The Federal Register

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Nov 6 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Native Employment Works (NEW) Program Plan Guidance and Report Requirements.

OMB No.: 09700174.

Description: The Native Employment Works (NEW) program plan is the application for NEW program funding. As approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), it documents how the grantee will carry out its NEW program. The NEW program plan guidance provides instructions for preparing a NEW program plan and explains the process for plan submission every third year. The NEW program report provides information on the activities and accomplishments of grantees' NEW programs. The NEW program report and instructions specify the program data that NEW grantees report annually.

Respondents: Federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that are NEW program grantees.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Nov 5 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Emergency Contingency Fund for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Programs OFA100.

OMB No.: 09700366.

Description: On February 17, 2009, the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), which establishes the Emergency Contingency Fund for State TANF Programs (Emergency Fund) as section 403(c) of the Social Security Act (the Act). This legislation provides up to $5 billion to help States, Territories, and Tribes in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 2010 that have an increase in assistance caseloads and basic assistance expenditures, or in expenditures related to shortterm benefits or subsidized employment. The Recovery Act made additional changes to TANF extending supplemental grants through FY 2010, expanding flexibility in the use of TANF funds carried over from one fiscal year to the next, and adding a holdharmless provision to the caseload reduction credit for States and Territories serving more TANF families.

The Emergency

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, Nov 2 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: OCSE75 Tribal Child Support Enforcement Program Annual Data Report.

OMB No.: 09700320.

Description: The data collected by form OCSE75 are used to prepare the OCSE preliminary and annual data reports. In addition, Tribes administering CSE programs under Title IVD of the Social Security Act are required to report program status and accomplishments and submit the OCSE75 report annually.

Respondents: Tribal Child Support Enforcement Organizations or the Department/Agency/Bureau responsible for Child Support Enforcement in each Tribe.
[[Page 56642]]
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours OCSE75...............................

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, Oct 27 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: State SelfAssessment Review and Report.

OMB No.: 09700223.

Description: Section 454(15)(A) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, requires each State to annually assess the performance of its child support enforcement program in accordance with standards specified by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and to provide a report of the findings to the Secretary. This information is required to determine if States are complying with Federal child support mandates and providing the best services possible. The report is also intended to be used as a management tool to help States evaluate their programs and assess performance.

Respondents: State Child Support Enforcement Agencies or the Department/Agency/Bureau responsible for Child Support Enforcement in each State.
Annual Burden Estimates

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Oct 27 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: April 2010 Current Population Survey Supplement on Child Support.

OMB No.: 09920003.

Description: Collection of these data will assist legislators and policymakers in determining how effective their policymaking efforts have been over time in applying the various child support legislation to the overall child support enforcement picture. This information will help policymakers determine to what extent individuals on welfare would be removed from the welfare rolls as a result of more stringent child support enforcement efforts.

Respondents: Individuals and households.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours Child Support Survey............

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Oct 27 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Head Start Grant Application and Budget Instruments.

OMB No.: 09700207.

Description: The Office of Head Start 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 Head Start grantees applying for continuation grants. The application and budget forms are available in a passwordprotected, webbased system. Completed applications can be transmitted electronically to Regional and Central Offices. The Administration for Children and Families believes that this application form makes the process of applying for Head Start program grants more efficient for applicants.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees. Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Oct 26 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: National Youth in Transition Database and Youth Outcome Survey.

OMB No.: 09700340.

Description: The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (42 U.S.C. 1305 et seq.) as amended by Public Law 106169 requires State child welfare agencies to collect and report to the Administration on Children and Families (ACF) data on the characteristics of youth receiving independent living services and information regarding their outcomes. The regulation implementing the National Youth in Transition Database, listed in 45 CFR 1356.80, contains standard data collection and reporting requirements for States to meet the law's requirements. ACF will use the information collected under the regulation to track independent living services, assess the collective outcomes of youth, and potentially to evaluate State performance with regard to those outcomes consistent with the law's mandate.

Respondents: State agencies that administer the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Oct 26 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: April 2010 Current Population Survey Supplement on Child Support.

OMB No.: 09920003.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Oct 26 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: CrossSite Evaluation of the Children's Bureau Grantee Cluster: Supporting EvidenceBased Home Visiting Programs to Prevent Child Maltreatment (EBHV).

OMB No.: New collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing this crosssite evaluation data collection activity to identify successful strategies for adopting, implementing, and sustaining highquality home visitation programs to prevent child maltreatment. An evaluation study will address four domains: (1) Systems change to develop
infrastructure, (2) fidelity to evidence
[[Page 55052]]
based models, (3) costs of home visiting programs, and (4) family and child outcomes (via a review of grantee analysis reports). A process study will focus on the broader grant initiative to understand how programs plan and develop the infrastructure needed to support home visitation services and how they ensure service quality.

Information will be coll

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, Oct 26 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program Model Plan Application.

OMB No.: New collection.

Description: Sections 676 and 677 of the Community Services Block Grant Act require States, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Tribes, Tribal organizations and U.S. territories applying for Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to submit an application and plan (Model Application Plan). The application plan must meet statutory requirements prior to being funded with CSBG funds. Applicants have the option to submit a detailed application annually or biannually. Entities that submit a biannual application must provide an abbreviated application the following year if substantial changes to the initial application will occur. OMB approval is being sought.

Respondents: State Governments, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Tribal Governments, Tribal Organizations, and U.S. territories

Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Mon, Oct 5 2009 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the award of expansion supplement grants to five grantees under the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)/ Family Violence Prevention and Services Program. Expansion supplement awards are made to four technical assistance (TA) providers to support their capacity to enhance victim services by providing more extensive TA to local domestic violence programs and State domestic violence coalitions under the Open Doors to Safety: CapacityBuilding Grant (CapacityBuilding) project. The supplemental funds, coupled with the TA providers' expertise, will enable Open Doors Safety Capacity Building project grantees to receive more training and sitespecific consultation, so that they may build program capacity. The awards will also support Statelevel collaboration between domestic violence organizations and child welfare agencies. These combined efforts will strengthen the ability of domestic violence programs and their partners to better serve survivors who have diverse backgrounds, ex

Office of Community Services, Program Expansion Supplement Grant Award

Thu, Oct 1 2009 11:00:00 GMT

CFDA Number: 93.710.

Legislative Authority: The legislative authority is provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) [Pub. L. 1115]. Additional legislative authority and requirements are provided in Section 674(b)(2)(B) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (CSBG), as amended, by the Community Opportunity Accountability, and Training and Educational Services (Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998) [Pub. L. 105285].

Amount of Award: $500,000.

Project Period: July 1, 2009June 30, 2010.

Summary: The Office of Community Services (OCS) announces the award of a $500,000 single source program
[[Page 50810]]
expansion supplement to the National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP), located in Washington, DC, to support performance training and technical assistance on data collection, analysis and dissemination issues faced by state community services programs within the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network; develo

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Sep 28 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: Project LAUNCH CrossSite Evaluation.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is planning to collect data as part of a crosssite evaluation of a new initiative called Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health): Project LAUNCH is intended to promote the healthy development and wellness of children ages birth to eight years. A total of 18 Project LAUNCH grantees will be funded to improve coordination among child serving systems, build infrastructure, and improve methods for providing services. Grantees will also implement a range of public health strategies to support young child wellness in a designated locality.

Data for the crosssite evaluation of Project LAUNCH will be collected through: (1) Interviews conducted during annual site visits to Project LAUNCH grantees, and (2) semiannual reports that will be submitted electronically on a

Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

Mon, Sep 28 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Director, Program Operations Division, Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families the following authority vested in me by the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families in the memorandum dated February 16, 2007.

(a) Authority Delegated

Authority to approve or disapprove requests for nonFederal share waivers under 42 USC 9835(b) for expenditures funded by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 1115 (February 17, 2009)

(b) Limitations

1. This delegation shall be exercised under financial and administrative requirements applicable to all Administration for Children and Families authorities.

2. Any delegation requires the concurrence of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Administration and the Director, Office of Head Start.

(c) Effective Date

This delegation is effective on the date of signature. (d) Effect on Existing Delegations

This delegation of authority supplements the

Proposed Comment Request for Review of ACF Disaster Case Management Implementation Guide; Office of Human Services

Wed, Sep 23 2009 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR) intends to submit to notice in the Federal Register for comments on the ACF Disaster Case Management Implementation Guide, dated December 10, 2008.

Disaster case management is the process of organizing and providing a timely, coordinated approach to assess disasterrelated needs as well as existing healthcare, mental health and human services needs that may adversely impact an individual's recovery if not addressed. Disaster case management facilitates the delivery of appropriate resources and services, works with a client to implement a recovery plan and advocates for the client's needs to assist him/her in returning to a predisaster status while respecting human dignity. If necessary, disaster case management helps transition the client with preexisting needs

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Wed, Sep 23 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: CrossSite Evaluation of Children's Bureau Child Welfare Implementation Centers and National Resource Centers.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The CrossSite Evaluation of the Child Welfare Implementation Centers (IC) and National Resource Centers (NRC) is sponsored by the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and involves the conduct of a fiveyear, crosssite evaluation that examines the effectiveness of the ICs' and NRCs' activities and service provision and the relation of their training and technical assistance activities to organizational and systems change in State and Tribal child welfare systems. Additionally, the evaluation will examine the degree to which networking, collaboration, information sharing, adherence to common principles, and common messaging occurs across all members of the Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance (T/ TA) Network, which is design

Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

Fri, Sep 18 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Regional Program Managers, American Indian Alaska Native Program Branch Chief, and Migrant and Seasonal Program Branch Chief the following authority vested in me by the Director, Office of Head Start in the memorandum dated August 27, 2009.

(a) Authority Delegated:

Authority to approve or disapprove requests for nonFederal share waivers under 42 U.S.C. 9835(b) for expenditures funded by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 1115 (Feb. 17, 2009). (b) Limitations:

1. This delegation shall be exercised under financial and administrative requirements applicable to all Administration for Children and Families authorities.

2. 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 supplements the previous delegations from the Director, Division of Program Operation

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Sep 11 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Title IVE Foster Care Eligibility Review and Child and Family Service Reviews; Final Rule.

OMB No.: 09700214.

Description: The following five separate activities are associated with this information collection: Foster Care Eligibility Review (FCER) Program Improvement Plan; Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) State agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR Onsite Review; CFSR Program Improvement Plan; and AntiDiscrimination Enforcement Corrective Action Plan. The collection of information for review of Federal payments to States for foster care maintenance payments (45 CFR 1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IVE of the Social Security Act (the Act), section 474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The Foster Care Eligibility Reviews (FCER) ensure that States claim title IVE funds only on behalf of title IVE eligible children. The collection of information for review of State child and family services programs (45 CFR 1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and 1355.35(a)) is to determine whether such programs are in

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Sep 10 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Head Start Program Administrative Practice and Procedure; Appeal Procedures, 45 CFR Part 1303.

OMB No.: 09800242.

Description: Section 646 of the Head Start Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prescribe a timeline for conducting administrative hearings when adverse actions are taken or proposed against Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and delegate agencies. The Office of Head Start is proposing to renew, without changes, this rule, which implements these requirements and which prescribes when a grantee must submit certain information and what that information shall include.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and Delegate Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Sep 4 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Child Care and Development Fund Annual Aggregate Report ACF800.

OMB No.: 09700150.

Description: Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101508, 42 U.S.C. 9858) requires that States and Territories submit annual aggregate data on the children and families receiving direct services under the Child Care and Development Fund. The implementing regulations for the statutorily required reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70. Annual aggregate reports include data elements represented in the ACF800 reflecting the scope, type, and methods of child care delivery. This provides ACF with the information necessary to make reports to Congress, address national child care needs, offer technical assistance to grantees, meet performance measures, and conduct research. Consistent with the statute and [[Page 45858]]
regulations, ACF requests extension of the ACF800. With this extension, ACF is proposing several changes and clarifications to the reporting requirements

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Aug 26 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Summary Data Component, National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS).

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 Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), administered by the Children's Bureau, meets this reporting requirement. In addition, the amendments of 1988 require that the data system shall be universal and case specific and integrated with other casebased foster care and adoption data collected by the Secretary. There are two data components, the Detailed Case Data Component (DCDC), which includes the caselevel data submitted through the Child File and some aggregated data submitted through the Agency File, and the Summary Data component (SC), which is used by States that cannot submit caselevel data. No changes are being r

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Aug 26 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) Form.

OMB No.: 09700328.

Description: The Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) form collects information from applicants seeking grants from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA). Applicants complete the GADS form as part of their funding package. This standardized format allows ANA to evaluate applications for financial assistance and to determine the relative focus of the projects for which such assistance is requested. The data collected focuses on the specific ANA program area for which the applicant is applying. ANA awards annual grants in the following nine competitive areas: (1) Social & Economic Develop Strategies (SEDS); (2) Alaska SEDS; (3) Special Initiative: Family Preservation: Improving the WellBeing of Children Planning; (4) Special Initiative: Family Preservation: Improving the WellBeing of Children Implementation; (5) Native Language Preservation & Maintenance Assessment; (6) Native Language Preservation & Mainten

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, Aug 24 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Refugee Unaccompanied Minor Placement Report & Minor Progress Reports; ORR3 and ORR4.

OMB No.: 09700034.

Description: The two reports collect information necessary to administer the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) program. The ORR3 (Placement Report) is submitted to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) by the State agency at initial placement and whenever there is a change in the child's status, including termination from the program. The ORR4 (Progress Report) is submitted annually and records the child's progress toward the goals listed in the child's case plan.

Respondents: State governments.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average Number of responses burden Total Instrument respondents per

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Aug 11 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: ACF Uniform Project Description.

OMB No.: 09700139.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has more than 50 discretionary grant programs. The proposed information collection form would be a uniform discretionary application form eligible for use by grant applicants to submit project information in response to ACF program announcements. ACF would use this information, along with other OMBapproved information collections, to evaluate and rank applicants and protect the integrity of the grantee selection process. All ACF discretionary grant programs would be eligible but not required to use this application form. The application consists of general information and instructions; the Standard Form 424 series that requests basic information, budget information and assurances; the Project Description requesting the applicant to describe how these objectives will be achieved; along with assurances and certifications. Guidance for the content of information req

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Aug 7 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: CommunityBased Abstinence Education Performance Progress Report.

OMB No.: 09700272.

Description: The discretionary funding CommunityBased Abstinence Education Program (CBAE) is authorized by Title XI, Section 1110, of the Social Security Act (using the definitions contained in Title V, Section 510(b)(2) of the Social Security Act).

ProgramSpecific Performance Measure

The CBAE program developed a programspecific performance measure in response to the PART review (a process by which the Office of Management and Budget analyzes and rates a Federal program's procedures and strategies for evaluating its effectiveness), for which the program received a rating of Adequate. In an effort to gather programspecific data on rates of abstinence pre and postprogram participation, ACF and the Office of Management and Budget determined that a program specific performance measure should be developed to assess key outcomes among program participants. The CBAE office convened a panel of absti

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Wed, Aug 5 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: National Youth in Transition Database and Youth Outcome SurveyFinal Rule.

OMB No.: 09700340.

Respondents: State agencies that administer the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independen

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Wed, Aug 5 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Head Start Program Performance StandardsFinal rule.

OMB No.: 09700148.

Description: Head Start Program Performance Standards require Head Start and Early Head Start Programs and Delegate Agencies to maintain program records. The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, is proposing to renew, without changes, the authority to require certain recordkeeping in all programs as provided for in 45 CFR part 1304, Head Start Program Performance Standards. These standards prescribe the services that Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide to enrolled children and their families.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and delegate agencies.
Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent

Administration for Children and Families; Office of Refugee Resettlement

Tue, Aug 4 2009 11:00:00 GMT

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announces the award of program expansion supplements to five WilsonFish Program grantees. The WilsonFish Program is an alternative to traditional State administered refugee assistance programs and provides integrated assistance and services to refugees, asylees, Amerasian Immigrants, Cuban and Haitian Entrants, Trafficking Victims and Iraqi/Afghani Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs). The five supplemental awards will allow the grantees to provide cash and medical assistance to arriving refugees and to others who are also eligible for refugee benefits through the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. The expansion supplement awards will enable the grantees to provide services needed to a higher number of arrivals than originally planned. The Refugee Act of 1980 mandates that the ORR reimburse State agencies and WilsonFish projects for the costs of cash and medical assistance for newly arriving refugees. Since 1991, ORR has reimbursed State agencies and WilsonFi

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Jul 29 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: State Plan for Foster Care and Adoption AssistanceTitle IVE.

OMB No.: 09800141.

Description: A title IVE plan is required by section 471 part IVE of the Social Security Act (the Act) for each public child welfare agency requesting Federal funding for foster care, adoption assistance and guardianship assistance under the Act. The title IVE plan provides assurances the programs will be administered in conformity with the specific requirements stipulated in title IVE. The plan must include all applicable State statutory, regulatory, or policy references and citations for each requirement as well as supporting documentation. A title IVE agency may use the preprint format prepared by the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families or a different format, on the condition that the format used includes all of the title IVE State plan requirements of the law.

Public Law 110351, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, created

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jul 28 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: FPLS Child Support Services Portal Registration (FCSSP).

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is implementing the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) Child Support Services Portal (FCSSP) for users of the FPLS to access online Web applications. The portal Registration Process will provide OCSE, States, employers and multistate financial institutions the ability to create a secure account to view data for their respective applications. In order for users to access the portal, registration is required.

Respondents: OCSE, Employers, Multistate Financial Institutions and State Child Support Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response

Office of Community Services; Notice To Award a Single Source Program Expansion Supplement Under the American

Tue, Jul 28 2009 11:00:00 GMT

The Office of Community Services (OCS) announces the awarding of a $96,952 single source program expansion supplement to the Community Action Legal Services, Inc. (CAPLAW), located in Boston, MA, to support training and technical assistance on legal issues faced by Community Action Agencies (CAAs) related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The project activities are designed to support and strengthen the ability of the CAA network to comply with, and carry out, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) activities funded by ARRA. The training projects and resources developed under the award will include analysis and explanation of the practical impact of ARRA for States and CSBGeligible entities so that they can work more effectively to reach the ARRA goals and document how they have in fact reached those goals and used the ARRA funds. The project's overall approach is based on the following five key elements: (1) Technical assistance and issuespecific consultation; (2) Pu

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Jul 27 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Request for Assistance for Child Victims of Human Trafficking.

OMB No.: 09700362.

Description: The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008, Public Law 110457, directs the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Service (HHS), upon receipt of credible information that a nonU.S. citizen (alien) child may have been subjected to a severe form of trafficking in persons and is seeking Federal assistance available to victims of trafficking, to promptly determine if the child is eligible for interim assistance. The law further directs the Secretary of HHS to determine if a child receiving interim assistance is eligible for assistance as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons after consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
nongovernmental organizations with expertise on victims of severe form of trafficking.

In developing procedures for collecting the necessary information from potential c

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Fri, Jul 24 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Application for the Emergency Form for CSBG/ARRA Expenditure Report.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: On February 17 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The Recovery Act provided for $1 billion in additional funds to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program for Federal Fiscal Year 2009; however the grant period runs through FY 2010. As with regularly appropriated CSBG funds, Recovery Act funds may be used for the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of lowincome communities, and the empowerment of lowincome families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully selfsufficient.

To be in compliance with Recovery Act (Pub. L. 1115) Section 1512(c)(1) through (B) a backup sheet was created to identify the various activities that make up the total Federal share of outlays reported on the 269A Report line 10(a). The CSBG/ARPA Fund provides resources to States, Territories, and Tribe

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Jul 24 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Application for the Emergency Form for CSBG/ARRA Expenditure Report.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The Recovery Act provided for $1 billion in additional funds to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program for Federal Fiscal Year 2009; however, the grant period runs through FY 2010. As with regularly appropriated CSBG funds, Recovery Act funds may be used for the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of lowincome communities, and the empowerment of lowincome families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully selfsufficient.

To be in compliance with Recovery Act (Pub. L. 1115) section 1512(c)(1) through (B), a backup sheet was created to identify the various activities that make up the total Federal share of outlays reported on the 269A Report line 10(a). The CSBG/ARRA Fund provides resources to States, T

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Jul 24 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Procedures for Requests to use Child Care and Development Fund for Construction or Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities.

OMB No.: 09700160.

Description: The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as amended, allows Indian Tribes to use Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grant awards for construction and renovation of child care facilities. A tribal grantee must first request and receive approval from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) before using CCDF funds for construction or major renovation. This information collection contains the statutorilymandated uniform procedures for the solicitation and consideration of requests, including instructions for preparation of environmental assessments in conjunction with the National Environmental Policy Act. The proposed draft procedures update the procedures that were originally issued in August 1997 and last updated in May 2007. Respondents will be CCDF tribal grantees requesting to use

Submission for OMB review; Comment Request

Wed, Jul 22 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: National Survey of Child and Adolescent WellBeing Second Cohort (NSCAW II).

OMB No.: 09700202.

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to collect followup data on a sample of children and families for the National Survey of Child and Adolescent WellBeing (NSCAW). The NSCAW was authorized under section 427 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996. The NSCAW is the only source of nationally representative, firsthand information about the functioning and wellbeing, service needs, and service utilization of children and families who come to the attention of the child welfare system. Information is collected about children's cognitive, social, emotional, behavioral, and adaptive functioning, as well as family and community factors that are likely to influence their functioning. Family service needs and service utilization also are addressed in the data collection.

Selection of the current NSCAW sample and ba

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Wed, Jul 15 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Financial Report, Form ACF696 (States and Territories).

OMB No.: 09700163.

Description: States and Territories use the Financial Report Form ACF696 for reporting Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) expenditures. Authority to collect and report this information is found in Section 658G of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as revised. In addition to the Program Reporting Requirements set forth in 45 CFR Part 98, Subpart H, the regulations at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 98.67(c)(1) authorize the Secretary to require financial reports as necessary.

The form provides specific data regarding claims and provides a mechanism for States to request Child Care grant awards and to certify the availability of State matching funds. Failure to collect this data would seriously compromise ACF's ability to monitor Child Care and Development Fund expenditures. This information is also used to estimate outlays and may
[[Page 34353]]
be

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Wed, Jul 15 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Financial Report, Form ACF696T (Tribes)

OMB No.: 09700195.

Description: Tribes use the Financial Report Form ACF696T to report Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) expenditures. Authority to collect and report this information is found in Section 6580 of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as revised. In addition to the Program Reporting Requirements set forth in 45 CFR Part 98, Subpart H, the regulations at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 98.67(c)(1) authorize the Secretary to require financial reports as necessary.

Tribal grantees submit the ACF696T report on an annual basis on behalf of the Tribal Lead Agency administering the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, (Pub. L. 1115) provides an additional $2 billion for the Child Care and Development Fund to help States, Territories, and Tribes provide child care assistance to low income working families. CCDF Pr

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, Jul 13 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: Child Care and Development Fund Annual Financial Report (ACF696T) for Tribes.

OMB No.: 09700195.

Description: Tribes use the Financial Report Form ACF696T to report Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) expenditures. Authority to collect and report this information is found in Section 658G of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as revised. In addition to the Program Reporting Requirements set forth in 45 CFR part 98, Subpart H, the regulations at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 98.67(c)(1) authorize the Secretary to require financial reports as necessary.

Tribal grantees submit the ACF696T report on an annual basis on behalf of the Tribal Lead Agency administering the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, Jul 13 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: Child Care and Development Fund Financial Report (ACF 696) for States and Territories.

OMB No.: 09700163.

Description: States and Territories use the Financial Report Form ACF696 to report Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) expenditures. Authority to collect and report this information is found in section 658G of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as revised. In addition to the Program Reporting Requirements set forth in 45 CFR part 98, Subpart H, the regulations at 45 CFR 98.65(g) and 98.67(c)(1) authorize the Secretary to require financial reports as necessary.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jul 10 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Tribal TANF Data Report, TANF Annual Report, and Reasonable Cause/Corrective Action Documentation ProcessFinal.

OMB No.: 09700215.

Description: 42 U.S.C. 612 (section 412 of the Social Security Act as amended by Public Law 104193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), mandates that federally recognized Indian Tribes with an approved Tribal TANF program collect and submit to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services data on the recipients served by the Tribes programs. This information includes both aggregated and disaggregated data on case characteristics and individual characteristics. In addition, Tribes that are subject to a penalty are allowed to provide reasonable cause justifications as to why a penalty should not be imposed or may develop and implement corrective compliance procedures to eliminate the source of the penalty. Finally, there is an annual report, which requires the Tribes to describe program

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jul 10 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Developmental Disabilities Protection & Advocacy Program Statement of Goals and Priorities.

OMB No.: 09800270.

Description: Federal statute and regulation require each State Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System to prepare and submit to public comment a Statement of Goals and Priorities (SGP) for the P&A for Developmental Disabilities (PADD) program for each coming fiscal year. While the P&A is mandated to protect and advocate under a range of different Federally authorized
[[Page 33265]]
disabilities programs, only the PADD program requires an SGP. Following the required public input for the coming fiscal year, the P&As submit the final version of this SGP to the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD). ADD will aggregate the information in the SGPs into a national profile of programmatic emphasis for P&A Systems in the coming year. This aggregation will provide ADD with a tool for monitoring of the public input requirement. Furthermore, it will provide an overview

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jul 7 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Developmental Disabilities Program Independent Evaluation Project.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Developmental Disabilities Program Independent Evaluation (DDPIE) Project is an independent (nonbiased) evaluation to examine through rigorous and comprehensive performancebased research procedures the targeted impact on the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families of three programs funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act): (1) State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (SCDDs); (2) State Protection and Advocacy Systems for Individuals with developmental disabilities (P&As); and (3) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs). The intent of this evaluation is to understand and report on the accomplishments of these programs, including collaborative efforts among the DD Network programs. The results of this evaluation will provide a report to the Administration

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program

Mon, Jun 29 2009 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, OCSE is publishing notice of a new computer matching program between OCSE and State Agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 23 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: CrossSite Evaluation of the Children's Bureau Grantee.

Cluster: Supporting EvidenceBased Home Visiting Programs to Prevent Child Maltreatment (EBHV).

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing this crosssite evaluation data collection activity to identify successful strategies for adopting, implementing, and sustaining highquality home visitation programs to prevent child maltreatment. An evaluation study will address four domains: (1) Systems change to develop
infrastructure, (2) fidelity to home visiting models, (3) costs, and (4) family and child outcomes (via a review of grantee analysis reports). A process study will focus on the broader grant initiative to understand how programs plan and develop the infrastructure needed to support home visitation services and how programs ensure service quality.

Information will be collected through biennial site visit

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 23 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: National Survey of Child and Adolescent WellBeing Second Cohort (NSCAW II).

OMB No.: 09700202.

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to collect followup data on a sample of children and families for the National Survey of Child and Adolescent WellBeing (NSCAW). The NSCAW was authorized under Section 427 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996. The NSCAW is the only source of nationally representative, firsthand information about the functioning and wellbeing, service needs, and service utilization of children and families who come to the attention of the child welfare system. Information is collected about children's cognitive, social, emotional, behavioral, and adaptive functioning, as well as family and community factors that are likely to influence their functioning. Family service needs and service utilization also are addressed in the data collection.

Selection of the current NSCAW sample and ba

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 23 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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

OMB No.: 09700311.

Description: Section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act (the Act) allows for matching between the National Directory of New Hires (maintained by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) and State TANF
[[Page 29700]]
Agencies for purposes of carrying out responsibilities under programs funded under part A of Title IV of the Act. To assist OCSE and the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) in measuring savings to the TANF program attributable to the use of NDNH data matches, the State TANF Agencies have agreed to provide OCSE with a written description of the performance outputs and outcomes attributable to the State TANF Agency's use of NDNH match results. This information will help OCSE demonstrate how the NDNH supports the OCSE's mission and strategic goals.

Respondents: State TANF Agencies.
Annual Burden

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Jun 22 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: CrossSite Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program for Projects Initially Funded in Fiscal Year 2006NEW.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Childrens Bureau (CB), will conduct the CrossSite Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IAATP). Title XII, subtitle A, of the Childrens Health Act of 2000 (CHA) authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make Infant Adoption Awareness Training grants available to national, regional, and local adoption organizations for the purposes of developing and implementing programs that train the staff of public and nonprofit private health service organizations to provide adoption information and referrals to pregnant women on an equal basis with all other courses of action included in nondirective counseling of pregnant women. Participants in the training include individuals who provide pregnancy or adoption information and those who wi

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jun 19 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Evaluation of the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative Impact EvaluationWave 2.

OMB No.: 09700322.

The objective of the evaluation is to: (1) Assess the implementation of community interventions designed to provide marriage education by examining the way the projects operate and by examining child support outcomes among lowincome families in the community; and (2) evaluate the community impacts of these interventions on marital stab

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Jun 19 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Head Start Eligibility Verification.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The requirements for establishing proof of eligibility for the enrollment of children in Head Start programs are documented in 45 CFR 1305.4(e). Each child's record must include a signed document by an employee identifying those documents which were reviewed to determine eligibility. Presently there is no uniform document which the employee must sign. This form will be used to facilitate an efficient and accurate determination of childrens' eligibility for Head Start enrollment.

Respondents: Head Start grantees.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hou

Office of Child Support Enforcement

Fri, Jun 19 2009 11:00:00 GMT

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) hereby gives notice to the public that a matching requirement of five percent (5%) will be administratively imposed upon awards made under competitions governed by the following ``Section 1115'' funding opportunities in Fiscal Year 2009.
[[Page 29218]]
Funding opportunity
Funding opportunity No. title CFDA No. HHS2009ACFOCSEFD0093....... Partnership to 93.654 Strengthen Families
Child Support
Enforcement/Temporary
Assistance for Needy
FamiliesUniversity
Partnership
Demonstration Project.
HHS2009ACFOCSEFD0095....... Projects to Address the 93.654

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Jun 15 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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 incentive funds that these LIHEAP grantees submit to the Department of Health and Human Services for each fiscal year in which they leverage countable resources. Participation in the leveraging incentive program is voluntary and is described at 45 CFR 96.87. The LIHEAP leveraging report obtains information on the resources leveraged by LIHEAP grantees each fiscal year (as cash, discounts, waivers, and inkind); the benefits provided to lowincome households by these resources (for example, as fuel and payments for fuel, as home heating and cooling equipment, and as weatherization materials and installation); and the fair market value of these resources/benefits.

HHS needs th

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Thu, Jun 11 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Native Employment Works (NEW) Program Plan Guidance and Report Requirements.

OMB No.: 09700174.

Respondents: Federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that are NEW program grantees.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Jun 11 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Performance Progress Report.

OMB No.: 09700334.

[[Page 27803]]

Description: The Performance Progress Report (SFPPR) is a set of uniform reporting formats used for standard reporting on performance under grants and cooperative agreements.

In addition to allowing for uniformity of information collection, these formats will support systematic electronic collection and submission of information. These formats will provide interim and final performance progress information as required by OMB Circulars A102 and 2 CFR part 215.

The SFPPR consists of a cover page and six optional formats. The cover page contains identifying data elements and a section for a performance narrative. Use of the cover page is required, and programs may require their respondents to submit only this page and/or attach a performance narrative. Alternatively, programs may opt to require the cover page and one or more of the six optional formats: Performance Measures, Program Indicators, Benchmark Evalua

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 9 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: April 2010 Current Population Survey Supplement on Child Support.

OMB No.: 09920003.

Description: Collection of these data will assist legislators and policymakers in determining how effective their policymaking efforts have been over time in applying the various child support legislation to the overall child support enforcement picture. This information will help policymakers
[[Page 27322]]
determine to what extent individuals on welfare would be removed from the welfare rolls as a result of more stringent child support enforcement efforts.

Respondents: Individuals and households.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average Number of responses burden hours Total Instrument respondents per per burden hours

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Fri, Jun 5 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Application for the Emergency Fund for TANF Programs.

OMB No.: New.

Description: On February 17, 2009, the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), which establishes the Emergency Contingency Fund for State TANF Programs (Emergency Fund) as section 403(c) of the Social Security Act (the Act). This legislation provides up to $5 billion to help States, Territories, and Tribes in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 2010 that have an increase in assistance caseloads or in certain types of expenditures. The Recovery Act made additional changes to TANF extending supplemental grants through FY 2010, expanding flexibility in the use of TANF funds carried over from one fiscal year to the next, and adding a holdharmless provision to the caseload reduction credit for States and Territories serving more TANF families.

The Emergency Fund is intended to build upon and renew the principles of work and responsibility that underlie successful welfare refo

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jun 5 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) Demonstration and Evaluation ProjectWave 2 Survey

OMB No.: 09700339.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is conducting a demonstration and evaluation called the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) Project. SHM is a test of marriage education demonstration programs in eight sites that will enroll about 800 couples per site, with half assigned to participate in the SHM program and the other half assigned to the control group.

SHM is designed to inform program operators and policymakers of the effectiveness of programs designed to help lowincome married couples strengthen and maintain healthy marriages and improve outcomes for adults and children.

This notice of information collection is for two activities. One is a second adult survey and new instruments to obtain information from children and youth about 30 months after study entry. The other is for an extension of

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Jun 5 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: CommunityBased Abstinence Education Performance Progress Report.

OMB No.: 09700272.

ProgramSpecific Performance Measure

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Thu, Jun 4 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: Emergency Contingency Fund for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Programs.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: On February 17, 2009, the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), which establishes the Emergency Contingency Fund for State TANF Programs (Emergency Fund) as section 403(c) of the Social Security Act (the Act). This legislation provides up to $5 billion to help States, Territories, and Tribes in fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 2010 that have an increase in assistance caseloads and basic assistance expenditures, or in expenditures related to shortterm benefits or subsidized employment. The Recovery Act made additional changes to TANFextending supplemental grants through FY 2010, expanding flexibility in the use of TANF funds carried over from one fiscal year to the next, and adding a holdharmless provision to the caseload reduction credit for States and Territories serving more TANF familie

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 2 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Performance Measurement Online Tool (PMOTOOL).

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Performance Measurement Online Tool was designed by the Children's Bureau to collect data, in an automated format, from specified discretionary grants funded by the Children's Bureau. The data collected by this instrument will be submitted by individual discretionary grantees funded under the following programs:

Abandoned Infants Assistance Program, Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program, Adoption Opportunities Program, Child Abuse and Neglect Program and the Child Welfare Training Program. Grantees will submit this information on a semiannual basis in conjunction with their semiannual program progress report.

The purpose of this data collection is to assist the Children's Bureau in responding to the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), an OMBmandated reporting system that focuses on quantifiable outcome measures, directly related to the expected social impact

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program

Mon, Jun 1 2009 11:00:00 GMT

In compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by Public Law 100503, the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, ACF is publishing a notice of a computer matching program. The purpose of this computer match is to identify specific individuals who are receiving benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and also receiving payments pursuant to various benefit programs administered by both the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture. ACF will facilitate this program on behalf of the State Public Assistance Agencies (SPAAs) that participate in the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) for verification of continued eligibility for public assistance. The match will utilize VA and SPAA records.

Notice of Public Comment on Tribal Consultation Sessions

Thu, May 28 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, Public Law 110134, Notice is hereby given of oneday Tribal Consultation Sessions to be held between the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start leadership and the leadership of Tribal governments operating Head Start (including Early Head Start) programs. The purpose of the Consultation Sessions is to discuss ways to better meet the needs of Indian, including Alaska Native, children and their families, taking into consideration funding allocations, distribution formulas, and other issues affecting the delivery of Head Start services in their geographic locations [42 U.S.C. 9835, Section 640(l)(4)].

Date & Location:

The Consultation Sessions will be held as follows:

July 7, 2009Denver, Colorado.

July 21, 2009Kansas City, Missouri.

July 23, 2009Mystic Lake, Minnesota.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Carry-Over Funds

Wed, May 27 2009 11:00:00 GMT

This rule implements the statutory change to section 404(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604(e)) as enacted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 1115). This change allows States, Tribes and Territories to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program funds carried over from a prior year for any allowable TANF benefit, service or activity. Previously these funds could be used only to provide assistance. This interim final rule applies to States, local governments, and Tribes that administer the TANF program.

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, May 26 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: ACF Uniform Project Description.

OMB No.: 09700139.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has more than 40 discretionary grant programs. The proposed information collection form would be a uniform discretionary application form eligible for use by grant applicants to submit project information in response to ACF program announcements. ACF would use this information, along with other OMBapproved information collections, to evaluate and rank applicants and protect the integrity of the grantee selection process. All ACF discretionary grant programs would be eligible but not required to use this application form. The application consists of general information and instructions; the Standard Form 424 series that requests basic information, budget information and assurances; the Project Description requesting the applicant to describe how these objectives will be achieved; along with assurances and certifications. Guidance for the content

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, May 26 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Tribal TANF Financial Report (ACF196T).

OMB No.: 09700345.

Description: Tribes use Form ACF196T to report expenditures for the Tribal TANF grant. Authority to collect and report this information is found in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104193. Tribal entities with approved Tribal plans for implementation of the TANF program are required by Section 412(h) of the Social Security Act to report financial data. Form ACF196T provides for the collection of data regarding Federal expenditures. Failure to collect this data would seriously compromise the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) ability to monitor expenditures. This information is also used to estimate outlays and may be used to prepare ACF budget submissions to Congress. Financial management of the program would be seriously compromised if the expenditure data were not collected.

45 CFR part 286 subpart E requires the stricte

Family Youth and Services Bureau

Thu, May 21 2009 11:00:00 GMT

The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) awarded a Mentoring Children of Prisoners grant (Grant No. 90CV0343) to Prevent Child Abuse California of North Highlands, CA on September 30, 2007. On October 31, 2008, Prevent Child Abuse California submitted a letter relinquishing their grant. Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency of Jackson, CA, an eligible nonprofit organization, submitted their letter along with their grant application requesting approval as the replacement grantee for the Mentoring Children of Prisoners grant. FYSB has received and reviewed the application from Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency. Upon finding that the proposed project will be able to carry out objectives originally intended to be completed by Prevent Child Abuse California, this organization has been awarded funds in the amount of $292,000 as the permanent successor grantee.

Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency will continue through a communitybased approach to work toward the goal of creating high

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, May 20 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Extension to HS Transportation Requirement.

OMB No.: 09700260.

Description: The Office of Head Start is proposing to renew authority to collect information regarding the Head Start
transportation requirement without changes. The transportation requirement provides 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 bus monitor on board at all times. Waivers would be granted when the Head Start or Early Head Start grantee demonstrates that compliance with the requirement(s) for which the waiver is being sought will result in a significant disruption to the Head Start program or the Early Head Start program and that waiving the requirement(s) is in the best interest of the children involved.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start program grants recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, May 19 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Annual Survey of Refugees (Form ORR9).

OMB No.: 09700033.

Description: The Annual Survey of Refugees collects information on the social and economic circumstances of a random sample of refugees, Amerasians, and entrants who arrived in the United States in the five years prior to the date of the survey. The survey focuses on the refugees training, labor force participation, and welfare utilization rates. Dates are segmented by region of origin, State of resettlement, and number of months since arrival. From the responses, the Office of Refugee Resettlement reports on the economic adjustment of refugees to the American economy. These data are used by Congress in its annual deliberations for refugee admissions and funding and by program managers in formulating policies for the future direction of the Refugee Resettlement Program.

Respondents: Refugees, entrants, Amerasians, and Havana parolees. [[Page 23413]]
Annual Burden Estimates

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, May 18 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: FPLS Child Support Services Portal Registration (FCSSP).

OMB No.: New collection.

[[Page 23191]]

Description: The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is implementing the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) Child Support Services Portal (FCSSP) for users of the FPLS to access online web applications. The portal Registration Process will provide OCSE, States, employers and multistate financial institutions the ability to create a secure account to view data for their respective applications. In order for users to access the portal, registration is required.

Respondents: OCSE, Employers, Multistate Financial Institutions and State Child Support Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, May 15 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) Form.

OMB No.: 09700328.

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Thu, May 14 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Title IVE Programs Quarterly Financial Report.

OMB No.: 09700205.

Description: Historically, State agencies have administered programs under title IVE of the Social Security Act for the Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Programs. The Administration for Children and Families provides Federal funding at the rate of 50 percent for most of the administrative costs of these programs and at other rates for other specific categories of costs as detailed in Federal statute and regulations.

The enactment of Public Law 110351, the ``Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008'' introduced two major changes to the title IVE programs: (1) The inception of the Guardianship Assistance Program for all grantees, effective October 1, 2008 and, (2) the availability of these programs to Tribes and Tribal Organizations, effective October 1, 2009.

We anticipate that this form will be revised and redesigned to be applicable to both State and Trib

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Thu, May 14 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Tribal TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Financial Report, Form ACF196T.

OMB No.: 09700345.

Description: Tribes use Form ACF196T to report expenditures for the Tribal TANF grant. Authority to collect and report this information is found in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 PRWORA), Public Law 104193. Tribal entities with approved Tribal plans for implementation of the TANF program are required by Section 412(h) of the Social Security Act to report financial data. Form ACF196T provides for the collection of data regarding Federal expenditures. Failure to collect this data would seriously compromise the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) ability to monitor expenditures. This information is also used to estimate outlays and may be used to prepare ACF budget submissions to Congress. Financial management of the program would be seriously compromised if the expenditure data were not collected.

45 CFR Part 286 Su

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, May 14 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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

OMB No.: 09800204.

Description: Content changes are being made to the OPR ONLY. The information in the OPR is being collected on a quarterly basis to monitor the performance of grantees and better gauge grantee progress. The standardized format will allow ANA to report results across all its program areas and flag grantees that may need additional training and/ or technical assistance to successfully implement their projects.

Following are content changes being made within specific sections of the OPR form:

OBJECTIVE WORK PLAN UDATE Section: Adding 1st through 4th Quarter (Ql,Q2,Q3,Q4) results for Activities within each Objective. The grantee can continue to add to this form each quarter (rather than on to a new form), reflecting cumulative results throughout the project period rather than just the quarter.

FINANCIAL Section: Add 2 Questions: (1) Provide details on any income generated as

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, May 14 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Head Start/Early Head Start Emergency Preparedness Survey.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Office of Head Start, within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is planning a survey to collect data on Head Start and Early Head Start programs' emergency preparedness policies and procedures. Section 649(m)(2) of Public Law 110134, ``The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007'' states, ``The Secretary shall evaluate the Federal, State, and local preparedness of Head Start programs, including Early Head Start programs to respond appropriately in the event of a largescale emergency, * * *.'' The Head Start/Early Head Start Emergency Preparedness Survey was created in response to this request and will gather uniform data about current emergency preparedness policies and procedures for responding to largescale emergencies of Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

Respondents: Head Start and

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, May 8 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Title IVE Foster Care Eligibility Review and Child and Family Service Reviews; Final Rule.

OMB No.: 09700214.

Description: The following five separate activities are associated with this information collection: Foster Care Eligibility Review (FCER) Program Improvement Plan; Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) State agency
[[Page 21690]]
Statewide Assessment; CFSR Onsite Review; CFSR Program Improvement Plan; and AntiDiscrimination Enforcement Corrective Action Plan. The collection of information for review of Federal payments to States for foster care maintenance payments (45 CFR 1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IVE of the Social Security Act (the Act), section 474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The Foster Care Eligibility Reviews (FCER) ensure that States claim title IVE funds only on behalf of title IVE eligible children. The collection of information for review of State child and family services programs (45 CFR 1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and 1355.35(a)) is to determ

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Thu, May 7 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Head Start Program Administrative Practice and Procedure; Appeal Procedures, 45 CFR 1303.

OMB No.: 09800242.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and Delegate Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, May 7 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Head Start Facilities Construction, Purchase and Major Renovation45 CFR 1309.

OMB No.: 09700193.

Description: The Office of Head Start 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, or construct Head Start program facilities. The rule ensures that grantees use standard business practices when acquiring real property and that Federal interest is preserved in properties acquired with public funds. The rule further ensures compliance with all other Federal statutes applicable to the expenditure of Federal funds when acquiring real property.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees and delegate agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Nu

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, May 5 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Relationship Quality Survey.

OMB No.: 09700308.

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 support mentors for children with an incarcerated parent or parents. The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) of the Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services, administers the Monitoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. The MCP program creates lasting, highquality onetoone mentoring relationships that provide young people with caring adult role models. The quality of these relationships is an important indicator of success in mentoring programs. Previous research has shown an association between high quality mentoring relationships and positive changes in youth behavior associated with positive youth benefits, such

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, May 4 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: ORR Financial Status Report for the Cash and Medical Assistance Program.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) reimburses, to the extent of available appropriations, certain nonFederal costs for the provision of cash and medical assistance to refugees, along with allowable expenses for the administration the refugee resettlement program at the State level. States (and Wilson/Fish projects; i.e., alternative projects for the administration of the refugee resettlement program) currently submit SF269 Financial Status data in accordance with 45 CFR part 92 and 45 CFR part 74. This proposed new data collection would replace the current requirement for the SF269 with a financial status report form that would collect similar financial status data (i.e., amounts of outlays and obligations) by the four program components: refugee cash assistance, refugee medical assistance, cash and medical assistance administration, and servic

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, May 1 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Project

Title: Evaluation of the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative Impact Evaluation Wave 2.

OMB No.: 09700322.

[[Page 20319]]

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is conducting a demonstration and evaluation called the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI). Demonstration programs have been funded through Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grants authorized under section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act to support healthy marriage directly and to encourage community changes that increase support for healthy marriages and improve child and family wellbeing. The objective of the evaluation is to: (1) Assess the implementation of community interventions designed to provide marriage education by examining the way the projects operate and by examining child support outcomes among lowincome families in the community; and (2) evaluate the community impacts of these interventions o

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, May 1 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Evaluation of the Transitional Living Program (TLP).

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA), as amended by Public Law 10671 (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.), provides for the Transitional Living Program (TLP), a residential program lasting up to 18 months designed to prepare older homeless youth ages 1621 for a healthy and selfsufficient adulthood. Section 119 of RHYA requires a study on the
[[Page 20322]]
longterm housing outcomes of youth after exiting the program. In addition to collecting information on housing outcomes, the study will also consider the living, employment, education, and family situation of the youth before and after their time in the TLP. This information will be used to better understand the most effective practices in improving longterm outcomes of youth in an effort to guide program improvements.

Respondents: (1) Youth ages 1621 participating in Transitional Living Programs and (2) the Executive Director and Program

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, May 1 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Summary Data Component, National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS).

OMB No.: 09800229.

Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority

Tue, Apr 28 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that I delegate to the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement the following authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110457, section 235.

(a) Authority Delegated

1. Authority under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 section 235(a)(1) to work in conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General, to develop policies and procedures to ensure that unaccompanied alien children (UAC) are safely repatriated to their country of nationality or of last habitual residence.

2. Authority under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 section 235(a)(5)(A) to work in conjunction with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Hom

Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority

Tue, Apr 28 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that I delegate to the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement the following authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110457, section 212.

(a) Authority Delegated

1. Authority to provide interim assistance to children who may have been subjected to a severe form of trafficking and to conduct activities related to eligibility letters under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110457, section 212(a)(2). In exercising the authority to conduct activities related to eligibility letters, personnel in the Administration for Children and Families will consult with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security and nongovernmental organizations with expertise on victims of trafficking.

2. Authority to t

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Thu, Apr 23 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: Tribal TANF Data Report, TANF Annual Report, and Reasonable Cause/Corrective Action Documentation Process Final.

OMB No.: 09700215.

Description: 42 U.S.C. 612 (Section 412 of the Social Security Act as amended by Public Law 104193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA)), mandates that Federallyrecognized Indian Tribes with approved Tribal TANF program collect and submit to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services data on the recipients served by the Tribe's programs. This information includes both aggregated and disaggregated data on case characteristics and individual characteristics. In addition, Tribes that are subject to a penalty are allowed to provide reasonable cause justifications as to why a penalty should not be imposed or may develop and implement corrective compliance procedures to eliminate the source of the penalty. Finally, there is an annual report, which requires the Trib

Office of Refugee Resettlement Single-Source Program Expansion Supplement

Wed, Apr 22 2009 11:00:00 GMT

CFDA#: 93.583.

Legislative Authority: The Refugee Act of 1980 as amended, Wilson Fish Amendment, 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7); section 412(e)(7)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Amount of Award: $181,184 supplement for current year.

Project Period: 09/30/200509/29/2010.

Justification for the Exception to Competition: The WilsonFish program is an alternative to the traditional Stateadministered refugee assistance program for providing integrated assistance and services to refugees, asylees, Amerasian Immigrants, Cuban and Haitian Entrants, Trafficking Victims and Iraqi/Afghani SIV's. North Dakota is one of 12 sites that has chosen this alternative approach.

The supplemental funds will allow the grantee, NDHS, to provide refugee cash assistance through the end of this fiscal year to eligible refugees (and others eligible for refugee benefits) under the North Dakota WilsonFish Program.

The primary reason for the grantee's supplemental request is a higher number of arrivals

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Apr 21 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: State Developmental Disabilities Council 5Year State Plan.

OMB No.: 09800162.

Description: A Plan developed by the State Council on Developmental Disabilities is required by federal statute. Each State Council on Developmental Disabilities must develop the plan, provide for public comments in the State, provide for approval by the State's Governor, and finally submit the plan on a fiveyear basis. On an annual basis, the Council must review the plan and make any amendments. The State Plan will be used (1) By the Council as a planning document; (2) by the citizenry of the State as a mechanism for commenting on the plans of the Council; and (3) by the Department as a stewardship tool, for ensuring compliance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, as one basis for providing technical assistance (e.g., during site visits), and as a support for management decision making.

Respondents: State Govenments.
A

State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information: Proposed Delay of Effective Date

Wed, Apr 15 2009 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Memorandum of January 20, 2009, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff entitled ``Regulatory Review'' [74 FR 4435], the Department published a document in the Federal Register on March 3, 2009 [74 FR 9171], seeking public comment on a contemplated delay of 60 days in the effective date of the rule entitled ``State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information,'' published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2008 [73 FR 56422]. That rule addresses requirements for State Parent Locator Service responses to authorized location requests, State IVD program safeguarding of confidential information, authorized disclosures of this information, and restrictions on the use of confidential data and information for child support purposes with exceptions for certain disclosures permitted by statute. In response to comments, the Department issued a document March 20, 2009 [74 FR 11880] delaying the effective date of the rule by 60 days until May 22

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, Apr 13 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: National Survey of Child and Adolescent WellBeing Second Cohort (NSCAW II).

OMB No.: 09700202.

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to collect followup data on a sample of children and families for the National Survey of Child and Adolescent WellBeing (NSCAW). The NSCAW was authorized under Section 427 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996. The NSCAW is the only source of nationally representative, firsthand information about the functioning and wellbeing, service needs, and service utilization of children and families who come to the attention of the child welfare system. Information is collected about children's cognitive, social, emotional, behavioral, and adaptive functioning, as well as family and community factors that are likely to influence their functioning. Family service needs and service utilization also are addressed in the data collection.

Selection of the current NSCAW sample and ba

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Apr 10 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Request for Assistance for Child Victims of Human Trafficking.

OMB No.: New collection.

Description: The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008, Public Law 110457, directs the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), upon receipt of credible information that a nonU.S. citizen, nonlawful permanent resident (alien) child may have been subjected to a severe form of trafficking in persons and is seeking Federal assistance available to victims of trafficking, to promptly determine if the child is eligible for interim assistance. The law further directs the Secretary of HHS to determine if the child is eligible for assistance as a victim of a severe forms of trafficking in persons after consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
nongovernmental organizations with expertise on victims of severe forms of trafficking.

In developing procedures for collecting the necessary

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Apr 10 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Application for Office of Refugee Resettlement Targeted Assistance Formula Grants.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Targeted Assistance Formula Grant program, administered by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), funds employment and other resettlement services for refugees and entrants who reside in high need areas. These areas are defined as counties with unusually large refugee and entrant populations and with high refugee or entrant population concentrations in relation to the overall county population. Such counties need supplementation of other available resources in order to help refugees and entrants obtain employment as soon as possible. Targeted assistance funds must be used primarily for employability services intended to enable refugees and entrants to obtain jobs with less than one year's participation in the program. Services funded with targeted assistance formula grants must be used to assist refugees and entrants in the following

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects

Thu, Apr 9 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Territory TANF Financial Report (ACF196TR).

OMB No.: New collection.

Description: Authority to collect and report this information is found in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104193. Territories with approved plans for implementation of the TANF program are required by statute to report financial data. Form ACF196TR provides for collection of Federal expenditures data. Failure to collect this data would seriously compromise the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) ability to monitor expenditures and maintain financial management of the Territories TANF program. The financial data collected is also used to estimate outlays and may be used to prepare ACF budget submissions to Congress. Federal policy requires the strictest controls on funding requirements, which necessitates review of documentation in support of Territories expenditures for reimbursement.

Respondents: All Territories TANF Agencies.
[[P

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Apr 9 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Financial Status Reporting Form for State Councils on Developmental Disabilities Program.

OMB No.: 09800212.

Description: For the program of the State Councils on Developmental Disabilities, funds are awarded to State agencies contingent on fiscal requirements in subtitle B of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. The SF269, ordinarily mandated in the revised OMB Circular A102, provides no accounting breakouts necessary for proper stewardship. Consequently, the proposed streamlined form will substitute for the SF269 and will allow compliance monitoring and proactive compliance maintenance and technical assistance.

Respondents: State Councils and Designated State Agencies. Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Apr 9 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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 this program (applications, program reports) by way of a Program Instruction, which (1) describes the requirements for States under the reauthorization of the Court Improvement Program; (2) outlines the programmatic and fiscal provisions and reporting requirements of the program; (3) specifies the application submittal and approval procedures for the program for Fiscal Years 2007 through 2011; and (4) identifies technical resources for use by State courts during the course of the program. This Program Instruction contains information collection requirements pursuant to receiving a grant award that are found in Public Law 10366, as amended by Public Law

Office of Community Services; Notice To Award a Non-Competitive Successor Grant to Neighborhood Assets

Wed, Apr 8 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) will award a noncompetitive successor grant to Neighborhood Assets, a nonprofit organization located in Spokane, Washington. The Assets for Independence program supports grantees that provide lowincome individuals and families with access to special matched savings accounts called individual development accounts (IDAs) and other asset building tools such as financial literacy education and coaching and training on money management and consumer issues. The award will enable the Neighborhood Assets to implement an Assets for Independence project serving lowincome families in Spokane, Washington. This action is taken as the original grantee, Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs, has relinquished the grant.

Office of Community Services; Notice To Award a Non-Competitive Successor Grant to Neighborhood Assets

Wed, Apr 8 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, Apr 7 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: CrossSite Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program for Projects Initially Funded in Fiscal Year 2006.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's Bureau (CB), will conduct the CrossSite Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IAATP). Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (CHA) authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make Infant Adoption Awareness Training grants available to national, regional, and local adoption organizations for the purposes of developing and implementing programs that train the staff of public and nonprofit private health service organizations to provide adoption information and referrals to pregnant women on an equal basis with all other courses of action included in nondirective counseling of pregnant women. Participants in the training include individuals who provide pregnancy or adoption information

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Apr 7 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and Evaluation Impact Study Second Followup.

OMB No.: 09700304.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), anticipates continuing data collection for the 15month followup surveys of the Building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and Evaluation. Data collection will continue for an additional 6 months beyond the current date of expiration (July 31, 2009).

This data collection is a part of the BSF evaluation, which is an important opportunity to learn if welldesigned interventions can help lowincome couples develop the knowledge and relationship skills that research has shown are associated with healthy marriages. The BSF evaluation uses an experimental design that randomly assigns couples who volunteer to participate in BSF programs to a program or control group.

Materials for the original 15month data collection effort, previously submitted to OMB, c

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, Apr 7 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: Head Start Grant Application and Budget Instruments.

OMB No.: 09700207.

Description: The Office of Head Start 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 Head Start grantees applying for continuation grants. The application and budget forms are available in a passwordprotected, Webbased system. Completed applications can be transmitted electronically to Regional and Central Offices. The Administration for Children and Families believes that this application form makes the process of applying for Head Start program grants more efficient for applicants.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start grantees. Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument

Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants for Domestic Violence Shelters and Related Assistance/Grants to States

Fri, Apr 3 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Program Office............... Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB).
Funding Opportunity Number... HHS2009ACFACYFFVPS0035.
Announcement Title........... Family Violence Prevention and Services/ Grants for Domestic Violence Shelters and Related Assistance/Grants to States. CFDA Number.................. 93.671.

Due Date for Applications.... May 4, 2009.

Executive Summary: This announcement governs the proposed award of mandatory grants under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) to States (including Territories and Insular Areas). The purpose of these grants is to assist States in establishing, maintaining, and expanding programs and projects to prevent family violence and to provide immediate shelter and related assistance for victims of family violence and their dependents (42 U.S.C. 10401).

Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants for Domestic Violence Shelters/Grants to Native American Tribes

Fri, Apr 3 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Program Office............... Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB).
Funding Opportunity Number... HHS2009ACFACYFFVPS0032.
Announcement Title........... Family Violence Prevention and Services/ Grants for Domestic Violence Shelters/ Grants to Native American Tribes (including Alaska Native Villages) and Tribal Organizations.
CFDA Number.................. 93.671.

Due Date for Applications.... May 4, 2009.

Executive Summary: This announcement governs the proposed award of formula grants under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) to Native American Tribes (including Alaska Native Villages) and Tribal organizations. The purpose of these grants is to assist Tribes in establishing, maintaining, and expanding programs and projects to prev

Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants to State Domestic Violence Coalitions

Fri, Apr 3 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Program Office: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB).

Funding Opportunity Title: HHS2009 ACFACYFSDVC0030.

Announcement Title: Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants to State Domestic Violence Coalitions.

CFDA Number: 93.591.

Due Date for Applications: May 4, 2009.

Executive Summary: This announcement governs the proposed award of formula grants under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) to private, nonprofit State Domestic Violence Coalitions (Coalitions). The purpose of these grants is to assist in the conduct of activities to promote domestic violence intervention and prevention and to increase public awareness of family violence issues (42 U.S.C. 10410(a)).

This notice for family violence prevention and services grants to Coalitions serves four purposes: The first purpose is to confirm a Federal commitment to reducing domestic violence; the second is to urge States, localities, citi

Delegation of Authority

Tue, Mar 31 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families the authority vested in the Secretary of Health and Human Services with authority to redelegate to the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the following authority vested in the Secretary under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110457,22 U.S.C. 7105.

Authority Delegated

1. Authority to provide interim assistance to children who may have been subjected to a severe form of trafficking and to conduct activities related to eligibility letters under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110457, section 212(a)(2), 22 U.S.C. 7105, as amended. In exercising the authority to conduct activities related to eligibility letters, personnel in the Administration for Children and Families will consult with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security and nongovernment

Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

Tue, Mar 31 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, with authority to redelegate to the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the following authority vested in the Secretary under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 Public Law 110457 Sec. 235, amended.

Authority Delegated

Authority under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 Sec. 235(a)(1) to work in conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General, to develop policies and procedures to ensure that unaccompanied alien children (UAC) are safely repatriated to their country of nationality or of last habitual residence.

2. Authority under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 Sec. 235(a)(5)(A) to work in conjunction with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, nongover

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 30 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Performance Progress Report.

OMB No.: 09700334.

Description: The Performance Progress Report (SFPPR) is a set of uniform reporting formats used for standard reporting on performance [[Page 14135]]

under grants and cooperative agreements.

The SFPPR consists of a cover page and six optional formats. The Cover Page contains identifying data elements and a section for a performance narrative. Use of the cover page is required, and programs may require their respondents to submit only this page and/or attach a performance narrative. Alternatively, programs may opt to require the cover page and one or more of the six optional formats: Performance Measures, Program Indicators, Benc

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Mar 27 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

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

OMB No.: 09700311.

Description: Section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act (the Act) allows for matching between the National Directory of New Hires (maintained by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)) and State TANF Agencies for purposes of carrying out responsibilities under programs funded under part A of Title IV of the Act. To assist OCSE and the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) in measuring savings to the TANF program attributable to the use of NDNH data matches, the State TANF Agencies have agreed to provide OCSE with a written description of the performance outputs and outcomes attributable to the State TANF Agency's use of NDNH match results. This information will help OCSE demonstrate how the NDNH supports the OCSE's mission and strategic goals.

Respondents: State TANF Agencies.
Annua

Public Comment on Tribal Consultation Sessions

Wed, Mar 25 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, Public Law 110134, notice is hereby given of oneday Tribal Consultation Sessions to be held between the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start leadership and the leadership of Tribal governments operating Head Start (including Early Head Start) programs. The purpose of the Consultation Sessions is to discuss ways to better meet the needs of Indian, including Alaska Native, children and their families, taking into consideration funding allocations, distribution formulas, and other issues affecting the delivery of Head Start services in their geographic locations [42 U.S.C. 9835, Section 640(l)(4)].

Date & Location: The Consultation Sessions will be held as follows: April 21, 2009Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 5, 2009Tucson, Arizona
May 13, 2009Marksville, Louisiana
May 26, 2009Anchorage, Alaska

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 24 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Annual Report/ACF 204 (State MOE)1 collection.

OMB No.: 09700248.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a threeyear extension of the ACF204 (Annual MOE Report). The report is used to collect descriptive program characteristics information on the programs operated by States and Territories in association with their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs. All State and Territory expenditures claimed toward States and Territories MOE requirements must be appropriate, i.e., meet all applicable MOE requirements. The Annual MOE Report provides the ability to learn about and to monitor the nature of State and Territory expenditures used to meet States and Territories MOE requirements, and it is an important source of information about the different ways that States and Territories are using their resources to help families attain and maintain selfsufficiency. In addition, the report is used to obtain State and Territory program

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 23 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Project:

Title: Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) Demonstration and Evaluation ProjectWave 2 Survey.

OMB No. 09700339.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is conducting a demonstration and evaluation called the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) Project. SHM is a test of marriage education demonstration programs in eight sites that will enroll about 800 couples per site, with half assigned to participate in the SHM program, and the other half assigned to the control group.

This notice of information collection is for a second adult survey instrument and new instruments to obtain information from children and youth about 30 months after study entry and for an extension of the period

Office of Child Support Enforcement

Fri, Mar 20 2009 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2009, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled ``Regulatory Review,'' this action temporarily delays until May 22, 2009, the effective date of the final rule entitled ``State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information,'' published in the Federal
[[Page 11880]]
Register on September 26, 2008 [73 FR 56422]. The temporary delay in effective date is necessary to give Department officials the opportunity for further review of the issues of law and policy raised by this rule.

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Mar 20 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Child Care Biannual Aggregate Report ACF800.

OMB No.: 09700150.

Description: Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101508, 42 U.S.C. 9858) requires that States and Territories submit annual aggregate data on the children and families receiving direct services under the Child Care and Development Fund. The implementing regulations for the statutorily required reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70. Annual aggregate reports include data elements represented in the ACF800 reflecting the scope, type, and methods of child care delivery. This provides ACF with the information necessary to make reports to Congress, address national child care needs, offer technical assistance to grantees, meet performance measures, and conduct research. Consistent with the statute and regulations, ACF requests extension of the ACF800. With this extension, ACF is proposing several changes and clarifications to the reporting requirements and instructio

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Mar 18 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Refugee Data Submission System for Formula Funds Allocations.

OMB No.: 09700043.

Description: The information collection of Refugee Data Submission System for Formula Funds Allocations replaces the ORR11 Refugee State of Origin Report and is designed to satisfy the statutory requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 412(a)(3) of the Act requires the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to make a periodic assessment, based on refugee population and other relevant factors, of the relative needs of refugees for assistance and services and the resources available to meet those needs. This includes compiling and maintaining data on the secondary migration of refugees within the United States after arrival. Further,
[[Page 11586]]
INA 412(c)(1)(B) states that formula funds shall be allocated based on the total number of refugees, taking into account secondary migration.

In order to meet the statutory requirements, ORR requires each state t

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 17 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: TANF Quarterly Financial Report, ACF196.

OMB No.: 09700247.

Description: This information collection is authorized under Section 411(a)(3) of the Social Security Act. This request is for renewal of approval to use the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) 196 form for periodic financial reporting under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Approval of this information collection expires on March 31, 2009. States participating in the TANF program are required by statute to report financial data on a quarterly basis. This form meets the legal standard and provides essential data on the use of Federal funds. Failure to collect the data would seriously compromise ACF's ability to monitor program expenditures, estimate funding needs, and to prepare budget submissions required by Congress. Financial reporting under the TANF program is governed by 45 CFR part 265.

Respondents: TANF Agencies.
Annual Burden

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 16 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Project

Title: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2009).

OMB No.: 09700151.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is planning to collect data on a new cohort for the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). FACES is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of Head Start programs and children that will collect information for Head Start performance measures. Data for FACES will be collected annually through interviews with Head Start parents, teachers, program directors and other Head Start staff, as well as direct child assessments and observations of Head Start classrooms.

Data will be collected on a sample of approximately 3,400 children and families from 60 Head Start programs. Data collection will include assessments of Head Start children, interviews with their parents, and ratings by their Head Start teachers. Site visitors will interview Head

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Mar 13 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Project

Title: Project LAUNCH CrossSite Evaluation.

OMB Number: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is planning to collect data as part of a crosssite evaluation of a new initiative called Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health). Project LAUNCH is intended to promote the healthy development and wellness of children ages birth to eight years. A total of six Project LAUNCH grantees are funded to improve coordination among childserving systems, build infrastructure, and improve methods for providing services. Grantees will also implement a range of public health strategies to support young child wellness in a designated locality.

Data for the crosssite evaluation of Project LAUNCH will be collected through: (1) Interviews conducted during annual sitevisits to Project LAUNCH grantees, and (2) semiannual reports that will be submitted electronically on a web

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Fri, Mar 13 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Project

Title: Head Start/Early Head Start Emergency Preparedness Survey.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Office of Head Start, within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is planning a survey to collect data on Head Start and Early Head Start programs' emergency preparedness policies and procedures. Section 649(m) (2) of Public Law 110134, ``The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007'' states, ``The Secretary shall evaluate the Federal, State, and local preparedness of Head Start programs, including Early Head Start programs to respond appropriately in the event of a largescale emergency, * * *.'' The Head Start/Early Head Start Emergency Preparedness Survey was created in response to this request and will gather uniform data about current emergency preparedness policies and procedures for responding to largescale emergencies of Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

Responden

Request for Public Comment Concerning Requirements for Transferring Children From the Placement and Care

Fri, Mar 13 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Effective October 1, 2009, Public Law 110-351 provides Indian Tribes with the option to operate a foster care, adoption assistance and, at Tribal option, a kinship guardianship assistance program under title IVE of the Social Security Act (the Act). The Federal government would share in the costs of Tribes operating an ACFapproved title IVE program. Public Law 110351 requires that ACF develop interim final rules after consulting with Tribes and affected States on the implementation of the Tribal plan requirements in section 479B of the Act and other amendments made by the Tribal provisions in section 301 of Public Law 110351. The law requires that such regulations include: (1) Procedures to ensure that a transfer of State responsibility for the placement and care of a child under a State title IVE plan to a Tribal title IVE plan occurs in a manner that does not affect the child's eligibility for title IVE or title XIX Medicaid and such services or payments; and, (2) the inkind expenditures from

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Mar 12 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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

OMB No.: 09800204.

Description: Content changes are being made to the OPR only. The information in the OPR is being collected on a quarterly basis to monitor the performance of grantees and better gauge grantee progress. The standardized format will allow ANA to report results across all its program areas and flag grantees that may need additional training and/ or technical assistance to successfully implement their projects.

Following are content changes being made within specific sections of the OPR form:

Objective Work Plan Udate Section: Adding 1st through 4th Quarter (Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4) results for Activities within each Objective. The grantee can continue to add to this form each quarter (rather than on to a new form), reflecting cumulative results throughout the project period rather than just the quarter.

Financial Section: Add 2 Questions: (1) Provide details on any income generated a

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Wed, Mar 11 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: State Plan for Foster Care and Adoption AssistanceTitle IVE.

OMB No.: 09800141.

Public Law 110351, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Wed, Mar 11 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Annual Survey of Refugees (Form ORR9).

OMB No.: 09700033.

Description: The Annual Survey of Refugees collects information on the social and economic circumstances of a random sample of refugees, Amerasians, and entrants who arrived in the United States in the five years prior to the date of the survey. The survey focuses on the refugees training, labor force participation, and welfare utilization rates. Dates are segmented by region of origin, State of resettlement, and number of months since arrival. From the responses, the Office of Refugee Resettlement reports on the economic adjustment of refugees to the American economy. These data are used by Congress in its annual deliberations or refugee admissions and funding and by program managers in formulating policies for the future direction of the Refugee Resettlement Program.

Respondents: Refugees, entrants, Amerasians, and Havana parolees. Annual Burden Estimate

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 10 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Project

Title: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2009).

OMB No.: 09700151.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 10 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Voting Access Application and Annual Report.

OMB No.: 09700327.

Description: This is a revision to include the application for the previously cleared Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Annual report, Payments to States and Units of Local Government, (42 U.S.C. 15421).

The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) application to States and Units of Local Government is required by Federal statute and regulation. Each State or Unit of Local Government must prepare an application to receive funds under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107 252, Title II, Subtitle D, Part 2, Sections 261 to 265, Payments to States and Units of Local Government to Assure Access for Individuals with Disabilities (42 U.S.C. 1542125). The application is provided in writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Developmental Disabilities.

An annual report is required by Federal statute (the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, Public Law 107252, S

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 9 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: Developmental Disabilities Program Independent Evaluation Project.

OMB No.: New collection.

Description: The Developmental Disabilities Program Independent Evaluation (DDPIE) Project is an independent (nonbiased) evaluation to examine through rigorous and comprehensive performancebased research procedures the targeted impact on the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families of three programs funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act): (1) State Councils on Developmental Disabilities (SCDDs); (2) State Protection and Advocacy Systems for Individuals with developmental disabilities (P & As); and (3) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs). The intent of this evaluation is to understand and report on the accomplishments of these programs, including collaborative efforts among the DD Network programs. The results of this evaluation will provide a repo

Office of Refugee Resettlement

Mon, Mar 9 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Legislative Authority: ``Torture Victims Relief Act (TVRA) of 1998,'' Public Law 105320 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note), reauthorized by Public Law 109165 in January 2006. Section 5(a) of the law provides: Assistance for Treatment of Torture VictimsThe Secretary of Health and Human Services may provide grants to programs in the United States to cover the cost of the following services: (1) Services for the rehabilitation of victims of torture, including treatment of the physical and psychological effects of torture. (2) Social and legal services for victims of torture. (3) Research and training for health care providers outside of treatment centers, or programs for the purpose of enabling such providers to provide the services described in paragraph (1).

Amount of Award: Remainder of current budget period February 1, 2009 through September 29, 2009. Award $152,405. Final budget period of the originally approved threeyear project period September 30, 2008 through September 29, 2009.

Project Pe

Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Wed, Mar 4 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Grant Application Data Summary (GADS).

OMB No.: 09700328.

Description: The purpose of this request is to obtain an emergency OMB clearance of the Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) form to ensure information collected from all FY09 ANA grant applicants (in March 2009) is accurate.

The GADS collects information from applicants seeking grants from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA). ANA awards annual grants in nine competitive areas. Previously, ANA collected information using the GADS form for 4 competitive areas, not 9. The GADS form, which is part of the ANA discretionary grant application package, has been revised to comply with required changes made to the ADA FY09 Program Announcements (PAs). The PA5 were changed to comply with a new policy established by ACF requiring that subcategories within a PA be broken down into a standalone PA. On 12/5/08, ANA published nine PAs to support this new requirement for separate PA5; it was necessary for ANA to change t

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Feb 25 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Child Care Quarterly Case Record ReportACF801.

OMB No.: 09700167.

Description: Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101508, 42 U.S.C. 9858) requires that States and Territories submit monthly caselevel data on the children and families receiving direct services under the Child Care and Development Fund. The implementing regulations for the statutorily required reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70. Case level reports, submitted quarterly or monthly (at grantee option), include monthly sample or full population case level data. The data elements to be included in these reports are represented in the ACF801. ACF uses disaggregate data to determine program and participant characteristics as well as costs and levels of child care services provided. This provides ACF with the information necessary to make reports to Congress, address national child care needs, offer technical assistance to grantees, meet performance measures, and conduct research.

Educational Development and Partnership Division, Office of Head Start

Tue, Feb 24 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Educational Development and Partnership Division (EDPD) will award a noncompetitive successor award to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) a Tribal College federally charted and operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, Department of the Interior located in Albuquerque, NM. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) will assume a grant award under the Head Start Career Advancement Partnership Program for the remainder of the project period January 22, 2009 to September 29, 2009. The Board of Regents, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, has relinquished the grant to its Federal entity to ensure greater internal controls.

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, Feb 24 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

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

OMB No.: 09700121.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Feb 23 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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 this program (applications, program reports) by way of a Program Instruction, which
[[Page 8093]]
(1) describes the requirements for States under the reauthorization of the Court Improvement Program; (2) outlines the programmatic and fiscal provisions and reporting requirements of the program; (3) specifies the application submittal and approval procedures for the program for Fiscal Years 2007 through 2011; and (4) identifies technical resources for use by State courts during the course of the program. This Program Instruction contains information collection requirements pursuant to receiving a grant award that are found in Public Law 10366, as amended

Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority

Wed, Feb 18 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Director, Office of Family Assistance, the following authority vested in me by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the memorandums dated August 20, 1991, Delegations of Authority for Social Security Act Programs and September 16, 1997, Delegations of Authority for the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104193).

(a) Authority Delegated.

Authority under section 116 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to take action related to the reimbursement of the federal share of overpayments that were recovered from former recipients of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program.

(b) Limitations.

1. This delegation of authority shall be exercised under the Department's existing policies on delegations and regulations.

2. This delegation of authority excludes the authority to hold hearings.

3. Any redelegation shall be in writing a

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Feb 17 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Communities Empowering Youth (CEY) Program Evaluation.

OMB No.: 09700335.

Description: This proposed information collection activity is to obtain information from Communities Empowering Youth (CEY) grantee agencies and the faithbased and community organizations working in partnership with them. The CEY evaluation is an important opportunity to examine the outcomes achieved through this component of the Compassion Capital Fund in meeting its objective of improving the capacity of faithbased and community organizations and the
partnerships they form to increase positive youth development and address youth violence, gang involvement, and child abuse/neglect. The evaluation will be designed to assess changes and improvements in the structure and functioning of the partnership and the organizational capacity of each participating organization. The purpose of this request is to revise the approved baseline instrument for followup data collection.

Respondents: CEY grantees and the faithbased

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Feb 17 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: HHS/ACF/OPRE Head Start Classroombased Approaches and Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project: Impact and ImplementationStudies
OMB No.: New collection
Description: The Head Start Classroombased Approaches and Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project will evaluate social emotional program enhancements within Head Start settings serving three and fouryear old children. This project focuses on identifying the central features of effective programs to provide the information federal policy makers and Head Start providers will need if they are to increase Head Start's capacity to improve the social and emotional skills and school readiness of preschool age children. The project is sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children andFamilies (ACF). The Head Start CARES project will use a groupbased randomized design to test the effects of three different evidencebased programs designed to i

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Feb 17 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and EvaluationImpact Study Second Followup.

OMB No.: 09700304.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), anticipates continuing data collection for the 15month followup surveys of the Building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and Evaluation. Data collection will continue for an additional 6 months beyond the current date of expiration (July 31, 2009).

Materials for the original 15month data collection effort, previously submitted to OMB, covered impact a

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Tue, Feb 17 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects:

Title: Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) Form.

OMB No.: 09700328.

Description: The purpose of this request is to obtain emergency OMB clearance of the Grant Application Data Summary (GADS) form so information collected from all FY09 ANA grant applicants (in March 2009) is accurate.

The GADS collects information from applicants seeking grants from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA). ANA awards annual grants in nine competitive areas. Previously, ANA collected information using the GADS form for 4 competitive areas, not 9. The GADS form, which is part of the ANA discretionary grant application package, has been revised to comply with required changes made to the ANA FY09 Program Announcements (PAs). The PAs were changed to comply with a new policy established by ACF requiring that subcategories within a PA be broken down into a standalone PA. On 12/5/08, ANA published nine PAs to support this new requirement for separate PAs, it was necessary for ANA to cha

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Feb 13 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: State High Performance Bonus System (HPBS) Transmission File Layouts for HPBS Work Measures.

OMB No.: 09700230.

Description: There is no longer a High Performance Bonus associated with this information collection. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109171) eliminated the funding for the High Performance Bonus (HPB), but we are
[[Page 7236]]
still requesting that States continue to submit data necessary to calculate the work measures previously reported under the HPB.

Specifically, The TANF program was reauthorized under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. The statute eliminated the funding for the HPB under section 403(a)(4). Nevertheless the Department is required under section 413(d) to annually rank State performance in moving TANF recipients into private sector employment. We are, therefore, requesting that States continue to transmit monthly files of adult TANF recipients necessary to calculate the work measures performance data. To the extent States do not prov

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Feb 11 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Methodology for Determining Whether an Increase in a State's Child Poverty Rate is the Result of the TANF programNPRM.

OMB No.: 09700186.

Description: In accordance with Section 413(i) of the Social Security Act and 45 CFR part 284, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to reinstate the following information collection requirements. For instances when Census Bureau data show that a States child poverty rate increased by 5 percent or more from one year to the next, a State may submit independent estimates of its child poverty rate. If HHS determines that the States independent estimates are not more reliable than the Census Bureau estimates, HHS will require the State to submit an assessment of the impact of the TANF program(s) in the State on the child poverty rate. If HHS determines from the assessment and other information that the child poverty rate in the State increased as a result of the TANF program(s) in the State, HHS will then require the State to submit a cor

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Head Start Grants Administration

Wed, Feb 11 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Head Start Grants Administration (45 CFR part 1301).

OMB No.: 09800243.

Description: 45 CFR contains provisions applicable to program administration and grants administration under the Head Start Act, as amended. The provisions specify the requirements for grantee agencies for insurance, bonding, the submission of audits, matching of federal funds, accounting systems certifications and other provisions applicable to personnel administration.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Start grantees. Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours 45 CFR Part 1301............................ 2,700 1 2 5,400

Est

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Feb 4 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Voluntary Surveys of Program Partners to Implement Executive Order 12862.

OMB No.: 09800266.

Description: Under the provisions of the Federal Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting clearance for instruments to implement Executive Order 12862 within ACF. The purpose of the data collection is to obtain customer satisfaction information from those entities who are funded to be our partners in the delivery of services to the American public. ACF partners are those entities that receive funding to deliver services or assistance from ACF programs. Examples of partners are state and local governments, territories, service providers, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, grantees, researchers, or other intermediaries serving target populations identified by and funded directly or indirectly by ACF. The surveys will obtain information about how well ACF is meeting the needs of our partners in operating the AC

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Feb 3 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: State Council on Developmental Disabilities Program Performance Report.

OMB No.: 09800172.

Description: A Developmental Disabilities Council Program Performance Report is required by federal statute. Each State Developmental Disabilities Council must submit an annual report for the preceding fiscal year of activities and accomplishments. Information provided in the Program Performance Report will be used (1) in the preparation of the biennial Report to the President, the Congress, and the National Council on Disabilities and (2) to provide a national perspective on program accomplishments and continuing challenges. This information will also be used to comply with requirements in the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.

Respondents: State Governments.
Annual Burden Estimates Number of Average burden Instrument Num

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Jan 29 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Voting Access Application and Annual Report.

OMB No.: 09700326.

Description: This is a revision to include the application for the previously cleared Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Annual report.

An application is required by Federal statute (the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, Pub. L. 107252, Section 291, Payments for Protection and Advocacy Systems, 42 U.S.C. 15461). Each State Protection & Advocacy (P&A) System must prepare an application in accordance with the program announcement.

There is no application kit; the P&As application may be in the format of its choice. It must, however, be signed by the P&As Executive Director or the designated representative, and contain the assurances as outlined under Part I. C. Use of Funds. The P&As designated representatives may signify their agreement with the conditions/ assurances by signing and returning the assurance document Attachment B, found in Part IV of this Instruction. The assurance d

Request for Public Comment Concerning Regulations for Transferring Children From the Placement and Care

Mon, Jan 26 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Effective October 1, 2009, Public Law 110-351 provides Indian Tribes with the option to operate a foster care, adoption assistance and, at tribal option, a kinship guardianship assistance program under title IVE of the Social Security Act (the Act). The Federal government would share in the costs of Tribes operating an ACFapproved title IVE program. Public Law 110351 requires that ACF develop interim final rules after consulting with Tribes and affected States on the implementation of the tribal plan requirements in section 479B of the Act and other amendments made by the Tribal provisions in section 301 of Public Law 110351. The law requires that such regulations include: (1) Procedures to ensure that a transfer of State or Tribal responsibility for the placement and care of a child under a State title IVE plan to a Tribal title IVE plan occurs in a manner that does not affect the child's eligibility for title IVE or title XIX Medicaid and such services or payments; and, (2) the inkind expend

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jan 23 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: CommunityBased Abstinence Education Performance Progress Report.

OMB No.: 09700272.

Performance Progress Report/Program Narrative

The CBAE Performance Progress Report/Program Narrative is a semiannual report form through which grantees report performance information used by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to evaluate each grantee's compliance with Federal law and progress toward achieving its goals. Performance information includes: Description of major activities and accomplishments during the reporting period;
Description of deviations or departures from the original project; Description of significant findings and events;
Description of dissemination activities;
Description of other activities; and
Description

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Jan 21 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: ACFIVE1 Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Financial Reporting Form.

OMB No.: 09700205.

Description: State agencies administer the Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Programs under Title IVE of the Social Security Act. The Administration for Children and Families provides Federal funding at the rate of 50 percent for most of the administrative costs and at other rates for other specific categories of costs as detailed in Federal statutes and regulations. This form is submitted quarterly by each State to estimate the funding needs for the upcoming fiscal quarter and to report expenditures for the fiscal quarter just ended. The information collected in this report is used by this agency to calculate quarterly Federal grant awards and to enable oversight of the financial management of the programs.

Part 3 of this form had also been used to collect semiannual budget projections. In response to the publication of the Federal Register Notice on October 10, 2008, comments from

Statement of Mission, Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

Fri, Jan 16 2009 11:00:00 GMT

This notice amends Part K of the Statement of Mission, Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), as follows: Chapter KE, Administration for Native Americans (ANA), as last amended in 60 FR 1708485, 04/04/95. This notice establishes the Division of Policy, Planning and Evaluation and moves the support staff function to the Office of the Commissioner. The changes are as follows:

I. Chapter KE. Administration for Native Americans

A. Delete KE. 00 Mission in its entirety and replace with the following:

KE. 00 Mission. The mission of the Administration for Native Americans is to promote the goal of selfsufficiency and cultural preservation for Native Americans by providing social and economic development opportunities through financial assistance, training, and technical assistance to eligible Tribes and Native American communities, including American Indians, Alaska Natives,

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jan 13 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: Child Care Quarterly Case Record ReportACF801.

OMB No.: 09700167.

Description: Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101508, 42 U.S.C. 9858) requires that States and Territories submit monthly caselevel data on the children and families receiving direct services under the Child Care and Development Fund. The implementing regulations for the statutorily required reporting are at 45 CFR 98.70. Caselevel reports, submitted quarterly or monthly (at grantee option), include monthly sample or full population caselevel data. The data elements to be included in these reports are represented in the ACF801. ACF uses disaggregate data to determine program and participant characteristics as well as costs and levels of child care services provided. This provides ACF with the information necessary to make reports to Congress, address national child care needs, offer technical assistance to grantees, meet performance measures, and conduct research. C

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Thu, Jan 8 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Relationship Quality Survey.

OMB No.: 09700308.

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 support mentors for children with an incarcerated parent or parents. The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) of the Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services, administers the Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. The MCP program creates lasting, highquality onetoone mentoring relationships that provide young people with caring adult role models. The quality of these relationships is an important indicator of success in mentoring programs. Previous research has shown an association between high quality mentoring relationships and positive changes in youth behavior associated with positive yout

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Thu, Jan 8 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Projects

Title: Extension to HS Transportation Requirement.

OMB No.: 09700260.

Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start program grants recipients.
Annual Burden Estimates

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Jan 8 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Title: CrossSite Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program for Projects Initially Funded in Fiscal Year 2006NEW.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Childrens Bureau (CB), will conduct the CrossSite Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IAATP). Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Childrens Health Act of 2000 (CHA) authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make Infant Adoption Awareness Training grants available to national, regional, and local adoption organizations for the purposes of developing and implementing programs that train the staff of public and nonprofit private health service organizations to provide adoption information and referrals to pregnant women on an equal basis with all other courses of action included in nondirective counseling of pregnant women. Participants in the training include individuals who provide pregnancy or adoption information and those who wi

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jan 6 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Proposed Project:

Title: Feasibility Test for Design Phase of National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect information as part of the Design Phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand. This effort will gather information that will be useful for evaluating the feasibility and improving the design of a national study of child care supply and demand.

The proposed collection will consist of: A randomdigit dial survey of households with children under age 13 for participation in a questionnaire about the demand for child care; a randomdigit dial survey of households with individuals providing care to children under age 13 in a residential setting; a telephone screening of afterschool programs for eligibility in a survey of child care providers;