[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 1618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-28]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Child and Family Services Plan, Annual Progress and Services
Report, the CFS-101, Parts I, II and III, and Caseworker Visits.
OMB No.: 0980-0047.
Description: Under title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, of the Social
Security Act (the Act), States, Territories, and Tribes are required to
submit a Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP). The CFSP lays the
groundwork for a system of coordinated, integrated, and culturally
relevant family services for the subsequent five years (45 CFR
1357.15(a)(1)). The CFSP outlines initiatives and activities the State,
Tribe, or Territory will carry out in administering programs and
services to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children
and families. By June 30 of each year, States, Territories, and Tribes
are also required to submit an Annual Progress and Services Report
(APSR) and a financial report called the CFS-101.
The APSR is a yearly report that discusses progress made by a
State, Territory, or Tribe in accomplishing the goals and objectives
cited in its CFSP (45 CFR 1357.16(a)). The APSR contains new and
updated information about service needs and organizational capacities
throughout the five-year plan period.
The CFS-101 has three parts. Part I is an annual budget request for
the upcoming fiscal year. Part II includes a summary of planned
expenditures by program area for the upcoming fiscal year, the
estimated number of individuals or families to be served, and the
geographical service area. Part III includes actual expenditures by
program area, numbers of families and individuals served by program
area, and the geographic areas served for the last complete fiscal
year.
The Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 amended Title
IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, add a number of requirements that affect
reporting through the APSR and the CFS-101. Of particular note, the law
added a provision requiring States (excluding Tribes and Territories)
to report data on caseworker visits (section 424(e) of the Act). States
must provide annual data on 1) the percentage of children in foster
care under the responsibility of the State who were visited on a
monthly basis by the caseworker handling the case of the child, and 2)
the percentage of the visits that occurred in the residence of the
child. In addition, by June 30, 2008, States must set target
percentages and establish strategies to meet the goal that, by October
1, 2011, at least 90 percent of the children in foster care are visited
by their caseworkers on a monthly basis and that the majority of these
visits occur in the residence of the child (section 424(e)(2)(a) of the
Act).
Respondents: States, Territories, and Tribes must complete the
CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101. Tribes and Territories are exempted from the
monthly caseworker visits reporting requirement of the APSR. There are
approximately 223 Tribal entities that are eligible for IV-B funding.
There are 52 States and Territories that must complete the CFSP, APSR,
and CFS-101. There are a total of 275 possible respondents.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden Total burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per hours (per
respondents respondent respondent year)
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CFSP............................................ 275 1 110.25 30,319/5 years
= 6,064
APSR............................................ 275 1 74.58 20,510
CFS-101, Parts I, II, and III................... 275 1 4.38 1,205
Caseworker Visits............................... 52 1 99.33 5,165
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,944.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
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: [email protected]. 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: January 3, 2008.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-28 Filed 1-8-08; 8:45 am]
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