97-21592. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System
(SACWIS) Assessment Review Guide.
OMB No.: 0970-0159.
Description: HHS cannot fulfill its obligation to effectively serve
the nation's Adoption and Foster Care populations, nor report
meaningful and reliable information to Congress (Adoption and Foster
Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) required by section
479(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, or CAPTA reporting requirements)
about the extent of the problems facing these children or the
effectiveness of various methodologies designed to provide assistance
to this population, without access to timely and accurate information.
Forty-six States and the District of Columbia have developed or have
committed to develop a SACWIS system with enhanced (75 percent) Federal
financial participation (FFP). The purpose of these reviews is to
ensure that all aspects of the project, as described in the approved
Advance Planning Document (APD), have been adequately completed, and
confirm with applicable regulations and polices.
States will submit the completed SACWIS Assessment Review
Questionnaire and other documentation. The additional documents should
all be readily available to the State as a result good project
management.
The information collected in the Assessment Review Guide will allow
State and Federal officials to determine if the State's SACWIS system
meets the requirements for enhanced title IV-E Federal financial
participation defined at 45 CFR 1355.50. Additionally, other States
will be able to use the documentation provided as part of this review
process, in their own system development efforts.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Govt.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Number of responses burden Total
Instrument respondents per hours per burden
respondent response hours
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Review...................................................... 15 1 24 360
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn:
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection.
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.
Dated: August 11, 1997.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-21592 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 08/15/1997
- Department:
- Children and Families Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 97-21592
- Pages:
- 43737-43737 (1 pages)
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