[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26692-26693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09605]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Child and Family 
Services Plan (CFSP), Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR), and 
Annual Budget Expenses Request and Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101) 
(0970-0426)

AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families, Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a three-year extension of the collection of information 
under the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP), the Annual Progress 
and Services Report (APSR), and the Annual Budget Expenses Request and 
Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101) collection (OMB #0970-0426, expiration 
1/31/2021). There are minor changes to the APSR, the burden hours for 
the APSR, and CFS-101 form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded 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 (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 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 Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (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 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 and, beginning with the submission 
due on June 30, 2021, will also include information on the use of the 
Family First Transition Grants and Funding Certainty Grants authorized 
by the Family First Transition Act included in Public Law (Pub. L.) 
116-94. 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. The revisions made to the CFS-101 form are to streamline the data 
entry and to remove from Part III of the CFS-101 requests for prior 
year estimates on use of funds that are not required by law.
    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 180 tribal entities that currently receive IV-B 
funding. There are 53 states (including the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands) that must 
complete the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total number   Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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APSR............................             233               3              82          57,318          19,106
CFSP............................              47               1             123           5,781           1,927
CFS-101, Part I, II, and III....             233               1               5           1,165           1,165
Caseworker Visits...............              53               3           99.33          15,794           5,265
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27,463.
    Comments: 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.

    Authority:  Title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2 of the Social Security 
Act (the Act), and title IV-E, section 477 of the Act; sections 106 
and 108 of CAPTA (42 U.S.C. 5106a. and 5106d.); and Public Law 116-
94, the Family First Transition Act within Section 602, Subtitle F, 
Title I, Division N of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2020.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-09605 Filed 5-4-20; 8:45 am]
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