Proposed Rule 22 Aug 2025 compliance, federal regulations, administrative practice and procedure, claims, child welfare, disability benefits, public policy, loan programs, privacy, unemployment compensation, wages, black lung benefits, income taxes, government employees, taxes, railroad retirement, child support, debt collection, finances, railroad unemployment insurance

📃Regulations on Public Disclosure of Delinquent Debtors

The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) authorizes Federal agencies to publicly disseminate information regarding the identity of persons owing delinquent nontax debts to the United States for the purpose of collecting the debts. The Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), proposes to promulgate this rule to establish the minimum procedures Federal agencies must follow prior to publicly disseminating information regarding the identity of delinquent debtors and the standards for determining when use of this debt collection tool is appropriate.

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Notice 15 Aug 2025 child welfare, grant opportunities, federal funding, technical assistance, health resources, early childhood

👶Notice of Supplemental Award for Infant-Toddler Court Program

HRSA is providing additional award funds of $1,750,000 in federal fiscal year (FY) 2025 to ZERO TO THREE National Center for Infant, Toddler and Families, Inc., the current recipient of the Infant-Toddler Court Program (ITCP)--National Resource Center (NRC) cooperative agreement (HRSA-22-074), to support the continuation of existing activities, using the Infant Toddler Court (ITC) approach, to improve child welfare and early childhood systems and advance early developmental health and well-being. The supplemental funding would provide financial and technical support to local infant-toddler court sites that previously received funding under HRSA-18-123, but that do not currently receive HRSA funding under HRSA-22-073/074, and expand technical assistance (TA) needed to support the continuation and expansion of State Award activities funded under HRSA-22-073/074.

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Notice 14 Aug 2025 grants, funding, child welfare, health resources, infant-toddler court program

👶HRSA Provides Supplemental Funding for Infant-Toddler Court Program

HRSA is providing additional award funds to the 12 current Infant Toddler Court Program (ITCP)--State Awards recipients previously funded under HRSA-22-73 to support the continuation and expansion of existing activities to build state and local capacity and implement the infant-toddler court approach in federal fiscal year (FY) 2025.

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Notice 14 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, child welfare, immigration, financial support, unaccompanied alien children

📝Regulatory Changes for Unaccompanied Alien Children Sponsorship

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is inviting public comments on revisions to an approved information collection. The request consists of several instruments that allow the Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau to assess the suitability of potential sponsors for unaccompanied alien children. Note this information collection was previously titled Family Reunification Application for Sponsors of Unaccompanied Alien Children and has been retitled at the direction of ORR leadership.

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Notice 22 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, tribal consultation, child welfare, federal funding, indian child welfare act

📑Technical Assistance for Indian Child Welfare Act Compliance

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's Bureau (CB) is seeking public comment, in particular from State and Tribal title IV-B agencies and Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations and consortia (Tribes), and State and Tribal courts on providing technical assistance related to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), removing undue burden related to meeting the requirements of title IV-B of the Social Security Act (the Act), changes to the Court Improvement Program, and amendments aimed at increasing the number of studies of programs and services eligible for review by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse. ACF is issuing this Federal Register Notice in response to requirements in the Supporting America's Children and Families Act, Public Law 118-258. The comments ACF receives in response will inform ACF's work to meet the new requirements in Public Law 118- 258. ACF is also planning to hold consultation with Tribes later this year on these topics and will announce that through Dear Tribal Leader Letters. This Federal Register Notice is in addition to ongoing ACF consultation with Tribes, including consultation on title IV-B provisions not included in this Notice.

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Notice 9 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, child welfare, adoption assistance, foster care, title iv-e

🏠Review of Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Plan

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension and revisions to the Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance--Title IV-E, (OMB#: 0970-0433, expiration July 31, 2025). This plan also incorporates the plan requirements for the optional guardianship assistance, Title IV-E prevention services and the Title IV-E kinship navigator programs.

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Notice 13 Jun 2025 health care, grants, child welfare, data collection, evaluation, substance abuse

📊Review of Regional Partnership Grants for Child Welfare Programs

The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting an extension with changes to the approved information collection: Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) National Cross-Site Evaluation and Evaluation Technical Assistance (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970- 0527). The proposed information collection will be used in a national cross-site evaluation of the seventh cohort of CB's RPG. The cross-site evaluation will use a survey, interviews, focus groups, and data on participant enrollment, services, and outcomes.

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Notice 28 May 2025 comments, information collection, child welfare, compliance, health department

📋Notice for Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System Review

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension of the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) information collection (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0463, expiration 6/30/2025). The CCWIS information collection includes the Automated Function List and the Data Quality Plan. There are no required instruments associated with the data collection and no changes to the data collection.

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Notice 27 May 2025 economic impact, federal tax, regulations, child support, compliance, child welfare

💰Federal Tax Refund Offset and Child Support Compliance Overview

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial for an additional three years, with minor updates incorporated. The current OMB approval expires on June 30, 2025.

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Notice 27 May 2025 regulation, youth services, health, data collection, compliance, child welfare

📊OMB Review Request for National Youth in Transition Database

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension of the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Services and Youth Outcomes Survey (OMB#: 0970-0340, expiration date 05/31/2025). There are no changes requested to the form.

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