[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34504-34505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11378]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Child and Family Services Plan, Annual 
Progress and Services Report, and Annual Budget Expenses Request and 
Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101) (0970-0426)

AGENCY: Children's Bureau; Administration for Children and Families; 
United States Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the collection of information under 
the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP), the Annual Progress and 
Services Report (APSR), and the Annual Budget Expenses Request and 
Estimated Expenditures (Child and Family Services (CFS)-101): Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0426, expiration September 30, 2023. 
There are minor changes to the CFS-101 form and no changes to the 
burden hours.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB is required to 
make a decision concerning 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'' of by using the search function. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests by 
the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: Under title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, of the Social 
Security Act (the Act), States, Territories, and tribes are required to 
submit a CFSP. The CFSP lays the groundwork for a system of 
coordinated, integrated, and culturally relevant family services for 
the subsequent 5 years (45 CFR 1357.15(a)(1)). The CFSP outlines 
initiatives and activities the State, Tribe or Territory will carry out 
in administering programs and services to promote the safety, 
permanency, and well-being of children and families, including, as 
applicable, those activities conducted under the John H. Chafee Foster 
Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (section 477 of the 
Act); and the State grant authorized by the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (CAPTA). By June 30 of each year, States, Territories, 
and Tribes are also required to submit an APSR and a financial report 
called the CFS-101. The APSR is a yearly report that discusses progress 
made by a State, Territory or Tribe in accomplishing the goals and 
objectives cited in its CFSP (45 CFR 1357.16(a)). The APSR contains new 
and updated information about service needs and organizational 
capacities throughout the 5-year plan period and includes information 
on the use of the Family First Transition Grants and Funding Certainty 
Grants authorized by the Family First

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Transition Act included in Public Law 116-94. The CFS-101 has three 
parts. Part I is an annual budget request for the upcoming fiscal year. 
Part II includes a summary of planned expenditures by program area for 
the upcoming fiscal year, the estimated number of individuals or 
families to be served, and the geographical service area. Part III 
includes actual expenditures by program area, numbers of families and 
individuals served by program area, and the geographic areas served for 
the last complete fiscal year.
    Respondents: States, Territories, and Tribes must complete the 
CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101. Tribes and Territories are exempted from the 
monthly caseworker visits reporting requirement of the CFSP/APSR. There 
are approximately 180 tribal entities that currently receive IV-B 
funding. There are 53 States (including Puerto Rico, the District of 
Columbia, and the Virgin Islands) that must complete the CFSP, APSR, 
and CFS-101. There are a total of 233 possible respondents.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total  number
                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average      Total burden   Annual  burden
           Instrument                   of              per        burden hours        hours           hours
                                    respondents     respondent     per response
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APSR............................             233               3              82          57,318          19,106
CFSP............................              47               1             123           5,781           1,927
CFS-101, Part I, II, and III....             233               3               5           3,495           1,165
Caseworker Visits...............              53               3           99.33          15,794           5,265
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27,463.
    Authority: Title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2 of the Social Security Act 
(the Act), and title IV-E, section 477 of the Act; sections 106 and 108 
of CAPTA (42 U.S.C. 5106a. and 5106d.); and Public Law 116-94, the 
Family First Transition Act within section 602, subtitle F, title I, 
division N of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-11378 Filed 5-26-23; 8:45 am]
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