82 FR 58614 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 238 (December 13, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58614-58615]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26825]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No.: 0970-0422]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System for title 
IV-B and title IV-E (AFCARS).
    Description: The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
System (AFCARS) is mandated by 42 U.S.C. 679. The regulation at 45 CFR 
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.

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                                             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            1,786          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], Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-26825 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
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