The Administration for Children and Families published a notice in the Federal Register on June 6, 2006, requesting comments on reporting requirements contained in the Interim Final Rule for the Reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. As the subject rule has not yet been published, the Administration for Children

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: 45 CFR 1309 Head Start Facilities Purchase, Major Renovation and Construction.

OMB No.: 09700193.

Description: The Head Start Bureau is proposing to renew, without changes, 45 CFR part 1309. This rule contains the administrative requirements for Head Start and Early Head Start grantees who apply for funding to purchase, renovate,

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) herein announces a Program Expansion Supplement to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Red Lake, Minnesota. This supplement for $136,400 will extend funding for 11 youth volunteers through the second year of the project. In FY 2005, ANA provided an urgent grant award to the Tribe to assist in

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Court Improvement Program New Grants.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The President signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109171, into law on February 8, 2006. The law authorizes and appropriates funds for two new grants under the Court Improvement Program under title IVB, section 438 of the Social Security

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: Objective Work Plan (OWP), Objective Progress Report (OPR) and Project Abstract.

OMB No.: 09800204.

Description: The information collected by OWP is needed to properly administer and monitor the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) programs within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). OWP

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Relationship Quality Instrument for Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001 (Pub. L. 107133) amended Title IVB of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629629e) to provide funding for nonprofit agencies that recruit, screen, train, and

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: Evaluation of the Head Start Region III I am Moving, I am Learning (IM/IL) Program.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The purpose of this evaluation is to examine the implementation of the Head Start project I am Moving, I am Learning (IM/IL) as a preventive intervention targeting obesity in children. IM/ IL

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) Match Results Report.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: Section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act (the Act) allows for matching between NDNH (maintained by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)) and State TANF agencies for

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Leveraging Report.

OMB No.: 09700121.

Description: The LIHEAP leveraging incentive program rewards LIHEAP grantees that have leveraged nonfederal home energy resources for low income households. The LIHEAP leveraging report is the application for leveraging

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Data Reporting Instructions and Requirements

OMB No.: 09700215.

Description: 42 U.S.C. 612 (Section 412 of the Social Security Act as amended by Pub. L. 104193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA))

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

On November 7, 2005, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment regarding its proposal to replace the six data measures used as part of the assessment of State performance on the Federal Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) with six data composites (70 FR 67479). Based on the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Interim Final Rule for the Reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Interim Final Rule for the Reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program imposes some new requirements and replaces others. They are:

A new requirement

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

This notice of proposed rulemaking authorizes approval of annual waivers, under certain circumstances, from two provisions in the current Head Start transportation regulation (45 CFR part 1310): The requirement that each child be seated in a child restraint system while the vehicle is in motion, and the requirement that each bus have at least one

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: Head Start Program Grant Application and Budget Instrument.

OMB No.: 09700207.

Description: The Head Start Bureau is proposing to renew, without changes, the Head Start Grant Application and Budget Instrument, which standardizes the grant application information that is requested from all Head Start and Early

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

This rule finalizes without change the provisions of the Interim Final Rule published on December 28, 2004 and responds to public comments received as a result of the interim final rule. The rule permits States to use a reasonable quantitative standard to determine whether or not to proceed with an adjustment of an existing child support award

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

This notice amends Part K of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), as follows: Chapter KA, Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary, as last amended at 63 FR 8187, January 2, 1998; Chapter KB,

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: The Office of Community Services (OCS) Evaluation Initiative.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: This questionnaire is part of a contract that addresses evaluation strategies for three programs administered by OCS: Community Economic Development (CED), Rural Community Facilities (RF), and Job Opportunities for LowIncome

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: Multisite Evaluation of Foster Youth Programs.

OMB No. 09700253.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting comments on plans to continue data collection for the Evaluation of Independent Living Programs funded under the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Needs Assessment for Promoting Cultural Competence and Diversity in Youth Mentoring Programs Toolkit.

OMB No. New Collection.

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program, administered under the Family Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within the Administration for

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System.

OMB No.: 09800229.

Description: The Child Abuse and Neglect Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) as amended requires States ``to annually work with the Secretary to provide to the maximum extent practical, a report'' that includes 12 data items listed in the statute. The National

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: The Office of Community Services (OCS) Evaluation Initiative.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: This questionnaire is part of a contract that addresses evaluation strategies for three programs administered by OCS: Community Economic Development (CED), Rural Community Facilities (RF), and Job Opportunities for LowIncome

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Court Improvement Program.

OMB No.: 09700245.

Description: The Court Improvement Program provides grants to State court systems to conduct assessments of their foster care and adoption laws and judicial processes and to develop and implement a plan for system improvement. ACF proposes to collect information from the States about

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Refugee StateofOrigin Report.

OMB No.: 09700043.

Description: The information collection of the ORR11 (Refugee StateofOrigin Report) is designed to satisfy the statutory requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Section 412(a)(3) of the Act requires the Office of Refugee Resettlement to compile and maintain data on the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and EvaluationImplementation and Impact Study.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: This proposed information collection activity is for two types of data collections: (1) Interview and focus group protocols for use with program staff and couples enrolled in BSF programs and (2) a

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

On February 9, 2005, the Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published an announcement seeking applications for the Assets for Independence Demonstration Program. This program provides grant support for Individual Development Account (IDA) projects

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration