A State Plan for foster care and
adoption assistance is required by section 471 of the Social
Security Act from any State wishing to claim Federal Financial
participation for foster care and adoption assistance. States may
use a preprinted format or may develop their own format which meets
the requirementss of the law The Plan is submitted only once and
amended as necessary. Our experience is that a State will amend a
Plan once every 4 years; approximately 12 per year.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.