NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES
Availability of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families State Plan
[51 Pa.B. 5319]
[Saturday, August 21, 2021]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, 2014 and 2018 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), 44 Pa.B 5545 (August 16, 2014) and 48 Pa.B. 5656 (September, 8, 2018) respectively. The 2021 State Plan will be submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services in December 2021.
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 www.pa.gov. Written requests should be directed to Cathy Buhrig, Attention: TANF State Plan, Director, Bureau of Policy, Office of Income Maintenance, Room 431, 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 address previously listed. 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 Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
MEG SNEAD,
Acting SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-1456. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1326. Filed for public inspection August 20, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]
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