[Federal Register: January 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 20)]
[Notices]
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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
(the Act) directs States to establish and implement an adoption and
foster care reporting system. Federal regulations at 45 CFR 1355.40
sets forth the requirements of section 479 of the Social Security Act
for the collection of uniform, reliable information on children who are
under the responsibility of the State title IV-B/IV-E agency for
placement, care, and adoption. The respondents are child welfare
agencies in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The data collected will inform State/Federal policy decisions, program
management, and responses to Congressional and Department inquiries.
Specifically, the data are used for short/long-term budget projections,
trend analysis, child and family service reviews, and to target areas
for improved technical assistance. The data will provide information
about foster care placements, adoptive parents, length of time in care,
delays in termination of parental rights and placement for adoption.
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 3,005 312,513
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 312,513.
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. 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 23, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-383 Filed 1-29-08; 8:45 am]
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