[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73892-73893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29206]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System for title 
IV-B and title IV-E, AFCARS.
    OMB No.: 0970-0422.
    Description: The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
System (AFCARS) is mandated by 42 U.S.C. 679. The regulation at 45 CFR 
part 1355 sets forth the requirements of the statute for the collection 
of uniform, reliable information on children who are under the 
responsibility of the State or Tribal title IV-B/IV-E agency for 
placement, care, and adoption. Effective October 1, 2009, section 
479B(b) of the Act authorizes direct Federal funding of Indian Tribes, 
Tribal organizations, and Tribal consortia that choose to operate a 
foster care, adoption assistance and, at Tribal option, a kinship 
guardianship assistance program under title IV-E of the Act. The 
Federal regulations at 45 CFR 1355.40 were amended as part of an 
Interim Final Rule published January 6, 2012 to apply the same 
regulatory requirements for data collection and reporting to a Tribal 
title IV-E agency as are applied to a State title IV-E agency.
    The data collected will inform State/Tribal/Federal policy 
decisions, program management, and responses to Congressional and 
Departmental 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: Title IV-E State and Tribal Child Welfare 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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AFCARS......................................              72                2             1786          257,184
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 257,184.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 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. Email 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

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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-
7285, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

 Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-29206 Filed 12-11-14; 8:45 am]
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