[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15862-15863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6170]


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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 data are used for a number of reasons, including responding 
to Congressional requests for current data on children in foster care 
or those who have been adopted; responding to questions and requests 
from other Federal departments and agencies; trend analyses and short- 
and long-term planning; targeting areas for greater or potential 
technical assistance efforts; and determining and assessing outcomes 
for children and families.
    Respondents: States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

                                             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        2,971.89         309,077
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 309,077.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and

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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 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: [email protected]. 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: March 23, 2005
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6170 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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