Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 37713 [E9-17934]

Download as PDF 37713 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 29, 2009 / Notices Seleda Perryman, Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E9–18016 Filed 7–28–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4153–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: State Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance—Title IV–E. OMB No.: 0980–0141. Description: A title IV–E plan is required by section 471 part IV–E of the Social Security Act (the Act) for each public child welfare agency requesting Federal funding for foster care, adoption assistance and guardianship assistance under the Act. The title IV–E plan 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 title IV–E agency 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. Public Law 110–351, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, created a new title IV–E plan option to provide a Guardianship Assistance Program for relatives of children in foster care (section 471(a)(28) of the Act). The Guardianship Assistance program was made effective for States upon enactment of Public Law 110–351 (October 7, 2008). Effective October 1, 2009, Public Law 110–351 will allow Tribes, Tribal organizations and Tribal consortia to directly operate title IV–E programs for foster care maintenance payments, adoption assistance and kinship guardianship assistance. The law also made a number of other changes to title IV–E plan requirements and eligibility criteria. The law’s provisions expanding the scope of the title IV–E program necessitates a revision of the preprint. Respondents: State and Territorial Agencies (State Agencies) administering or supervising the administration of the title IV–E programs and Federallyrecognized Tribes, Tribal organizations and Tribal consortia administering title IV–E programs. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total burden hours Title IV–E Plan ................................................................................................. 33 1 16 528 Dated: July 23, 2009. Janean Chambers, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E9–17934 Filed 7–28–09; 8:45 am] Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 528. Additional Information BILLING CODE 4184–01–P OMB Comment mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 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. SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Proposed Collection: Describe the proposed information collection activity as follows. Include: Title: Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Related to Pediatric Cardiovascular Health; Type of Information Collection Request: New; Need and Use of 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: 202–395–7245, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. 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Serving as a baseline for evaluation of NHLBI’s outreach activities related to the campaign, this study seeks to learn the following: (a) Parents’ awareness of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and knowledge of what to do for risk reduction, (b) parents’ level of efficacy toward taking action to promote cardiovascular health and reduce risk factors, and (c) parents’ behaviors related to cardiovascular health. The findings will provide valuable information that will enable NHLBI to identify the gaps in knowledge and awareness and target specific information in communications with parents. NHLBI will also be able to determine parents’ efficacy related to the actions needed to promote their E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: State Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance--Title 
IV-E.
    OMB No.: 0980-0141.
    Description: A title IV-E plan is required by section 471 part IV-E 
of the Social Security Act (the Act) for each public child welfare 
agency requesting Federal funding for foster care, adoption assistance 
and guardianship assistance under the Act. The title IV-E plan 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 
title IV-E agency 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.
    Public Law 110-351, the Fostering Connections to Success and 
Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, created a new title IV-E plan option 
to provide a Guardianship Assistance Program for relatives of children 
in foster care (section 471(a)(28) of the Act). The Guardianship 
Assistance program was made effective for States upon enactment of 
Public Law 110-351 (October 7, 2008).
    Effective October 1, 2009, Public Law 110-351 will allow Tribes, 
Tribal organizations and Tribal consortia to directly operate title IV-
E programs for foster care maintenance payments, adoption assistance 
and kinship guardianship assistance.
    The law also made a number of other changes to title IV-E plan 
requirements and eligibility criteria. The law's provisions expanding 
the scope of the title IV-E program necessitates a revision of the 
preprint.
    Respondents: State and Territorial Agencies (State Agencies) 
administering or supervising the administration of the title IV-E 
programs and Federally-recognized Tribes, Tribal organizations and 
Tribal consortia administering title IV-E programs.

                                             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 Plan.............................              33                1               16              528
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 528.

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: 202-395-7245, 
Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

    Dated: July 23, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-17934 Filed 7-28-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-01-P
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