[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13293-13294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04939]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Prevention Services Data Collection 
(OMB #0970-0529)

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 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. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing.

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 on a bi-annual 
basis:

 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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                                                                Annual number    Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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Prevention Services Data Collection.........              55                2               31            3,410
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,410.
    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. 2022-04939 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
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