ACYF-CB-IM-08-01

ACF Administration for Children and Families	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Children, Youth and Families
	1. Log No.: ACYF-CB-IM-08-01	2. Issuance Date: February 26, 2008
	3. Originating Office: Children's Bureau
	4. Key Words: Title IV-E, Independent Living, Chafee National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD), Final Rule

INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

To: States and Territorial Agencies Administering or Supervising the Administration of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, John F. Chafee (Chafee) Foster Care Independence Program

Subject: Final rule for the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)

Legal and Related References: Title IV-E, Sections 471, 472 and 473 of the Social Security Act; 45 CFR 1356.40-41

Purpose: The purpose of this information memorandum (IM) is to inform the States and Territories of the publication of a Final Rule for the National Youth in Transition Database.

Information: A final rule was published on February 26, 2008 in the Federal Register (73 FR 10338) which amends the Federal regulations at 45 CFR 1356. The final rule implements the data collection requirements of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-169) as incorporated into the Social Security Act at section 477, and requires States to collect and report data to the Administration of Children and Families on youth who are receiving independent living services and on the outcomes of certain youth who are in foster care or who age out of foster care. In this final rule, we have made revisions to the proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2006 (71 FR 40346), in response to the many comments we received.

Effective Date: The final rule will be effective April 28, 2008, 60 days after publication. A State must comply with this rule no later than October 1, 2010.

Inquiries: Children's Bureau Regional Program Managers

/s/

Joan E. Ohl
Commissioner

Attachments

Final Rule - Federal Register, February 26, 2008 (73 FR 10338) (PDF - 287 KB)