[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 61276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24224]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB #0970-0529]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Prevention Services 
Data Collection

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's 
Bureau is requesting a 3-year extension of the Prevention Services Data 
Collection (OMB #0970-0529, expiration 7/31/2022). There are no changes 
requested to the form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements 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]. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: Section 471(e)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (the 
Act) (42 U.S.C. 671), as amended by Public Law 115-123, requires state 
and tribal child welfare agencies to collect and report to ACF 
information on children receiving prevention and family services and 
programs. Title IV-E Agencies must report the following:
     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.
    To date, approximately \3/4\ of the Title IV-E Agencies have chosen 
to provide these prevention services; however, it is believed that this 
number will continue to increase over time as states voluntarily opt-in 
to the program in order to utilize IV-E funding to provide prevention 
programs and services to children and families.
    The data collected will continue to inform federal policy 
decisions, program management, and responses to Congressional and 
Departmental inquiries. Specifically, the data will provide information 
about the use and availability of prevention services to children to 
prevent the need for foster care placement. The data contains 
personally identifiable information (date of birth and race/ethnicity).
    Respondents: Title IV-E Agencies.

                                                                 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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Prevention Services Data Collection................................              55                2               31            3,410            1,137
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,137.
    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: Section 471(e)(4)(E) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 671), as 
amended by Public Law 115-123.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-24224 Filed 11-4-21; 8:45 am]
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