[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 178 (Friday, September 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21129]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; 
Proposed Projects

    Title: Survey of State Implementation of Public Law 109-239, The 
Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: The Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster 
Children Act, effective October 1, 2006, encourages States to improve 
protections for children and holds States accountable for the safe and 
timely placement of children across State lines. The purpose of this 
brief survey is to document how States have implemented the home study 
provisions of the law, to identify problems in following the 
requirements, and to discover the solutions that have been developed to 
address such problems. The results of the survey will be used to 
prepare a Report to Congress, as mandated by the law.
    Respondents: States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

                                             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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Survey..........................................              52               1               2             104
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............             104
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    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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. E-mail 
address: [email protected]. 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: September 8, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-21129 Filed 9-11-08; 8:45 am]
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