[Federal Register: September 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 178)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request;
Proposed Projects
Title: Survey of State Implementation of Public Law 109-239, The
Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster
Children Act, effective October 1, 2006, encourages States to improve
protections for children and holds States accountable for the safe and
timely placement of children across State lines. The purpose of this
brief survey is to document how States have implemented the home study
provisions of the law, to identify problems in following the
requirements, and to discover the solutions that have been developed to
address such problems. The results of the survey will be used to
prepare a Report to Congress, as mandated by the law.
Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Survey.......................................... 52 1 2 104
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 104
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In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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: infocollection@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: September 8, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-21129 Filed 9-11-08; 8:45 am]
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