[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 5573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-383]


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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 
(the Act) directs States to establish and implement an adoption and 
foster care reporting system. Federal regulations at 45 CFR 1355.40 
sets forth the requirements of section 479 of the Social Security Act 
for the collection of uniform, reliable information on children who are 
under the responsibility of the State title IV-B/IV-E agency for 
placement, care, and adoption. The respondents are child welfare 
agencies in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. 
The data collected will inform State/Federal policy decisions, program 
management, and responses to Congressional and Department inquiries. 
Specifically, the data are used for short/long-term budget projections, 
trend analysis, child and family service reviews, 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: 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            3,005          312,513
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 312,513.
    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 
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: January 23, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-383 Filed 1-29-08; 8:45 am]
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