[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 78 (Monday, April 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 21203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8139]


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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: The Department of Health and Human Services 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 this population, without access 
to timely and accurate information. Currently, SACWIS supports 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 Chafee Independent Living Program. 
These systems also support State efforts to provide the information to 
conduct the Child and Family Services Reviews. Currently, forty-five 
States and the District of Columbia have developed, or are developing, 
a SACWIS 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 practices.
    The information collected in the SACWIS Assessment Review Guide 
will allow State and Federal officials to determine if the State's 
SACWIS meets the requirements for title IV-E Federal Financial 
Participation (FFP) 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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Review..................................                3                 1               250               750
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
    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: April 18, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-8139 Filed 4-22-05; 8:45 am]
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