96-23759. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48958-48959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23759]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Family Preservation and Family Support (FP/FS) Service 
Implementation Study--Community Level Data Collection.
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (OBRA 
93) established title IV-B, subpart 2 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 62-628) to provide funds to states for the development of family 
preservation and family support programs and services. Subpart 2, 
Section 435 of OBRA 93 requires the Secretary of HHS to evaluate the 
effectiveness of programs carried out under the legislation. This data 
collection is being conducted to help meet this requirement and to 
information reauthorization of the legislation in 1999.
    Data collection will ask local child welfare agencies and other 
community service providers and agencies involved in planning and 
implementation of title IV-B subpart 2 to provide information on the 
programs and services funded, populations targeted, reform efforts 
initiated, and the coordination of new or expanded programs with the 
child welfare system and other existing providers. Both qualitative and 
quantitative analyses will be completed to highlight the process states 
employ to implement the legislation, coordinate with other funding 
sources, develop new programs, and improve service delivery systems. 
The analysis of this information will be used to provide feedback to 
ACF necessary to determine the need for future policy guidance and 
refine the nature and scope of technical assistance. The information 
will also provide direct feedback to states and communities concerning 
successful implementation strategies.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Govt. and Not-for-profit 
institutions.

                                             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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Child Welfare...............................................           20            1          1.5           30
Family Preservation.........................................           20            1          1.0           20
Family Support..............................................           60            1          1.5           90
FP/FS Coordinator...........................................           20            1          1.5           30
Oversight Committee/Board Member............................           60            1          1.0          60 
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 230.                                                                       

    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, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be

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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) ways to enhance 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: September 11, 1996.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-23759 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am]
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