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and now Tribes, with the opportunity to 

access additional funding through title 

IV–E to plan, design, develop, 

implement, and operate a SACWIS. The 

regulations at 45 CFR 1355.50–1355.57 

were established in response to 

implementing legislation and were 

issued on December 22, 1993, and did 

not consider the program needs of 

Tribal title IV–E agencies. 

SACWIS systems are described in 

detail in program instructions issued by 

CB. A general program description, and 

links to statutes, regulations, and other 

program guidance related to SACWIS 

can be found at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ 

programs/cb/systems/sacwis/ 

federal.htm. Two Action Transmittals 

that can be found there are of particular 

interest in understanding SACWIS 

rules. They are: 

• ACF–OISM–001, issued on 

February 24, 1995, provided the CB’s 

initial guidance and policy on SACWIS 

planning, designing, development and 

implementation. 

• ACF–OSS–05, issued on August 21, 

1998, provides additional guidance on 

the implementation and operation of a 

SACWIS, and supersedes some sections 

of AT–ACF–OISM–001. 

Program Instructions (PI) whose 

topics may be directly relevant to Tribes 

include: 

• ACYF–CB–PI–09–11, issued on 

September 17, 2009, describes the 

Federal Advance Planning Document 

(APD) regulations that Tribes have to 

comply with to claim title IV–B and/or 

title IV–E FFP for child welfare 

information technology projects, 

equipment and services. 

• ACYF–CB–PI–11–07, issued on July 

5, 2011, describes for States and Tribes 

the changes to the regulations at 45 CFR 

Part 95 related to the APD process used 

to obtain approval of FFP for acquiring 

automated data processing equipment 

and services. 

• ACYF–CB–PI–11–08, issued on July 

7, 2011, describes changes regarding the 

APD waiver process within the Federal 

regulations at 45 CFR part 95, and offers 

guidance when requesting a waiver to 

use a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) 

software product designed for the title 

IV–E or title IV–B programs. 

Review of these Action Transmittals 

and PI may help participants pinpoint 

questions for Federal participants in the 

education portion of the teleconference. 

Since the SACWIS regulations were 

issued 18 years ago, Federal child 

welfare laws have reflected changes 

associated with the enactment of several 

major child welfare legislative 

initiatives. The Fostering Connections to 

Success and Increasing Adoptions Act 

of 2008 Public Law 110–351 enabled 

Tribal self-governance in child welfare, 

permitting Tribes to access title IV–E 

reimbursement directly from the Federal 

government, rather than working 

through a State’s IV–E program. As 

Tribes were awarded title IV–E 

development grants, staff from their 

Child Welfare programs expressed 

interest in acquiring automated 

technology. It became evident to CB that 

the SACWIS model might not meet the 

needs of Tribes. 

Our desire to hold a consultation 

reflects our growing familiarity with the 

automation needs and preferences of 

Tribes and our desire to seek ideas 

about how CB can support title IV–E 

Tribal agencies build information 

systems that will support their business 

needs. CB invites Tribal leaders and 

their representatives to join in a 

consultation via teleconference to 

provide input on the following 

questions: 

Questions: Please identify the 

question to which you are responding. 

If you have additional comments about 

SACWIS, please identify them by citing 

the related section of regulations or 

program guidance. 

(1) What are the obstacles for your 

Tribe in building a child welfare 

information system in general and a 

SACWIS-type system specifically? 

(2) What information do you consider 

critical to managing your child welfare 

program? 

(3) Is there any special information 

that Tribes need or will need in order 

to operate child welfare programs 

funded with title IV–E dollars? 

Tribes may also provide written 

comments through the methods cited in 

the ADDRESSES section, regardless of 

participation in the teleconference for 

consultation. Please note that Federal 

representatives attending the 

consultation teleconferences will not be 

able to respond directly during the 

consultations to questions raised by the 

participants. 

Authority: HHS ACF Tribal Consultation 

Policy. 

Dated: December 22, 2011. 

Bryan Samuels, 

Commissioner, Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families. 

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[MB Docket No. 11–131; DA 11–2025] 

Revision of the Commission’s Program 

Carriage Rules 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

reply comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Media Bureau extends 

the deadline for filing reply comments 

on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(‘‘NPRM’’) in this proceeding which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 29, 2011. The extension will 

enable commenters to adequately 

review and respond to the comments 

filed in response to the NPRM. 

DATES: The reply comment period for 

the proposed rule published September 

29, 2011 (76 FR 60675) is extended. 

Submit reply comments on or before 

January 11, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit reply 

comments, identified by MB Docket No. 

11–131, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS) Web site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

• People With Disabilities: Contact 

the FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: (202) 418–0530 or TTY: (202) 

418–0432. 

For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of the NPRM. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Konczal, David.Konczal@fcc.gov, 

of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, 

(202) 418–2120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Order in MB Docket No. 

11–131, DA 11–2025, adopted and 

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extends the reply comment deadline 

established in the NPRM published 

under FCC No. 11–119 at 76 FR 60675, 

September 29, 2011. The full text of this 

document is available for public 

inspection and copying during normal 

business hours in the FCC Reference 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. 

The complete text may also be 

purchased from the Commission’s copy 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 

445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554. The full text 

may also be downloaded at: http:// 

www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are 

available to persons with disabilities by 

sending an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or 

by calling the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Summary of the Order 

1. On August 1, 2011, the Commission 

released an NPRM on revisions to the 

program carriage rules. The NPRM set 

deadlines for filing comments and reply 

comments at 60 and 90 days, 

respectively, after publication of the 

NPRM in the Federal Register. A 

summary of the NPRM was published in 

the Federal Register on September 29, 

2011 (76 FR 60675). Accordingly, the 

filing dates were initially established as 

November 28, 2011 for comments and 

December 28, 2011 for reply comments. 

2. On December 13, 2011, the 

National Cable & Telecommunications 

Association (‘‘NCTA’’), Media Access 

Project, and Public Knowledge filed a 

joint request to extend the reply 

comment deadline by two weeks, until 

January 11, 2012. They claim that the 

comments filed in response to the 

NPRM reflect divergent views and 

opposing arguments on virtually every 

issue and note further that the current 

reply comment deadline falls in the 

middle of the holiday season. We grant 

the requested extension. As set forth in 

Section 1.46 of the Commission’s Rules, 

47 CFR 1.46, the Commission’s policy is 

that extensions of time for filing 

comments in rulemaking proceedings 

shall not be routinely granted. In this 

case, however, an extension of the reply 

comment period is warranted to enable 

commenters to adequately review and 

respond to the comments filed in 

response to the NPRM. 

3. Accordingly, it is ordered that, 

pursuant to section 4(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and §§ 0.61, 

0.283, and 1.46 of the Commission’s 

rules, 47 CFR 0.61, 0.283, and 1.46, the 

Motion for Extension of Time filed by 

NCTA, Media Access Project, and 

Public Knowledge is granted, and the 

deadline to file reply comments in this 

proceeding is extended to January 11, 

2012. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Steven A. Broeckaert, 

Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media 

Bureau. 

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