Notice2021-24224
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Prevention Services Data Collection
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Published
November 5, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 61276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#472e29212824282b2b2224332e282907262421692f2f3469202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0999e969f939f9c9c959384999f9eb0919396de989883de979f86">[email protected]</span></a>. 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:
<bullet> The specific services or programs provided.
<bullet> The total expenditures for each of the services or
programs provided.
<bullet> The duration of the services or programs provided, and
<bullet> 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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