[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 78599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26917]
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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.: 0970-0426
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, including, as applicable, those activities conducted
under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (Section 477
of the Act) and the State grant authorized by the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act. 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.
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 CFSP/APSR. There
are approximately 189 Tribal entities that currently receive IV-B
funding. There are 53 States (including Puerto Rico, the District of
Columbia, and the Virgin Islands) that must complete the CFSP, APSR,
and CFS-101. There are a total of 242 possible respondents.
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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APSR............................................ 242 1 80 19,360
CFSP............................................ 242 1 120.25 29,100.50
CFS-101, Parts I, II, and III................... 242 1 5 1,210
Caseworker Visits............................... 53 1 99.33 5,264.49
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 54,934.99
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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.; Washington, DC
20202; Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 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 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. 2016-26917 Filed 11-7-16; 8:45 am]
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