[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1619-1620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-332]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 [OMB No. 0970-0159]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System 
(SACWIS) Assessment Review Guide.
    Description: The Department of Health and Human Services is 
authorized under section 474 of the Social Security Act to provide 
funding to state title IV-E agencies for information systems that 
support the provision of services to the nation's foster care and 
adoption populations. The Act authorizes funding for the planning, 
design, development, or installation of statewide automated child 
welfare systems (SACWIS). The data from these systems allows the 
Department to report accurate, meaningful and reliable information to 
Congress about the extent of problems facing these children and the 
effectiveness of assistance provided to this population.
    Currently, SACWIS enable 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 National Youth in Transition Database 
(NYTD). SACWIS systems also support States' efforts to provide the 
information to conduct the Child and Family Service Reviews. Currently, 
40 States and the District of Columbia have developed, or are 
developing, a SACWIS with Federal financial participation.
    The SACWIS Assessment Reviews validate 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. States use the SACWIS Assessment Review Guide (SARG) to 
document system components and functioning; each State's submission is 
unique and State-specific. These reviews are usually initiated by the 
State; however, ACF reserves the right to initiate SACWIS Assessment 
Reviews, at any time in the system life cycle. Submission of the SACWIS 
SARG and other supporting documentation by States, completed at the 
point that they have completed system development and the system is 
operational statewide, initiates a SACWIS Assessment Review. The 
additional supporting documentation submitted as part of the review 
process should be readily available to States as a result of their 
routine good project management practices. The SARG and supporting 
documentation may be submitted electronically.
    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

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review process to inform their own system development efforts.
    No small businesses will be involved in this data collection 
effort.
    Respondents: 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 (SARG).......               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 
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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-332 Filed 1-10-11; 8:45 am]
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