[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 78599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26917]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP), Annual Progress and 
Services Review (APSR), and Annual Budget Expenses Request and 
Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101)
    OMB No.: 0970-0426
    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, including, as applicable, those activities conducted 
under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (Section 477 
of the Act) and the State grant authorized by the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act. 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.
    Respondents: States, Territories, and Tribes must complete the 
CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101. Tribes and territories are exempted from the 
monthly caseworker visits reporting requirement of the CFSP/APSR. There 
are approximately 189 Tribal entities that currently receive IV-B 
funding. There are 53 States (including Puerto Rico, the District of 
Columbia, and the Virgin Islands) that must complete the CFSP, APSR, 
and CFS-101. There are a total of 242 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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APSR............................................             242               1              80          19,360
CFSP............................................             242               1          120.25       29,100.50
CFS-101, Parts I, II, and III...................             242               1               5           1,210
Caseworker Visits...............................              53               1           99.33        5,264.49
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 54,934.99
    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.; Washington, DC 
20202; Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 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 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. 2016-26917 Filed 11-7-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P