ACYF-IM-CB-96-27 11/25/96

ACF Administration for Children and Families	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children, Youth and Families
	1. Log No.: ACYF-IM-CB-96-27	2. Issuance Date: 11/25/96
	3. Originating Office: Children's Bureau
	4. Key Words: Title IV-B, Child and Family Services Plan Requirements, Child Welfare Services, Family Preservation and Support Services, Final Rule

INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

TO: State Agencies and Tribes and Tribal Organizations Administering Title IV-B, Child and Family Services.

SUBJECT: Final Rule for Title IV-B, Child and Family Services.

LEGAL AND RELATED REFERENCES: Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, Subpart 1, Child Welfare Services and Subpart 2, Family Preservation and Support Services.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this information memorandum is to inform the States and Indian Tribes of the publication of the Final Rule for title IV-B, Child and Family Services.

INFORMATION: A final rule was published on November 18, 1996 in the Federal Register (61 FR 58632) which amends the Federal regulations at 45 CFR 1355, 1356, and 1357. The final rule implements the amendments to the Social Security Act made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Public Law 103-66. We have made some revisions to the proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on October 4, 1994, in response to the many comments we received.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The final rule will be effective December 18, 1996, 30 days after publication.

INQUIRIES TO: ACF Regional Administrators

James A. Harrell
Deputy Commissioner
Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Attachment:

Final Rule- [Federal Register: November 18, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 223)]