# Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System

**Action Urgency Score:** 45/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration |
| Type | Proposed rule |
| Action | Proposed rule; withdrawal. |
| Published | 2026-08-12 |
| Effective | 2026-08-12 |
| Significant | Yes (EO 12866) |
| CFR parts | 45 CFR 1356 |
| Summary | This document withdraws a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 11, 2008. The proposed rule would have amended the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) regulations at 45 CFR 1355.40 and the appendices to Part 1355 to modify the requirements for States to collect and report data to ACF on children in out-of-home care and in subsidized adoption or guardianship arrangements with the State. This document also withdraws the provision of the 2008 proposed rule that implemented the AFCARS penalty requirements of the Adoption Promotion Act of 20 |
| Document number | 2026-16414 |

## Why this score
- Significant rule under EO 12866.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/12/2026-16414/adoption-and-foster-care-analysis-and-reporting-system). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
Data from the Federal Register API; the published Federal Register document is authoritative. Informational only, not legal advice.