[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69446-69447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28447]
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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 (CFSP), Annual Progress and
Services Review (APSR), and Annual Budget Expenses Request and
Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101).
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, 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 (including Puerto Rico and the
District of Columbia) 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 180 Tribal entities that are eligible for IV-B funding.
There are 52 States (including Puerto Rico and the District of
Columbia) that must complete the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101. There are a
total of 232 possible respondents.
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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APSR............................................ 232 1 76.58 17,766.56
CFSP............................................ 232 1 120.25 27,898
CFS-101, Parts I, II, and III................... 232 1 4.38 1,016.16
Caseworker Visits............................... 52 1 99.33 5,165.16
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 51,845.88
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: November 8, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-28447 Filed 11-10-10; 8:45 am]
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