[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 56 (Friday, March 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15160-15161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5653]


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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: 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

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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, 
forty-two 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:

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Review..........................................               3               1             250             250
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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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: March 14, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-5653 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]
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