New Mexico Register / Volume XXXII, Issue 19 / October 13, 2021

 

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

The New Mexico Human Services Department (NMHSD) is required by Federal Law to file a State Plan to describe how the Department administers the State’s TANF-funded cash assistance program.  The State Plan must be submitted every two years to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF).  The TANF State plan is combined with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).  The Department is required to offer a 45-day comment period for the TANF State Plan prior to submittal.

 

The register and proposed regulations are available on the Human Services Department website at: http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/LookingForInformation/income-support-division-registers.aspx.

 

If you do not have internet access, a copy of the proposed regulations may be requested by contacting Income Support Division (ISD) Policy and Program Development Bureau (PPDB) at 505-795-0493.

 

You may also send a request to:

Human Services Department Income Support Division Attn:

Policy and Program Development Bureau

PO Box 2348

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2348

 

The proposed State Plan is available on and can be printed from the Department’s website at: http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/LookingForInformation/income-support-division-registers.aspx.

 

A public hearing to receive testimony on the TANF State Plan will be on Thursday November 29, 2021, from 10:00 am-11:00 am.  The hearing will be held virtually through GoTo Meeting. a telephone number will be provided for individuals who would like to participate by telephone.

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/537626389

You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (786) 535-3211

Access Code: 537-626-389

 

All written comments can be dropped off at the scheduled hearing time at the HSD Sandoval County Field Office, 4363 Jager Dr., Rio Rancho, NM 87144.

 

Individuals wishing to testify may contact the Income Support Division, P.O. Box 2348, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348, or by calling 505-795-0493.

 

If you are a person with a disability and you require this information in an alternative format, or you require a special accommodation to participate in any HSD public hearing, program, or service, please contact the American Disabilities Act Coordinator, at 505-709-5468 or through the New Mexico Relay system, toll free at #711.  The Department requests at least a 10-day advance notice to provide requested alternative formats and special accommodations.

 

Individuals who do not wish to attend the hearing may submit written or recorded comments.  Written or recorded comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing, Monday, November 29, 2021. Please send comments to:

Human Services Department

P.O. Box 2348

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2348

You may send comments electronically to: HSD-isdrules@state.nm.us

 

All written comment will be posted on the agency website within (3) three days of receipt.