[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 22852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10336]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Prevention Services Data Collection 
(New Collection)

AGENCY: Children's Bureau; Administration for Children and Families; 
HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau (CB), Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is 
proposing to collect data for a new prevention services data collection 
for children receiving prevention and family services and programs.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also 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: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: Section 471(e)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 671) as amended by Public Law 115-123 requires states and tribal 
child welfare agencies to collect and report to ACF information on 
children receiving prevention and family services and programs. States 
and tribes must report:
     The specific services or programs provided,
     The total expenditures for each of the services or 
programs provided,
     The duration of the services or programs provided, and
     If the child was identified in a prevention plan as a 
candidate for foster care:
    [cir] The child's placement status at the beginning and at the end, 
of the 12 month period that begins on the date the child was identified 
as a candidate for foster care in a prevention plan; and
    [cir] Whether the child entered foster care during the initial 12 
month period and during the subsequent 12 month period.
    We have prepared a revised instrument (Technical Bulletin #1) that 
provides more detail regarding the specific file content and structure 
and data elements states and tribes will be required to provide. In 
addition, we have revised the number of annual response from one to 
two.
    Respondents: State and tribal child welfare agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                 Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of   Annual number      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents      of responses       response          hours
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Prevention Services Data Collection.........              20                2               31            1,240
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,240.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C 671.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-10336 Filed 5-17-19; 8:45 am]
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