[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67976-67977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27836]
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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 (AFCARS).
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 Departmental
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: State Child Welfare Agencies.
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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.......................................... 52 2 2,581 268,424
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours......... .............. .............. .............. 268,424
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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: [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: October 29, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-27836 Filed 11-3-10; 8:45 am]
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