[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 64901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26774]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System for title 
IV-B and title IV-E.
    OMB No.: 0980-0267.
    Description: Section 479 of title IV-E of the Social Security Act 
directs States to establish and implement an adoption and foster care 
reporting system. The purpose of the data collected is to inform State/
Federal policy decisions, program management, respond to Congressional 
and Departmental inquiries. Specifically, the data is used for short/
long-term budget projects, trend analysis, 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: 52.
    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 Electronic Submission....................              52               2           3,251         338,104
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      Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.......  ..............  ..............  ..............         338,104
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    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families in 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 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 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.
    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: October 15, 2002.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-26774 Filed 10-21-02; 8:45 am]
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