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OMB Control No: 0970-0428	ICR Reference No: 202605-0970-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-0970-013
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: CB
Title: Case Plan Requirement, Title IV-E of the Social Security Act
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/18/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	435,277	506,858
Time Burden (Hours)	1,654,051	2,432,918
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	435,277	506,858	-71,581
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,654,051	2,432,918	-778,867
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: ACF has updated the burden estimate to reflect the following: • Growth in the number of title IV-E agencies from 64 to 67, including additional Tribal Title IV-E programs • Decrease in the number of average hours to complete a case plan due to technology • Fewer children entering foster care and an increased number of children exiting foster care

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $37,447,715

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov

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