Administrative Costs for Children in Title IV-E Foster Care
This document withdraws a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2005. The proposed rule would have amended the regulations for Child and Family...
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Proposed rule; withdrawal.
SUMMARY:
This document withdraws a proposed rule that was published in the
Federal Register
on January 31, 2005. The proposed rule would have amended the regulations for Child and Family Services with respect to title IV-E administrative costs and eligibility determinations and re-determinations for title IV-E foster care recipients and foster care “candidates” to implement title IV-E foster care eligibility and administrative cost provisions in sections 472 and 474 of the Social Security Act (the Act) and incorporates previously issued policy guidance.
DATES:
The proposed rule published January 31, 2005 (70 FR 4803) is withdrawn, effective July 30, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam N. Jones, Deputy Chief of Staff, Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 202-417-0115 or
Deregulation@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACF published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to the administration of the title IV-E Program in the
Federal Register
on January 31, 2005 (70 FR 4803). The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) proposed to amend the regulations for Child and Family Services with respect to title IV-E administrative costs and eligibility determinations and re-determinations for title IV-E foster care recipients and foster care “candidates.” This NPRM proposes rules to implement title IV-E foster care eligibility and administrative cost provisions in sections 472 and 474 of the Social Security Act (the Act) and incorporates previously issued policy guidance.
ACF does not intend to publish a final rule following the publication of this NPRM on January 31, 2005. This decision was made due to the fact that the NPRM was published over 20 years ago by a prior Administration, and its continued existence on the
Federal Register
as a proposed, but not finalized rule, serves to only confuse the public. There have been multiple Administrations spanning this timeframe, with none seeking to finalize this proposed rulemaking. This withdrawal represents good governance and will ease the understandability of current Administration priorities for the public.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 48058
Web Citation
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Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Administrative Costs for Children in Title IV-E Foster Care,” thefederalregister.org (July 30, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-15403/administrative-costs-for-children-in-title-iv-e-foster-care.