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developed for each child receiving 

services under the Act. 

Title IV–B provides for child welfare 

services funding and title IV–E provides 

for foster care maintenance payments 

for eligible children. Sections 442(b)(2) 

and (8)(A)(ii) of the Act require States to 

coordinate services and assistance 

under Federal programs, including titles 

IV–B and IV–E, and to ensure that States 

are operating a case review system that 

meets the review system that meets the 

requirements of section 475(5) of the 

Act. 

Title IV–E funding, Section 471(a) of 

the Act, requires that State plans 

provide for the development of a case 

plan for each child receiving foster care 

maintenance payments and provide for 

a case review system that meets the 

requirements described in section 

475(5)(B) of the Act with respect to each 

child. 

The case plan is a written document 

that provides a narrative description of 

the child-specific program of care that 

addresses the needs of each child 

regarding safety, permanency and wellbeing. 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. 

ACF neither specifies a recordkeeping 

format for the case plan nor requires 

submission of the case plan to the 

Federal Government. Case plan 

information is recorded in a format 

developed and maintained by State 

child welfare agencies. Case plans are 

periodically reviewed under the 

purview of State case review systems. 

In computing the number of burden 

hours for this information collection, 

ACF based the annual burden estimates 

on States’ experiences in developing 

case plans. 

Respondents: State title IV–B and title 

IV–E Agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number for 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Case Plan ........................................................................................................ 701,461 1 2.60 1,823,799 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,823,799. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded 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. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

fro 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. 

Dated: May 15, 2007. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–2501 Filed 5–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Statement of Organization, Functions 

and Delegation of Authority 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

redelegated to the Regional Program 

Managers, Office of Child Support 

Enforcement, the following authorities 

vested in me by the Assistant Secretary 

of Administration for Children and 

Families in the memoranda dated 

February 16, 2007. 

(a) Authorities Delegated. 

1. The authority to approve Title IVD State plans and amendments. 

2. Authority to certify and transmit 

State requests for full collection services 

by the Secretary of Treasury and State 

applications to use courts of the United 

States to enforce court orders. 

(b) Limitations. 

1. These redelegations shall be 

exercised under financial and 

administrative requirements applicable 

to all Administration for Children and 

Families authorities. 

2. The authority to approve Title IVD State plans and amendments requires 

review and clearance by legal counsel 

and consultation with Central Office, 

Office of Child Support Enforcement, 

except as provided in written guidelines 

issued by the Commissioner. 

3. These authorities may not be 

redelegated. 

(c) Effective Date. 

This redelegation is effective on the 

date of signature. 

(d) Effect on Existing Delegations. 

This redelegation of authority 

supersedes all previous delegations 

from the Deputy Director/ 

Commissioner, Office of Child Support 

Enforcement, on these subjects. 

I hereby affirm and ratify any actions 

taken by any Regional Program Manager 

which, in effect, involved the exercise of 

these authorities prior to the effective 

date of this redelegation. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Margot Bean, 

Deputy Director/Commissioner, Office of 

Child Support Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. E7–9671 Filed 5–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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