[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48166-48167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12339]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 
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 (OMB 
#: 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 (OMB #: 0970-0004, expiration 6/30/2024). There are no 
changes requested to the form.

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. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests 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 
(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.

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                                             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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    Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6333; 42 U.S.C. 613.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-12339 Filed 6-4-24; 8:45 am]
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