[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30774]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Family Preservation and Family Support (FP/FS) Service 
Implementation Study--Community Level Data Collection.
    OMB No.: New request.
    Description: The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (OBRA 
93) established title IV-B, subpart 2 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 62-628) to provide funds to states for the development of family 
preservation and family support programs and services. Subpart 2, 
Section 435 of OBRA 93 requires the Secretary of HHS to evaluate the 
effectiveness of programs carried out under the legislation. This data 
collection is being conducted to help meet this requirement and to 
implement reauthorization of the legislation in 1999.
    Data collection will ask local child welfare agencies and other 
community service providers and agencies involved in planning and 
implementation of title IV-B subpart 2 to provide information on the 
programs and services funded, populations targeted, reform efforts 
initiated, and the coordination of new or expanded programs with the 
child welfare system and other existing providers. Both qualitative and 
quantitative analyses will be completed to highlight the process states 
employ to implement the legislation, coordinate with other funding 
sources, develop new programs, and improve service delivery systems. 
The analysis of this information will be used to provide feedback to 
ACF necessary to determine the need for future policy guidance and 
refine the nature and scope of technical assistance. The information 
will also provide direct feedback to states and communities concerning 
successful implementation strategies.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Govt., and Not-for-profit 
institutions.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates                                            
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                                                                            Number of     Average               
                                                               Number of    responses      burden       Total   
                         Instrument                           respondents      per       hours per      burden  
                                                                            respondent    response      hours   
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Child Welfare...............................................           20            1          1.5           30
Family Preservation.........................................           20            1          1.0           20
Family Support..............................................           60            1          1.5           90
FP/FS Coordinator...........................................           20            1          1.5           30
Oversight Committee/Board Member............................           60            1          1.0           60
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 230.                                                                       

Additional Information

    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to The 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Information 
Services, Division of Information Resource Management Services, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: ACF Reports 
Clearance Officer.

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, 725 17th Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.

    Dated: November 27, 1996.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-30774 Filed 12-2-96; 8:45 am]
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