82 FR 38693 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 156 (August 15, 2017)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 156 (August 15, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-17193 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 38693] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17193] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and Child and Family Service Reviews. OMB No.: 0970-0214. Description: The following five separate activities are associated with this information collection: Foster Care Eligibility Review (foster care review) Program Improvement Plan; Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) State agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR On-site Review; CFSR Program Improvement Plan; and 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 foster care review systematically checks title IV-E agency compliance in meeting title IV-E eligibility requirements; validates the accuracy of the agency's claims for reimbursement of title IV-E payment made on behalf of children in foster care; and identifies and recovers improper payments. 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 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 4371(a)(18) [42 U.S.C 671], which prohibit the delay or denial of foster and 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 CFR 1356.7 (i) Program Improvement Plan (IV-E 1 1 120 120 review)........................................ 45 CFR 1366.33 (b) Statewide Assessment (CFSR).. 14 1 120 1680 45 CFR 1355.33 (c) On-site Review (CFSR)........ 14 1 1,186 16,604 45 CFR 1355.35 (a) Program Improvement Plan 14 1 300 4,200 (CFSR)......................................... 45 CFR 1355.38 (b) and (c) Corrective Action.... 1 1 780 780 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,384. 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, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. Attention 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, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-17193 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-P
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Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 Description: The following five which prohibit the delay or denial of
C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. separate activities are associated with foster and adoptive placements based on
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All this information collection: Foster Care the race, color, or national origin of any
requests should be identified by the title Eligibility Review (foster care review) of the individuals involved. The
of the information collection. Email Program Improvement Plan; Child and enforcement provisions include the
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Family Services Reviews (CFSR) State execution and completion of corrective
OMB Comment: OMB is required to agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR action plans when a state is in violation
make a decision concerning the On-site Review; CFSR Program of section 471(a)(18) of the Act. The
collection of information between 30 Improvement Plan; and Anti- information collection is needed: (1) To
and 60 days after publication of this Discrimination Enforcement Corrective ensure compliance with title IV–E foster
document in the Federal Register. Action Plan. The collection of care eligibility requirements; (2) to
Therefore, a comment is best assured of information for review of federal monitor state plan requirements under
having its full effect if OMB receives it payments to states for foster care titles IV–B and IV–E of the Act, as
within 30 days of publication. Written maintenance payments (45 CFR required by federal statute; and (3) to
comments and recommendations for the 1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IV–E of enforce the title IV–E anti-
proposed information collection should the Social Security Act (the Act), section discrimination requirements through
be sent directly to the following: Office 474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The foster care state corrective action plans. The
of Management and Budget, Paperwork review systematically checks title IV–E resultant information will allow ACF to
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ agency compliance in meeting title IV– determine if states are in compliance
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: E eligibility requirements; validates the with state plan requirements and are
Desk Officer for the Administration for accuracy of the agency’s claims for achieving desired outcomes for children
Children and Families. reimbursement of title IV–E payment and families, help ensure that claims by
made on behalf of children in foster states for title IV–E funds are made only
Robert Sargis, care; and identifies and recovers on behalf of title IV–E eligible children,
Reports Clearance Officer. improper payments. The collection of and require states to revise applicable
[FR Doc. 2017–17192 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] information for review of state child and statutes, rules, policies and procedures,
BILLING CODE P family services programs (45 CFR and provide proper training to staff,
1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and 1355.35(a)) is through the development and
to determine whether such programs are implementation of corrective action
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND in substantial conformity with state plan plans. These reviews not only address
HUMAN SERVICES requirements under parts B and E of the compliance with eligibility
Act and is authorized by section 1123(a) requirements but also assist states in
Administration for Children and [42 U.S.C 1320a–1a] of the Act. The enhancing the capacities to serve
Families CFSR looks at the outcomes related to children and families. In computing the
safety, permanency and well-being of number of burden hours for this
Submission for OMB Review; children served by the child welfare information collection, ACF based the
Comment Request system and at seven systemic factors annual burden estimates on ACF’s and
that support the outcomes. Section states’ experiences in conducting
Title: Title IV–E Foster Care Eligibility 474(d) of the Act [42 U.S.C 674] deploys reviews and developing program
Review and Child and Family Service enforcement provisions (45 CFR improvement plans.
Reviews. 1355.38(b) and (c)) for the requirements Respondents: State Title IV–B and
OMB No.: 0970–0214. at section 4371(a)(18) [42 U.S.C 671], Title IV–E Agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondent per response
45 CFR 1356.7 (i) Program Improvement Plan (IV–E review) ....................... 1 1 120 120
45 CFR 1366.33 (b) Statewide Assessment (CFSR). ..................................... 14 1 120 1680
45 CFR 1355.33 (c) On-site Review (CFSR) .................................................. 14 1 1,186 16,604
45 CFR 1355.35 (a) Program Improvement Plan (CFSR) .............................. 14 1 300 4,200
45 CFR 1355.38 (b) and (c) Corrective Action ............................................... 1 1 780 780
Estimated Total Annual Burden OMB Comment: OMB is required to SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
Hours: 23,384. make a decision concerning the Desk Officer for the Administration for
Additional Information: Copies of the collection of information between 30 Children and Families.
proposed collection may be obtained by and 60 days after publication of this
Robert Sargis,
writing to the Administration for document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment is best assured of Reports Clearance Officer.
Children and Families, Office of
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having its full effect if OMB receives it [FR Doc. 2017–17193 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am]
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C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. within 30 days of publication. Written BILLING CODE 4184–01–P
Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All comments and recommendations for the
requests should be identified by the title proposed information collection should
of the information collection. Email be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_
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