[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 109 (Friday, June 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34637-34638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12125]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Generic Clearance for 
the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) Review and 
Technical Assistance Process (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 (HHS), is 
proposing to establish a generic clearance to collect information to 
assess regulatory requirements of title IV-E agencies' Comprehensive 
Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) and ensure that the CCWIS is 
utilized for purposes consistent with the efficient, economical, and 
effective administration of the title IV-B and IV-E plans. The 
information collected is intended to be used for review and technical 
assistance processes.

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, ACF 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]. 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: This initial request is to establish an overarching 
generic for CCWIS Review and Technical Assistance (TA) information 
collections and includes six initial TA tools for title IV-E agencies 
to self-assess their conformity to CCWIS project and design 
requirements at 45 CFR 1355.52-3. The initial six TA tools include 
intake, investigation, case management, adoption, foster care and 
service provider management, and administration.
    In the future, ACF will submit under this generic clearance 
mechanism additional TA tools for title IV-E agencies to self-assess 
design, data quality, usability, reporting, data exchanges, external 
systems, eligibility, finance, Child Welfare Contributing Agencies, and 
other tools, as needed, to assess new child welfare programs and modern 
system architecture.
    The CCWIS requirements at 45 CFR 1355.55 require the review, 
assessment, and inspection of the planning, design, development, 
installation, operation, and maintenance of each CCWIS project on a 
continuing basis. The Advance Planning Document regulations at 45 CFR 
95.621 require periodic reviews of state and local agency methods and 
practices to insure that information systems, including CCWIS, are 
utilized for purposes consistent with proper and efficient 
administration.
    Respondents: Title IV-E agencies under the Social Security Act.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total number   Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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CCWIS Self-Assessment--Intake...................              55               1              10             550
CCWIS Self-Assessment--Investigation............              55               1              10             550
CCWIS Self-Assessment--Case Management..........              55               1              10             550
CCWIS Self-Assessment--Adoption.................              55               1              10             550
CCWIS Self-Assessment--Foster Care and Service                55               1              10             550
 Provider Management............................
CCWIS Self-Assessment--Administration...........              55               1              10             550
Future Tools to be developed....................              55              10              12           6,600
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,900.
    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: 5 U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 470, 620 et seq., 622(b), 
629b(a), 652(b), 654A, 670 et seq., 671(a), 1302, and 1396a(a))

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-12125 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
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