[Federal Register: March 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 50)]
[Notices]
[Page 13545-13546]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Title IV-E State Plan for the Foster care, Independent
Living and Adoption Assistance Programs.
OMB No.: 0980-0141.
Description: A State plan is required by sections 471 and
477(b)(2), part IV-E of the Social Security Act (the Act) for each
public child welfare agency requesting Federal funding for foster care,
independent living services and adoption assistance under the Act. The
State plan is a comprehensive narrative description of the nature and
scope of a State's programs and provides assurances the programs will
be administered in conformity with the specific requirements stipulated
in title IV-E. The plan must include all applicable State statutory,
regulatory, or policy references and citations for each requirement as
well as supporting documentation. A State may use the pre-print format
prepared by the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children
and Families or a different format, on the condition that the format
used includes all of the title IV-E State plan requirements of the law.
Respondents: State and Territorial Agencies (State Agencies)
administering or supervising the administration of the title IV-E
programs.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Title IV-E State Plan....................... 12 1 15 180
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 180.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
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.
Dated: March 5, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-4805 Filed 3-12-08; 8:45 am]
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