Data / Federal rules / 2024-31238
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System; Correction
The Children and Families Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on December 30, 2024. It took effect on January 4, 2025.
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What the agency says
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.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-31238
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; correction
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Published
- December 30, 2024
- Takes effect
- January 4, 2025
- Dates
- Effective January 4, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket #2024-28072
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0970-AC98
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 1355
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 1
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