[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64390-64391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25644]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review, Child and Family
Service Reviews, and Multi-Ethnic Placement Act Anti-Discrimination
Enforcement Corrective Action Plan; Final Rule.
OMB No.: 0970-0214.
Description: The following five separate activities are associated
with this information collection: Foster Care Eligibility Review (FCER)
Program Improvement Plan; Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR)
state agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR On-site Review; CFSR Program
Improvement Plan; and Multi-Ethnic Placement Act Anti-Discrimination
Enforcement Corrective Action Plan. The collection of information for
review of federal payments to states for foster care maintenance
payments (45 CFR 1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IV-E of the Social
Security Act (the Act), section 474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The FCER ensure
that states claim title IV-E funds only on behalf of title IV-E
eligible children. The collection of information for review of state
child and family services programs (45 CFR 1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and
1355.35(a)) is to determine whether such programs are in substantial
conformity with state plan requirements under parts B and E of the Act
and is authorized by section 1123(a) [42 U.S.C. 1320a-1a] of the Act.
The CFSR looks at both the outcomes related to safety, permanency and
well-being of children served by the child welfare system and at seven
systemic factors that support the outcomes. Section 474(d) of the Act
[42 U.S.C. 674] deploys enforcement provisions (45 CFR 1355.38(b) and
(c)) for the requirements at section 471(a)(18) [42 U.S.C. 671], which
prohibit the delay or denial of foster and
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adoptive placements based on the race, color, or national origin of any
of the individuals involved. The enforcement provisions include the
execution and completion of corrective action plans when a state is in
violation of section 471(a)(18) of the Act. The information collection
is needed: (1) To ensure compliance with title IV-E foster care
eligibility requirements; (2) to monitor state plan requirements under
titles IV-B and IV-E of the Act, as required by federal statute; and
(3) to enforce the title IV-E anti-discrimination requirements through
state corrective action plans. The resultant information will allow ACF
to determine if states are in compliance with state plan requirements
and are achieving desired outcomes for children and families, help
ensure that claims by states for title IV-E funds are made only on
behalf of title IV-E eligible children, and require states to revise
applicable statutes, rules, policies and procedures, and provide proper
training to staff, through the development and implementation of
corrective action plans. These reviews not only address compliance with
eligibility requirements but also assist states in enhancing the
capacities to serve children and families. In computing the number of
burden hours for this information collection, ACF based the annual
burden estimates on ACF's and states' experiences in conducting reviews
and developing program improvement plans.
Respondents: State Title IV-B and Title IV-E Agencies.
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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45 CFR 1356.7(i) Program Improvement Plan (FCER) 2 1 90 180
45 CFR 1366.33(b) Statewide Assessment (CFSR)... 13 1 120 1,560
45 CFR 1355.33(c) On-site Review (CFSR)......... 13 1 1,186 15,418
45 CFR 1355.35(a) Program Improvement Plan 13 1 300 3,900
(CFSR).........................................
45 CFR 1355.38(b) and (c) Corrective Action..... 1 1 780 780
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 21,838.
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], Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-25644 Filed 10-28-14; 8:45 am]
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