[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19099-19100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8164]
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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 (CFSP), Annual Progress and
Servicers Review (ASPR), 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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ASPR............................................ 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.
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: [email protected].
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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-
7285, E-mail: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-8164 Filed 4-5-11; 8:45 am]
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