25 Cfr 20.101

rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with CFR

§ 20.101

25 CFR Ch. I (4–1–08 Edition)

social work skills of casework, group
work or community development to assist in solving social problems involving children, elderly and families.
These services do not include money
payments.
Special needs means a financial assistance payment made to or on behalf of
children under social services supervision for circumstances that warrant
financial assistance that is not included in the foster care rates; for example, respite care, homemaker service, day care service, and may include
basic needs (special diets) which are
not considered as a medical need where
other resources are not available.
Superintendent means the Bureau official in charge of an agency office.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
means cash assistance provided under
Title XVI of the Social Security Act (49
Stat. 620), as amended.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) means one of the programs
of financial assistance provided under
the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(PRWORA).
Tribal governing body means the federally recognized governing body of an
Indian tribe.
Tribal redesign plan means a tribally
designed method for changing general
assistance eligibility and/or payment
levels in accordance with 25 U.S.C.A.
§ 13d-3.
Tribal
Work
Experience
Program
(TWEP) means a program operated by
tribal contract/grant or self-governance annual funding agreement, which
provides eligible participants with
work experience and training that promotes and preserves work habits and
develops work skills aimed toward selfsufficiency. The Bureau payment
standard is established by the Assistant Secretary.
Unemployable means a person who
meets the criteria specified in § 20.315.

(a) Adult Care Assistance;
(b) Burial Assistance;
(c) Child Assistance;
(d) Disaster Assistance;
(e) Emergency Assistance;
(f) General Assistance;
(g) Services to Children, Elderly and
Families; and
(h) Tribal Work Experience Program.

§ 20.103 Have the information collection requirements in this part been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget?
The information collection requirements contained in §§ 20.300, 20.400, and
20.500 were submitted for clearance to
the Office of Management and Budget
under 44 U.S.C. 35d et seq. This information collection was approved by OMB
with OMB Control #1076–0017. The expiration date is on the form. The information is collected to determine applicant eligibility for services. The information will be used to determine applicant eligibility and to insure uniformity of services. Response is required to obtain a benefit. The public
reporting burdens for this form are estimated to average 15 minutes per response including time for reviewing the
instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing
the form.

[65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000; 65 FR 76563, Dec. 7,
2000, as amended at 66 FR 15030, Mar. 15, 2001]

Subpart B—Welfare Reform

§ 20.101 What is the purpose of this
part?
The regulations in this part govern
the provision to eligible Indians of the
following kinds of financial assistance
and social services:

§ 20.200 What contact will the Bureau
maintain with State, tribal, county,
local, and other Federal agency programs?
We will coordinate all financial assistance and social services programs

§ 20.102 What is the Bureau’s policy in
providing financial assistance and
social services under this part?
(a) Bureau social services programs
are a secondary, or residual resource,
and must not be used to supplement or
supplant other programs.
(b) The Bureau can provide assistance under this part to eligible Indians
when comparable financial assistance
or social services are either not available or not provided by state, tribal,
county, local or other federal agencies.
(c) Bureau financial assistance and
social services are subject to annual
Congressional appropriations.

80

VerDate Aug<31>2005

08:39 Apr 28, 2008

Jkt 214082

PO 00000

Frm 00090

Fmt 8010

Sfmt 8010

Y:\SGML\214082.XXX

214082