NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-04-07
Proposed Project:
Title: Tracking of Participants in the Head Start Impact Study.
OMB No.: 09700229.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will collect
followup information from children and families in the Head Start
Impact Study. In anticipation of
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-31
Proposed Project:
Title: Communities Empowering Youth Evaluation Study.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The information collection activity proposed under this notice will obtain information about lead and partner
organizations funded under the Communities Empowering Youth (CEY)
program. The information collected will complement a
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-31
Proposed Projects:
Title: HHS/ACF/OPRE Head Start Classroombased Approaches and
Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project: Site Recruitment Materials.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Head Start Classroombased Approaches and
Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion (CARES) project will
evaluate
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-25
Proposed Projects
Title: Grants to States for Access and Visitation: State Child Access Program Survey.
OMB No.: 09700204.
Description: On an annual basis, States must provide OCSE with data
on programs that the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Program
has funded. These program reporting requirements include, but are not
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-25
Proposed Projects
Title: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan; Guidance.
OMB No.: 09700145.
Description: The State plan is a mandatory statement submitted to
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by the
State. It consists of an outline of how the State's TANF program will
be administered and
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-24
Title: LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, Form ACF535.
OMB No.: 09700037.
Description: The LIHEAP Quarterly Allocation Estimates, ACF Form
535 is a onepage form that is sent to 50 State grantees and to the
District of Columbia. It is also sent to Tribal Government grantees
that receive over $1 million annually for the Low Income Home
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-21
Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) Assessment Review Guide (SARGE).
OMB No.: 09700159.
Description: HHS cannot fulfill its obligation to effectively serve
the nation's Adoption and Foster Care populations, nor report
meaningful and reliable information to Congress about the extent of
problems facing
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-21
Title: Office of Refugee Resettlement Individual Development (IDA) Program PostAsset Acquisition Data Collection.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: In October 1999 the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), began funding
Individual Development Account (IDA) programs, a discretionary
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-17
Title: Child and Family Services Plan, Annual Progress and Services Report, and the CFS101, Parts I, II and III.
OMB No.: 09800047.
Description: Under title IVB, subparts 1 and 2, of the Social
Security Act (the Act), States, Territories, and Tribes are required to
submit a Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP). The CFSP lays the
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-17
Title: Title V Section 510 Abstinence Education Grant Program Annual Program Application.
OMB No.: 09700271.
Description: The Title V Section 510 Abstinence Education Grant
Program (Section 510 program) is a formula block grant program,
authorized through June 30, 2008, under Public Law 110173The
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-13
Proposed Projects
Title: Title IVE State Plan for the Foster care, Independent Living and Adoption Assistance Programs.
OMB No.: 09800141.
Description: A State plan is required by sections 471 and
477(b)(2), part IVE of the Social Security Act (the Act) for each
public child welfare agency requesting Federal funding for foster care,
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-13
OMB No.: 09800196.
Description: The Program Instruction, prepared in response to the
enactment of the Children's Justice Act (CJA), as set forth in Title II
of Pub. L. 10836, Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments
of 2003, provides direction to the States and Territories to accomplish
the purposes of assisting States in
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-10
Proposed Projects
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
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-03-10
Proposed Projects
Title: OCSE157 Child Support Enforcement Program Annual Data Report.
OMB No.: 09700177.
Description: The information obtained from this form will be used
to: (1) Report Child Support Enforcement activities to the Congress as
required by law; (2) calculate incentive measures performance and
performance indicators
PROPOSED RULES: State Systems Advance Planning Document Process,
Published: 2008-03-07
The Advance Planning Document (APD) process governs the
procedure by which States obtain approval for Federal financial
participation in the cost of acquiring automated data processing
equipment and services. This NPRM reduces the submission requirements
for lowerrisk information technology (IT) projects and procurements
and increases oversight
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-02-22
Proposed Projects:
Title: Application Requirements for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Model Plan.
OMB No.: 09700075.
Description: States, including the District of Columbia, Tribes,
tribal organizations and territories applying for LIHEAP block grant
funds must submit an annual application (Model Plan) that
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-02-21
Proposed Project:
Title: Exploration of LowIncome Couples' DecisionMaking Processes.
OMB No.: New Collection.
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Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the Exploration of LowIncome Couples'
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-02-19
Title: Head Start Program Information Report.
OMB No.: 09800017.
Description: The Office of Head Start within the Administration for
Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human
Services, is proposing to renew authority to collect information using
the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR). The PIR provides
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-02-19
Title: Required Data Elements for Voluntary Establishment of Paternity Affidavits.
OMB No.: 09700171.
Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C)(iv) of the Social Security Act
(the Act) requires States to develop and use an affidavit for the
voluntary acknowledgement of paternity. The affidavit for the voluntary
acknowledgement of paternity must
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-02-13
Title: Community Based Child Abuse Prevention Program (CBCAP).
OMB No.: 09700155.
Description: The Program Instruction, prepared in response to the
enactment of the CommunityBased Grants for the Prevention of Child
Abuse and Neglect (administratively known as the Community Based Child
Abuse Prevention Program, (CBCAP), as set forth in
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-02-11
Title: Innovative Strategies for Increasing SelfSufficiency (ISIS)Intervention Strategy Assessment Guide.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the Innovative Strategies for Increasing
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-02-08
Proposed Project:
Title: Building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and EvaluationImpact Study Second Followup
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the Building Strong Families
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-02-08
Title: Voluntary Establishment of Paternity.
OMB No.: 09700175.
Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act
requires States to pass laws ensuring a simple civil process for
voluntarily acknowledging paternity under which the State must provide
that the mother and putative father must be given notice, orally and in
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-02-08
Proposed Projects
Title: Child Care and Development Fund Tribal Plan (Form ACF118 A).
OMB No.: 09700198.
Description: The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Tribal Plan
serves as the agreement between the applicant (Indian tribes, tribal
consortia and tribal organizations) and the Federal government that
describes how tribal