[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1619-1620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-332]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No. 0970-0159]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System
(SACWIS) Assessment Review Guide.
Description: The Department of Health and Human Services is
authorized under section 474 of the Social Security Act to provide
funding to state title IV-E agencies for information systems that
support the provision of services to the nation's foster care and
adoption populations. The Act authorizes funding for the planning,
design, development, or installation of statewide automated child
welfare systems (SACWIS). The data from these systems allows the
Department to report accurate, meaningful and reliable information to
Congress about the extent of problems facing these children and the
effectiveness of assistance provided to this population.
Currently, SACWIS enable State efforts to meet the following
Federal reporting requirements: The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis
and Reporting System (AFCARS) required by section 479(b)(2) of the
Social Security Act; the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
(NCANDS); Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA); and the
Chafee Independent Living Program National Youth in Transition Database
(NYTD). SACWIS systems also support States' efforts to provide the
information to conduct the Child and Family Service Reviews. Currently,
40 States and the District of Columbia have developed, or are
developing, a SACWIS with Federal financial participation.
The SACWIS Assessment Reviews validate that all aspects of the
project, as described in the approved Advance Planning Document, have
been adequately completed, and conform to applicable regulations and
policies. States use the SACWIS Assessment Review Guide (SARG) to
document system components and functioning; each State's submission is
unique and State-specific. These reviews are usually initiated by the
State; however, ACF reserves the right to initiate SACWIS Assessment
Reviews, at any time in the system life cycle. Submission of the SACWIS
SARG and other supporting documentation by States, completed at the
point that they have completed system development and the system is
operational statewide, initiates a SACWIS Assessment Review. The
additional supporting documentation submitted as part of the review
process should be readily available to States as a result of their
routine good project management practices. The SARG and supporting
documentation may be submitted electronically.
The information collected in the SACWIS Assessment Review Guide
will allow State and Federal officials to determine if the State's
SACWIS meets the requirements of title IV-E Federal Financial
Participation (FFP) defined at 45 CFR 1355.50. Additionally, other
States will be able to use the documentation provided as part of this
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review process to inform their own system development efforts.
No small businesses will be involved in this data collection
effort.
Respondents: Title IV-E Agencies.
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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SACWIS Assessment Review Guide (SARG)....... 3 1 250 750
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
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. 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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-332 Filed 1-10-11; 8:45 am]
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