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HHS/ACF RIN: 0970-AC41 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: Tribal Child Welfare 
Abstract: This rule implements title III of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, which gave Indian tribes expanded direct access to Federal funding for foster care and adoption assistance programs. The rule establishes requirements for transferring care of a child under a State foster care plan to a tribal plan. It also address in-kind expenditures from third-party sources for purposes of determining the non-Federal share of administrative and training expenditures. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 1355 and 1356   
Legal Authority: Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Statutory  Statutory  10/09/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  01/06/2012  77 FR 896   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Elizabeth Sharp
ACYF
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
1250 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20447
Phone:202 205-7265
Fax:202 205-8221
Email: elizabeth.sharp@acf.hhs.gov