[Federal Register: March 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 59)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System for title
IV-B and title IV-E.
OMB No.: 0980-0267.
Description
Section 479 of title IV-E of the Social Security Act directs States
to establish and implement an adoption and foster care reporting
system. The data are used for a number of reasons, including responding
to Congressional requests for current data on children in foster care
or those who have been adopted; responding to questions and requests
from other Federal departments and agencies; trend analyses and short-
and long-term planning; targeting areas for greater or potential
technical assistance efforts; and determining and assessing outcomes
for children and families.
Respondents: States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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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AFCARS (Electronic Submission).................. 52 2 2,971.89 309,077
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 309,077.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
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Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
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. E-mail
address: grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by
the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: March 23, 2005
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6170 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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