[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 153 (Friday, August 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47970-47971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17270]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Contact After Adoption 
or Guardianship: Child Welfare Agency and Family Interactions (New 
Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), seeks approval for a 
one-time study to examine child welfare agency family contact 
activities. The primary objective of this study is to describe how 
public child welfare agencies are in contact with or receive 
information about the well-being of children and youth who have exited 
the foster care system through adoption or guardianship, particularly 
the experiences of these children with instability. A secondary 
objective is to understand what types of information child welfare 
agencies systematically track about these children.

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]. 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,

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emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The proposed study would conduct web surveys with 
state child welfare agency adoption program managers. The study will 
also include stakeholder telephone interviews with selected child 
welfare agency representatives. The web surveys and stakeholder 
interviews are designed to collect information about the types of 
routine contact between agencies and families after adoption or 
guardianship, as well as agency procedures to track child instability 
experiences after adoption or guardianship.
    Respondents: Child welfare agency staff.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total/annual      Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        number of     responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Agency Web Survey--Adoption.....................              50               1             .33            16.5
Agency Web Survey--Guardianship.................              20               1             .25             5.0
Stakeholder Interview Discussion Guide: Adoption              30               1            1.17            35.1
Stakeholder Interview Discussion Guide:                       12               1            1.17            14.0
 Guardianship...................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 70.6.
    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: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption 
Reform Act of 1978.

John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-17270 Filed 8-6-20; 8:45 am]
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