[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21592]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System 
(SACWIS) Assessment Review Guide.
    OMB No.: 0970-0159.
    Description: HHS cannot fulfill its obligation to effectively serve 
the nation's Adoption and Foster Care populations, nor report 
meaningful and reliable information to Congress (Adoption and Foster 
Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) required by section 
479(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, or CAPTA reporting requirements) 
about the extent of the problems facing these children or the 
effectiveness of various methodologies designed to provide assistance 
to this population, without access to timely and accurate information. 
Forty-six States and the District of Columbia have developed or have 
committed to develop a SACWIS system with enhanced (75 percent) Federal 
financial participation (FFP). The purpose of these reviews is to 
ensure that all aspects of the project, as described in the approved 
Advance Planning Document (APD), have been adequately completed, and 
confirm with applicable regulations and polices.
    States will submit the completed SACWIS Assessment Review 
Questionnaire and other documentation. The additional documents should 
all be readily available to the State as a result good project 
management.
    The information collected in the Assessment Review Guide will allow 
State and Federal officials to determine if the State's SACWIS system 
meets the requirements for enhanced title IV-E Federal financial 
participation defined at 45 CFR 1355.50. Additionally, other States 
will be able to use the documentation provided as part of this review 
process, in their own system development efforts.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Govt.

                                             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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Review......................................................           15            1           24          360
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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 
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: 
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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 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.

    Dated: August 11, 1997.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-21592 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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