Rule2024-31238

Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System; Correction

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Published
December 30, 2024
Effective
January 4, 2025

Issuing agencies

Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration

Abstract

ACF is correcting a final rule (FR) that was published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2024, with an effective date of February 3, 2025. This rule finalizes revisions to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) regulations proposed on February 23, 2024. This final rule requires state title IV-E agencies to collect and report to ACF additional data related to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) for children in the AFCARS Out- of-Home Care Reporting Population. This correction provides that this final rule will be effective 30 days after its publication in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 106364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31238]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

45 CFR Part 1355

[Docket #2024-28072]
RIN 0970-AC98


Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System; 
Correction

AGENCY: Children's Bureau (CB), Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: ACF is correcting a final rule (FR) that was published in the 
Federal Register on December 5, 2024, with an effective date of 
February 3, 2025. This rule finalizes revisions to the Adoption and 
Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) regulations proposed 
on February 23, 2024. This final rule requires state title IV-E 
agencies to collect and report to ACF additional data related to the 
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) for children in the AFCARS Out-
of-Home Care Reporting Population. This correction provides that this 
final rule will be effective 30 days after its publication in 
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

DATES: Effective January 4, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Bock, Children's Bureau, (202) 
205-8618. Telecommunications Relay users may dial 711 first. Email 
inquiries to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84e7e6e7ebe9e9e1eaf0f7c4e5e7e2aaececf7aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2d1d0d1dddfdfd7dcc6c1f2d3d1d49cdadac19cd5ddc4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rule published December 5, 
2024, there was one technical error that is now identified and 
corrected in this document. The provisions in this correction document 
are effective as if they had been included in the document published 
December 5, 2024. Accordingly, the following corrections are effective 
January 4, 2025.

Corrections to Regulations

    In FR Doc. 2024-28072, appearing on page 96569 in the Federal 
Register of Thursday, December 5, 2024, the following correction is 
made:
    1. On page 96569, in the second column, correct the DATES section 
to read as follows:.

DATES: This rule is effective on January 4, 2025, except for the 
amendments to Sec.  1355.44 (amendatory instruction 3), which are 
effective October 1, 2028.

Elizabeth J. Gramling,
Executive Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-31238 Filed 12-26-24; 8:45 am]
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