[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86936-86937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28925]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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 within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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
                                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average      Total burden
                   Instrument                           of              per        burden  hours       hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response
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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.

    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. 2020-28925 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]
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