, only minor changes such as to 
reflect a temporary change in the Federal Financial Participation rate.
    Respondents: State and tribal agencies with approved title IV-E 
plans.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual number    Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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Form CB-496.................................              67                4               23            6,164
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,164.
    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: 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(6), 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(7), 42 U.S.C. 
673(a)(8)(B), and 42 U.S.C. 674(a) and (b).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-05157 Filed 3-11-21; 8:45 am]
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