Pursuant to section 814 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (the Act) as amended by 42 U.S.C. 2991 et seq., ANA herein describes its issuance of final interpretive rules, general statements of policy and rules of agency procedure or practice in relation to the Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS), Native Language Preservation

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: Sanction Policies Task Order.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: This study is designed to determine how local welfare offices implement sanction policies in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. This study will survey local welfare staff to gather indepth qualitative information on how workers

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: Child Care CaseLevel Report.

OMB No.: 09700167.

Description: Section 658K of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (P.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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: TANF Time Limits Interview Guides for Site Visits.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The imposition of federally imposed time limits on the receipt of cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program was a central part of welfare reform. The Task Order on Temporary Assistance to

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects:

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

OMB No.: 09700151.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting comments on plans to collect data on a new cohort for the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Field Test of SocialEmotional Measures and Modified Assessment Measures for the Head Start National Reporting System.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting comments on plans to conduct the Field Test of

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

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

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) notice is hereby given that the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities will hold its third quarterly meeting by telephone conference call to discuss items related to people with intellectual disabilities. The conference call

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Developmental Disabilities 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,

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: April 2006 Current Population Survey Supplement on Child Support.

OMB No. 09920003.

Description: Collection of these data will assist legislators and policymakers in determing how effective their policymaking efforts have been over time in applying the various child support legislation to the overall child

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Form ACFIVE1: Title VIE Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Financial Report.

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 (ACF) provides Federal funding at the rate of 50 percent

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

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

OMB No.: 09700230.

Description: This is a proposed reinstatement of a previously approved information collection. The purpose of this collection is to obtain data upon which to base the computation for measuring State performance in

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Corrective Action: The initial publication in the Federal Register on November 7, 2005 (70 FR 67479) inadvertently omitted the date that the comments are due to the Children's Bureau. The due date for comments is December 7, 2005.

Dated: November 17, 2005.
Reginia H. Ryan,
Director, Executive Secretariat, ACYF.
[FR Doc. 0523206 Filed 112105;

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

On February 9, 2005, the Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published an announcement seeking applications for the Assets for Independence Demonstration Program. The announcement appeared in Volume 70, pages 68796888 of the Federal Register. This document announces a

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Evaluation of the Refugee Social Service (RSS) and Targeted Assistance Formula Grant (TAG) Programs: Data Collection.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funds the Refugee Social Services (RSS) and Targeted Assistance Formula

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: State Council on Development Disabilities Program Performance Report.

OMB No.: 09800172.

Description: A Development 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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy Program Performance Report.

OMB No.: 09800160.

Description: This information collection is required by Federal statute. Each State Protection and Advocacy System must prepare and submit a Program Performance Report for the preceding fiscal year of activities and accomplishments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects

Title: 45 CFR 1301 Head Start Grants Administration.

OMB No: 09800243.

Description: 45 CFR part 1301 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 and bonding, the

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

This notice is to advise the public of ACF's plan to replace the six national data measures used for the CFSR with six data composites addressing the child welfare domains of maltreatment recurrence, maltreatment in foster care, timeliness of adoptions, timeliness of reunifications, placement stability, and permanency for children. The plan to

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: The National Evaluation of the Court Improvement Program.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: The National Evaluation of the Court Improvement Program will describe the many paths followed by state courts to improve their oversight of child welfare cases, and will provide the field with information on effective models for

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Title: Compassion Capital Fund EvaluationInitial Outcome Study.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: This proposed information collection activity is for an initial outcome study that is one component of the evaluation of the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) program. The information collection will be through mailed surveys to be completed

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will be holding a oneday Tribal Consultation Session on December 6, 2005, at the Wyndham Hotel (California Grand Ball Room) in Palm Springs, California.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Notice is hereby given that, under the authority vested in me by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, I have redelegated to the Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, with the authority to further redelegate, the authority to continue the administration of grants and contracts initially awarded in the Fiscal Years

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

Proposed Projects:

Title: Online Intergovernmental Referral Guide (IRG).

OMB No. 09700209.

Description: The IRG is an essential reference maintained by the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) that provides states with an effective and efficient way of viewing and updating state profile, address, and FIPS code information by

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, by authority of 42 U.S.C. 9836A, Section 641A(b) of the Head Start Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), has formed the Advisory Committee on Head Start Accountability and Educational Performance Measures (the Committee). The Committee is governed by the provisions of Public Law 92463, as amended (5

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Children and Families Administration