[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22519]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No.: 0970-0426]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Child and Family 
Services Plan (CFSP), Annual Progress and Services Review (APSR), and 
Annual Budget Expenses Request and Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101)

    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, 
Territory, and Tribes 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. States and Territories must also report data 
annually on caseworker visits with children in foster care. Tribes are 
exempted from the 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 U.S. 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............................................            48.4               1          120.25        5,820.10
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: 31,654.59.
    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, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: 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 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, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-22519 Filed 10-17-17; 8:45 am]
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