[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2499-2500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-96]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System 
(SACWIS) Assessment Review Guide (SARGE).
    OMB No.: 0970-0159.
    Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (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 this 
population, without access to timely and accurate information. 
Currently, SACWIS 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 
Chafee Independent Living Program. These systems also support State 
efforts to provide the information to conduct the Child and Family 
Service Reviews. Currently, 42 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 of 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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SACWIS Assessment Review Guide (SARGE)..                 3                 1               250               750
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
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 
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

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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: January 8, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-96 Filed 1-14-08: 8:45 am]
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