Health and Human Services Department Proposed Rule

2026-15403: Administrative Costs for Children in Title IV-E Foster Care

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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.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

436 words as published, July 30, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 145 (Thursday, July 30, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 145 (Thursday, July 30, 2026)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 48058] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-15403] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families 45 CFR Part 1356 RIN 0970-AC14 Administrative Costs for Children in Title IV-E Foster Care

Agency

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The proposed rule published January 31, 2005 (70 FR 4803) is withdrawn, effective July 30, 2026.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 [email protected].

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. [FR Doc. 2026-15403 Filed 7-29-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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