[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19316-19317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05713]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Annual Report on 
Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payments in 
Excess of the Poverty Income Level From a State Program Funded Under 
Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act (Office of Management and 
Budget #: 0970-0004)

AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and 
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension of the 
form ACF-4125: Annual 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 (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0004, expiration 
6/30/2024). There are no changes requested to the form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

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(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 
(TANF)]. 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    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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Annual Report on Children in Foster Homes                 52                1           264.35        13,746.20
 and Children Receiving Payments............
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    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: 20 U.S.C. 6333; 42 U.S.C. 613.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-05713 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
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