[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 52 (Monday, March 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14256-14257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5061]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Child and Family Services Plan, Annual Progress and Services 
Report, and the CFS-101, Parts I, II and III.
    OMB No.: 0980-0047.
    Description: Under title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, of the Social 
Security Act (the Act), States, Territories, and Tribes are required to 
submit a Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP). The CFSP lays the 
groundwork for a system of coordinated, integrated, and culturally 
relevant family services for the subsequent five years (45 CFR 
1357.15(a)(1)). The CFSP outlines initiatives and activities the State, 
Tribe or Territory will carry out in administering programs and 
services to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children 
and families. By June 30 of each year, States, Territories, and Tribes 
are also required to submit an Annual Progress and Services Report 
(APSR) and a financial report called the CFS-101. The APSR is a yearly 
report that discusses progress made by a State, Territory or Tribe in 
accomplishing the goals and objectives cited in its CFSP (45 CFR 
1357.16(a)). The APSR contains new and updated information about 
service needs and organizational capacities throughout the five-year 
plan period.
    The CFS-101 has three parts. Part I is an annual budget request for 
the upcoming fiscal year. Part II includes a summary of planned 
expenditures by program area for the upcoming fiscal year, the 
estimated number of individuals or families to be served, and the 
geographical service area. Part III includes actual expenditures by 
program area, numbers of families and individuals served by program 
area, and the geographic areas served for the last complete fiscal 
year.

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    The Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 amended Title 
IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, adding a number of requirements that affect 
reporting through the APSR and the CFS-101. Of particular note, the law 
added a provision requiring States (excluding Tribes and Territories) 
to report data on caseworker visits (section 424(e) of the Act). States 
must provide annual data on 1) the percentage of children in foster 
care under the responsibility of the State who were visited on a 
monthly basis by the caseworker handling the case of the child; and 2) 
the percentage of the visits that occurred in the residence of the 
child. In addition, by June 30, 2008, States must set target 
percentages and establish strategies to meet the goal that; by October 
1, 2011; at least 90 percent of the children in foster care are visited 
by their caseworkers on a monthly basis and that the majority of these 
visits occur in the residence of the child (section 424(e)(2)(A) of the 
Act).
    Respondents: States, Territories, and Tribes must complete the 
CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101, Parts I, II, and III. Tribes and Territories 
are not required to meet the monthly caseworker visits reporting 
requirement of the APSR. There are approximately 223 Tribal entities 
that are eligible for title IV-B funding. There are 52 States and 
Territories that must complete the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101. There are a 
total of 275 possible respondents.

                                             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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CFSP................................                275                  1             110.25   30,320/5 years =
                                                                                                           6,064
APSR................................                275                  1              74.58             20,510
CFS-101, Parts I, II, and III.......                275                  1               4.38              1,205
Caseworker Visits...................                 52                  1              99.33              5,165
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,944
    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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: March 7, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-5061 Filed 3-14-08; 8:45 am]
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