[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51175-51176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20314]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System for title
IV-B and title IV-E (AFCARS).
OMB No.: 0970-0422.
Description: The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting
System (AFCARS) is mandated by 42 U.S.C. 679. The regulation at 45 CFR
part 1355 sets forth the requirements of the statute for the collection
of uniform, reliable information on children who are under the
responsibility of the State or Tribal title IV-B/IV-E agency for
placement, care, and adoption. Effective October 1, 2009, section
479B(b) of the Act authorizes direct Federal funding of Indian Tribes,
Tribal organizations, and Tribal consortia that choose to operate a
foster care, adoption assistance and, at Tribal option, a kinship
guardianship assistance program under title IV-E of the Act. The
Federal regulations at 45 CFR 1355.40 were amended as part of an
Interim Final Rule published January 6, 2012 to apply the same
regulatory requirements for data collection and reporting to a Tribal
title IV-E agency as are applied to a State title IV-E agency.
The data collected will inform State/Tribal/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: Title IV-E State and Tribal Child Welfare 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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AFCARS...................................... 72 2 1786 257,184
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 257,184.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 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. Email address: [email protected].
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,
Email: [email protected]
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Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20314 Filed 8-26-14; 8:45 am]
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