[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55792-55793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22788]
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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, Title IV-E of the Social Security
Act.
OMB No.: 0980-0140.
Description: Under section 471(a)(16) of title IV-B of the Social
Security Act (the Act), to be eligible for payments, states must have
an approved title IV-B plan that provides for the development of a case
plan for each child for whom the State receives foster care maintenance
payments and that provides a case review system that meets the
requirements in section 475(5) and 475(6) of the Act. The Fostering
Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L.
110-351) added a new section 479B to the Act providing authority at
479B(b) for an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization or Tribal consortia
(hereafter ``Tribe'') to elect to operate a title IV-F program with an
approved title IV-E plan. Tribes are to operate a program in the same
manner as States and must provide for a case plan for each child and
for a case review system. The case review system assures that each
child has a case plan designed to achieve placement in a safe setting
that is the least restrictive (most family-like) setting available and
in close proximity to the child's parental home, consistent with the
best interest and special needs of the child. Through these
requirements, States and Tribes also comply, in part, with title IV-B
section 422(b) of the Act, which assures certain protections for
children in foster care.
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The case plan is a written document that provides a narrative
description of the child-specific program of care. 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. The
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) does not specify a
recordkeeping format for the case plan nor does ACF require submission
of the document to the Federal government. Case plan information is
recorded in a format developed and maintained by the State or Tribal
child welfare agency.
Respondents: State and Tribe title IV-B and title IV-E agencies.
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Case Plan.................................... 603,453 1 4.79 2,891,169
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,891,169.
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: [email protected].
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: 202-395-7285,
E-mail: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and Families.
Dated: September 7, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-22788 Filed 9-13-10; 8:45 am]
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