[Federal Register: August 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 160)]
[Notices]
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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
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Case Plan Requirement, Section 422, 471(a)(16), 475(1) and
475(5)(A) of the Social Security Act.
OMB No.: 0980-0140.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting authority to renew an existing information collection that
is expiring October 31, 2007. The collection of information for the
case plan requirement is authorized by titles IV-B, Section 422 (42
U.S.C. 422), and IV-E, Sections 471 and 475 (42 U.S.C. 471 and 475) of
the Social Security Act (the Act). States must develop State plans for
both titles IV-B and IV-E that are approved by the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. Both plans require that States
maintain a case review system that periodically reviews case plans
developed for each child receiving services under the Act.
Title IV-B provides for child welfare services funding and title
IV-E provides for foster care maintenance payments for eligible
children. Sections 422(b)(2) and (8)(A)(ii) of the Act require States
to coordinate services and assistance under Federal programs, including
titles IV-B and IV-E, and to ensure that States are operating a case
review system that meets the requirements of section 475(5) of the Act.
Title IV-E funding, Section 471(a) of the Act, requires that State
plans provide for the development of a case plan for each child
receiving foster care maintenance payments and provide for a case
review system that meets the requirements described in section
475(5)(B) of the Act with respect to each child.
The case plan is a written document that provides a narrative
description of the child-specific program of care that addresses the
needs of each child
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regarding safety, permanency and well-being. Federal regulations at 45
CFR 1356.21(g) and section 475(1) of the Act delineate the specific
information that should be addressed in the case plan. ACF neither
specifies a recordkeeping format for the case plan nor requires
submission of the case plan to the Federal Government. Case plan
information is recorded in a format developed and maintained by State
child welfare agencies. Case plans are periodically reviewed under the
purview of State case review systems.
In computing the number of burden hours for this information
collection, ACF based the annual burden estimates on States'
experiences in developing case plans.
Respondents: State title IV-B and title IV-E Agencies.
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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Case Plan................................... 638,735 1 4.0 2,554,940
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,554,940.
Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment
OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-6974,
Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.
Dated: August 14, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-4045 Filed 8-17-07; 8:45 am]
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