[Federal Register: October 20, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 202)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Survey on Strategies To Address Barriers and Reduce Delays
in Interjurisdictional Placements.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The Children's Bureau of the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is proposing to collect information from 52
State/territory child welfare directors to assess strategies that child
welfare agencies have developed to facilitate interjurisdictional
placements for children in the child welfare system--primarily abused
and neglected children--and to determine the supports and services
needed to facilitate these placements. Respondents will be asked to
assess the outcome of ACF grants intended to improve the performance of
services related to interjurisdictional placements.
The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) (Pub. L. 105-89) includes
new mandates on interjurisdictional resources and removing barriers to
the placement of children across State lines. Collecting data from
State child welfare agencies about effective strategies for
facilitating interjurisdictional placements will help the Children's
Bureau support efforts that complement those strategies. Data collected
on the benefits and weaknesses of various strategies will help the
Children's Bureau plan for future activities. Data will be collected
through a web-based survey; respondents will have the option to
complete the survey using a paper version.
Respondents: The 52 State/territory child welfare directors.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Survey on Strategies To Address Barriers and 52 1 10 520
Reduce Delays in Interjurisdictional
Placements.................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 520
Additional Information:
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail
address: grjohnson@hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk
Officer for ACF, E-mail address: Katherine_T.Astrich@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: October 13, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-23423 Filed 10-19-04; 8:45 am]
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