[Federal Register: March 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 52)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Child and Family Services Plan, Annual Progress and Services
Report, and the CFS-101, Parts I, II and III.
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.
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The Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 amended Title
IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, adding 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, Parts I, II, and III. Tribes and Territories
are not required to meet the monthly caseworker visits reporting
requirement of the APSR. There are approximately 223 Tribal entities
that are eligible for title 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
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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CFSP................................ 275 1 110.25 30,320/5 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
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: infocollection@acf.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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and
Families.
Dated: March 7, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-5061 Filed 3-14-08; 8:45 am]
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