[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 61680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23423]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Survey on Strategies To Address Barriers and Reduce Delays 
in Interjurisdictional Placements.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: The Children's Bureau of the Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) is proposing to collect information from 52 
State/territory child welfare directors to assess strategies that child 
welfare agencies have developed to facilitate interjurisdictional 
placements for children in the child welfare system--primarily abused 
and neglected children--and to determine the supports and services 
needed to facilitate these placements. Respondents will be asked to 
assess the outcome of ACF grants intended to improve the performance of 
services related to interjurisdictional placements.
    The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) (Pub. L. 105-89) includes 
new mandates on interjurisdictional resources and removing barriers to 
the placement of children across State lines. Collecting data from 
State child welfare agencies about effective strategies for 
facilitating interjurisdictional placements will help the Children's 
Bureau support efforts that complement those strategies. Data collected 
on the benefits and weaknesses of various strategies will help the 
Children's Bureau plan for future activities. Data will be collected 
through a web-based survey; respondents will have the option to 
complete the survey using a paper version.
    Respondents: The 52 State/territory child welfare directors.

                                             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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Survey on Strategies To Address Barriers and              52                1               10              520
 Reduce Delays in Interjurisdictional
 Placements.................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 520
    Additional Information:
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. E-mail 
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, Attn: Desk 
Officer for ACF, E-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: October 13, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-23423 Filed 10-19-04; 8:45 am]
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