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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-1411

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

Availability of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families State Plan

[48 Pa.B. 5656]
[Saturday, September 8, 2018]

 The Department of Human Services (Department) is making available for comment an updated Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan. The State Plan was developed in accordance with the requirements of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (act) (Pub.L. No. 104-193). The act provides each state with a TANF Block Grant and the opportunity, with broad Federal guidelines, to design and operate its own programs. The original State Plan was published at 27 Pa.B. 342 (January 18, 1997). Updated Plans were published at 29 Pa.B. 5658 (October 30, 1999) and 32 Pa.B. 6401 (December 28, 2002). The availability of the 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014 TANF State Plans were published at 35 Pa.B. 6289 (November 12, 2005), 38 Pa.B. 6342 (November 15, 2008), 41 Pa.B. 5825 (October 29, 2011) and 44 Pa.B. 5545 (August 16, 2014) respectively. The 2018 State Plan will be submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services in December 2018.

Public Comment

 Future amendments to the State Plan will incorporate suggestions and recommendations received during the comment period. The 45-day comment period begins on the date this notice is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 Copies of the State Plan are available for all interested individuals and groups by written request or at the Department's web site at www.dhs.pa.gov/. Written requests should be directed to Cathy Buhrig, Attention: TANF State Plan, Director, Bureau of Policy, Office of Income Maintenance, Room 427, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120.

 Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding this notice to the Department at the Bureau of Policy's previously listed address. Comments received within 45 days will be reviewed and considered for any revision of the State Plan.

 Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid or service may submit comments using the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

TERESA D. MILLER, 
Secretary

 Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-1260. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-1411. Filed for public inspection September 7, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


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