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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 215 (Monday, November 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66546-66547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28317]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Case Plan Section 422,471(a)(16), 475(5)(A) of the Social 
Security Act.
    OMB No.: 0980-0140.
    Description: Under section 471(a)(16) of title IV-E of the Social 
Security Act (the Act), in order for States to be eligible for payments 
they must have an approved State plan which provides for the 
development of a case plan (as defined in section 475(1)) for each 
child receiving foster care maintenance payments, and provides a case 
review system which meets the requirements in section 475(5) and 
475(6). Through the meeting of these requirements, the State also 
complies, in part, with title IV-B, section 422(b)(10) of the Act (as 
of 
4/1/96), which assures certain protections for children in foster care.
    Respondents: State governments.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondents      response          hours
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Case Plan.......................................         714,056               1            2.62       1,870,827
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............       1,870,827
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    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 
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.
    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.

    Dated: October 30, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-28317 Filed 11-3-00; 8:45 am]
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