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.