Proposed Information Collection Activity; Annual Report on Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level From a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0004), 19316-19317 [2024-05713]
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publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information) and to allow
60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our
burden estimates or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including
the necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions,
the accuracy of the estimated burden,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the
information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number: ll, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, please access the CMS PRA
website by copying and pasting the
following web address into your web
browser: https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the
use and burden associated with the
following information collections. More
detailed information can be found in
each collection’s supporting statement
and associated materials (see
ADDRESSES).
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CMS–10332 Disclosure Requirement
for the In-Office Ancillary Services
Exception
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires federal agencies to publish a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for
approval. To comply with this
requirement, CMS is publishing this
notice.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension without change of a
currently approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Disclosure
Requirement for the In-Office Ancillary
Services Exception; Use: Section 6003 of
the ACA established a disclosure
requirement for the in-office ancillary
services exception to the prohibition of
physician self-referral for certain
imaging services. This section of the
ACA amended section 1877(b)(2) of the
Social Security Act by adding a
requirement that the referring physician
informs the patient, at the time of the
referral and in writing, that the patient
may receive the imaging service from
another supplier. The implementing
regulations are at 42 CFR 411.355(b)(7).
Physicians who provide certain
imaging services (MRI, CT, and PET)
under the in-office ancillary services
exception to the physician self-referral
prohibition are required to provide the
disclosure notice as well as the list of
other imaging suppliers to the patient.
The patient will then be able to use the
disclosure notice and list of suppliers in
making an informed decision about his
or her course of care for the imaging
service.
CMS would use the collected
information for enforcement purposes.
Specifically, if we were investigating the
referrals of a physician providing
advanced imaging services under the inoffice ancillary services exception, we
would review the written disclosure in
order to determine if it satisfied the
requirement. Form Number: CMS–
10332 (OMB control number 0938–
1133); Frequency: Occasionally;
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Affected Public: Private Sector, Business
or other for-profits and Not-for-profits
institutions; Number of Respondents:
974,557; Total Annual Responses:
974,557; Total Annual Hours: 18,107.
For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Sabrina Teferi at 404–
562–7251 or Sabrina.Teferi@
cms.hhs.gov.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections
and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Annual Report on Children in
Foster Homes and Children in Families
Receiving Payments in Excess of the
Poverty Income Level From a State
Program Funded Under Part A of Title
IV of the Social Security Act (Office of
Management and Budget #: 0970–0004)
Office of Family Assistance,
Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of Family
Assistance (OFA), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a three-year extension of the
form ACF–4125: Annual Report on
Children in Foster Homes and Children
in Families Receiving Payment in
Excess of the Poverty Income Level from
a State Program Funded Under Part A of
Title IV of the Social Security Act
(Office of Management and Budget #:
0970–0004, expiration 6/30/2024).
There are no changes requested to the
form.
SUMMARY:
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 Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965
DATES:
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(ESEA), section 1124 of title I, as
amended by Public Law 114–95,
requires the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to determine the
number of children aged 5 to 17,
inclusive, that (1) are being supported in
foster homes with public funds; or (2)
are from families receiving assistance
payments in excess of the current
poverty income level for a family of
four. The information gathered is to be
passed on to the Secretary of Education
for purposes of allocating grants
authorized under this law. The statute
requires that the formula to allocate
these grants and distribute funds be
based, in part, on October caseload data
on the number of children in foster care
or in families receiving payments from
state programs funded under Title IV-a
of the Social Security Act [Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)].
The purpose of this annual survey is to
provide annually updated data so that
funds may be allocated in accordance
with the ESEA.
Respondents: State agencies
(including the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico) administering child welfare
and public assistance programs.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per
response
Annual burden
hours
Annual Report on Children in Foster Homes and Children Receiving Payments ............................................................................................................
52
1
264.35
13,746.20
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: 20 U.S.C. 6333; 42 U.S.C.
613.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Request for Information: Office of
Head Start Tribal Programs
Administration for Children
and Families, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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AGENCY:
Prioritizing and directing
resources to American Indian and
Alaskan Native (AI/AN) programs to
implement, expand, and/or enhance
their Head Start services to tribal
children and families is critical for
meeting federal trust responsibility;
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preserving, and promoting Native
language, culture, and traditions; and
addressing the impact of historical
trauma on Native Americans. As part of
the Administration for Children and
Families’ (ACF) commitment to
partnering with tribal nations to provide
high-quality Head Start programming, in
addition to regular tribal consultations,
the Office of Head Start (OHS) invites
public comment on the rules,
regulations, and available training and
technical assistance (TTA) supports
impacting the AI/AN Head Start
community. This Request for
Information (RFI) seeks input on topics
including eligibility; program options;
quality environments; child health and
safety; tribal language preservation,
maintenance, revitalization, and
restoration; family and community
engagement; workforce; training and
technical assistance; partnerships with
state systems; facilities; fiscal
operations; early childhood systems;
and others, to improve the quality of
Head Start services in areas of great
need and affirm the federal
government’s commitment to protect
Native communities.
DATES: To be considered, public
comments must be received
electronically no later than September
16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit questions,
comments, and supplementary
documents to AIANHeadStart@
acf.hhs.gov with ‘‘OHS Tribal RFI’’ in
the subject line. All submissions
received must include the Federal
Register document number, 2024–
05573, for ‘‘Request for Information:
OHS Tribal Nations’’. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will be posted for public viewing on
https://www.regulations.gov,without
change. That means all personal
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identifying information (such as name
or address) will be publicly accessible.
Please do not submit confidential
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information. We accept
anonymous comments. If you wish to
remain anonymous, enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the
required fields.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Head Start is a leader in high-quality
early childhood education, supporting
children from low-income families in
reaching kindergarten healthy and ready
to thrive in school and life. The program
was founded on research showing that
health and well-being are pre-requisites
to maximum learning and improved
short- and long-term outcomes.
The Head Start program was most
recently reauthorized in 2007 (Pub. L.
110–134 ‘‘Improving Head Start for
School Readiness Act of 2007,’’ also
known as, ‘‘the Head Start Act’’). The
Head Start Program Performance
Standards (HSPPS), the regulations
governing Head Start programs, were
originally published in 1975 and revised
in 2016 to incorporate findings from
scientific research and reflect best
practices and lessons learned from
program innovation. Most recently, OHS
released a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) titled, Supporting
the Head Start Workforce and
Consistent Quality Programming, which
proposes new requirements to the
HSPPS to support and stabilize the
Head Start workforce and enhances
existing requirements for consistent
quality of services across programs.
Currently, a final rule on the NPRM is
forthcoming. Please note, comments
from tribal stakeholders previously
received on the NPRM are distinct from
those we are soliciting on this RFI.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Annual Report on
Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payments in
Excess of the Poverty Income Level From a State Program Funded Under
Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act (Office of Management and
Budget #: 0970-0004)
AGENCY: Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension of the
form ACF-4125: Annual Report on Children in Foster Homes and Children
in Families Receiving Payment in Excess of the Poverty Income Level
from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social
Security Act (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0004, expiration
6/30/2024). There are no changes requested to the form.
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 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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(ESEA), section 1124 of title I, as amended by Public Law 114-95,
requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine the
number of children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, that (1) are being
supported in foster homes with public funds; or (2) are from families
receiving assistance payments in excess of the current poverty income
level for a family of four. The information gathered is to be passed on
to the Secretary of Education for purposes of allocating grants
authorized under this law. The statute requires that the formula to
allocate these grants and distribute funds be based, in part, on
October caseload data on the number of children in foster care or in
families receiving payments from state programs funded under Title IV-a
of the Social Security Act [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF)]. The purpose of this annual survey is to provide annually
updated data so that funds may be allocated in accordance with the
ESEA.
Respondents: State agencies (including the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico) administering child welfare and public assistance
programs.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of of responses hours per Annual burden
respondents per respondent response hours
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Annual Report on Children in Foster Homes 52 1 264.35 13,746.20
and Children Receiving Payments............
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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: 20 U.S.C. 6333; 42 U.S.C. 613.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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