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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Case Plan Requirement, Title
IV–E of the Social Security Act
Children’s Bureau,
Administration for Children and
Families, United States Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a three-year extension of the
information collection Case Plan
Requirement, Title IV–E of the Social
Security Act, (Office of Management
and Budget (OMB)) #0970–0428,
expiration September 9, 2023). There
are no changes to the requirements, but
burden estimates have been updated to
reflect current numbers of children in
foster care.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The case plan
information collection is authorized in
sections 422(b)(8)(A)(ii) and 471(a)(16)
and defined in sections 475 and 475A
SUMMARY:
of the Social Security Act (the Act).
Statutory requirements in the Act
mandate that States, Territories, and
Tribes with an approved title IV–E plan
develop a case review system and case
plan for each child in the foster care
system for whom the State, Territory, or
Tribe receives title IV–E reimbursement
of foster care maintenance payments.
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. States, Territories, and
Tribes meeting these requirements also
partly comply with title IV–B, section
422(b), of the Act, which assures certain
protections for children in foster care.
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 sections 475 and 475A of the Act
delineate the specific information that
must be addressed in the case plan. ACF
does not specify a 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, Territorial, or
Tribal title IV–E agency.
Buren estimates have been adjusted to
reflect two additional agencies and an
increased number of children exiting
foster care.
Respondents: State, Territorial, and
Tribal title IV–agencies.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Total number
of responses
per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Annual burden
hours
Case Plan ............................................................................
66
23,039
4.8
7,298,755
2,432,918
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,432,918.
Comments: 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,
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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.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 622; 42 U.S.C.
671; 42 U.S.C. 675; 42 U.S.C. 675a.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Case Plan Requirement,
Title IV-E of the Social Security Act
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
United States Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a three-year extension of the information collection Case
Plan Requirement, Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, (Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)) #0970-0428, expiration September 9, 2023).
There are no changes to the requirements, but burden estimates have
been updated to reflect current numbers of children in foster care.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected].
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The case plan information collection is authorized in
sections 422(b)(8)(A)(ii) and 471(a)(16) and defined in sections 475
and 475A of the Social Security Act (the Act). Statutory requirements
in the Act mandate that States, Territories, and Tribes with an
approved title IV-E plan develop a case review system and case plan for
each child in the foster care system for whom the State, Territory, or
Tribe receives title IV-E reimbursement of foster care maintenance
payments. 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. States, Territories, and Tribes meeting
these requirements also partly comply with title IV-B, section 422(b),
of the Act, which assures certain protections for children in foster
care. 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 sections 475 and 475A of the Act delineate the
specific information that must be addressed in the case plan. ACF does
not specify a 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,
Territorial, or Tribal title IV-E agency.
Buren estimates have been adjusted to reflect two additional
agencies and an increased number of children exiting foster care.
Respondents: State, Territorial, and Tribal title IV-agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
respondents per respondent response hours hours
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Case Plan.......................................................... 66 23,039 4.8 7,298,755 2,432,918
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,432,918.
Comments: 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 622; 42 U.S.C. 671; 42 U.S.C. 675; 42 U.S.C.
675a.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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