[Federal Register: April 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 74)]
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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 Foster Care Eligibility Re-Determinations and Re-
Determinations of Candidacy for Foster Care.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The information collection is needed to ensure States
are properly claiming title IV-E foster care maintenance payments and
administrative costs for the appropriate children. A State must re-
determine eligibility for title IV-E foster care and for title IV-E
foster care candidacy to ensure that the State can justify requests for
reimbursement incurred on behalf of these children. The Department is
proposing that State agencies re-determine eligibility for title IV-E
foster care every 12 months and every 6 months for candidates for title
IV-E foster care. This is consistent with current policy. The
information will be recorded in the child's case file as a programmatic
record of foster care maintenance payments and/or administrative
expenditures. This ensures that only children who are eligible for
title IV-E foster care receive payments. The Children's Bureau does not
require that a State report the information. The Children's Bureau does
not mandate the method or variety of collection techniques States may
use to re-determine a child's eligibility for title IV-E foster care or
for title IV-E candidacy.
Respondents: State agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Average
Number of Number of burden hours Total burden
Instrument respondents responses per per response hours
respondent (hours)
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Title IV-E foster care eligibility re- 264,670 1 0.5 132,335
determination..................................
Title IV-E foster care candidacy re- 144,600 2 0.5 144,600
determination..................................
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Estimated Total Burden Hours................ .............. .............. .............. 276.935
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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. 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: grjohnson@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: April 13, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7761 Filed 4-18-05; 8:45 am]
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