[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25390]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
45 CFR Parts 286 and 287
RIN 0970-AB78
Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (Tribal
TANF) and Native Employment Works (NEW) Program
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On July 22, 1998, the Administration for Children and Families
(ACF) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for the Tribal
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (Tribal TANF) and the
Native Employment Works (NEW) Program with a comment period of 60 days,
ending September 21, 1998. We are now extending the comment period for
an additional 60 days for the purpose of allowing Tribes and other
interested parties sufficient time for review and to formulate comments
on the NPRM.
DATES: You must submit comments by COB November 20, 1998.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-deliver comments to the Administration
for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Division of
Tribal Services, 5th Floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC
20447. You may also transmit written comments electronically via the
Internet. To transmit comments electronically, or download an
electronic version of the proposed rule, you should access the ACF
Welfare Reform Home Page at http:/www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/welfare and
follow any instructions provided.
We will make all comments available for public inspection on the
5th Floor, 901 D Street, SW, Washington, DC 20447, from Monday through
Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern time,
except for holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Bushman, Director, Division of Tribal Services, Office of
Community Services, ACF, at 202-401-2418; Raymond Apodaca, Tribal TANF
Team Leader at 202-401-5020; or Ja-Na Oliver, (NEW) Team Leader at 202-
401-5713.
Deaf and hearing-impaired individuals may call the Federal Dual
Party Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 from Monday through Friday
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Eastern time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPRM was published July 22, 1998, in the
Federal Register [63 FR 39366-39429] with a 60 day comment period.
Based on information received from the Tribes and other interested
parties, it has been determined that additional time is needed to
review the NPRM.
Comment Procedures
We will not consider comments received beyond the 120 day comment
period in developing the final rule. Because of the large volume of
comments we anticipate, we will accept written comments only. In
addition, your comments should:
Be specific;
Address issues raised by the proposed rule;
Where appropriate, propose alternatives;
Explain reasons for any objections or recommended changes;
and
Reference the specific section of the proposed rule that
you are addressing.
We will not acknowledge the comments we receive. However, we will
review and consider all comments that are germane and that are received
during the comment period.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs: 93.558, TANF
programs--Tribal Family Assistance Grants; 93.559--Loan Fund;
93.594--Native Employment Works Program; 93.959--Welfare Reform
Research, Evaluations and National Studies)
Dated: September 17, 1998.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-25390 Filed 9-18-98; 1:57 pm]
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