[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8815-8816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4546]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB review; Comment Request

    Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System 
(SACWIS) Assessment Review GuidE (SARGe).
    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 about the extent of 
problems facing these children or the effectiveness of assistance 
provided to these populations, without access to timely and accurate 
information. Currently, SACWIS systems support State efforts to meet 
the following Federal reporting requirements: the Adoption and Foster 
Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) required by section 
479(b)(2) of the Social Security Act; the National Child Abuse and 
Neglect Data System (NCANDS); Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
(CAPTA); and the new Chafee Independence Living Program. Forty-seven 
States and the District of Columbia have developed or have committed to 
develop a SACWIS system with Federal financial participation. The 
purpose of these reviews is to ensure that all aspects of the project, 
as described in the approved Advance Planning Document, have been 
adequately completed, and conform to applicable regulations and 
policies.
    To initiate a review, States will submit the completed SACWIS 
Assessment Review GuidE (SARGe) and other documentation at the point 
that they have completed system development and the system is 
operational statewide. The additional documents submitted as part of 
this process should all be readily available to the State as a result 
of good project management.
    The information collected in the SACWIS Assessment Review Guide 
will allow State and Federal officials to determine if the State's 
SACWIS system meets the requirements for 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 Title IV-E Agencies.

                                             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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SARGe.......................................               5                1              200             1000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1000.

Additional Information

    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to The 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Information 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 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, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.


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    Dated: February 20, 2002.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-4546 Filed 2-25-02; 8:45 am]
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