Notice2023-05427
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (OMB #0970-0422)
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Published
March 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Children's Bureau, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting a three-year extension of the data information collection for the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) that was implemented as part of the AFCARS final rule published in May 2020 (85 FR 28410). There are no proposed changes to the information collection published as the final rule in May 2020.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16449-16450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05427]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Adoption and Foster
Care Analysis and Reporting System (OMB #0970-0422)
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau, the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) is requesting a three-year extension of the data information
collection for the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting
System (AFCARS) that was implemented as part of the AFCARS final rule
published in May 2020 (85 FR 28410). There are no proposed changes to
the information collection published as the final rule in May 2020.
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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84edeae2ebe7ebe8e8e1e7f0edebeac4e5e7e2aaececf7aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b72757d74787477777e786f7274755b7a787d35737368357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: State and tribal title IV-E agencies are required to
report AFCARS case-level information on all children in foster care and
children who have been adopted or placed in a
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guardianship with title IV-E agency involvement. The data collected
will inform policy decisions, program management, and responses to
Congressional and Departmental inquiries. Specifically, the data are
used for short/long-term budget projections, trend analysis, child and
family service reviews, and to target areas for improved technical
assistance. The data will provide information on the number of children
in foster care, the reasons they enter and exit care, and how to
prevent their unnecessary placement in foster care. Specifically, the
data include information about children who enter foster care, their
entries and exits, placement details, and foster/adoptive parent
information. This extension request is unrelated to any potential new
regulatory activity that may occur subsequently. This request is for
public comment on the burden calculations. It does not seek comment on
the data elements that have been through the rulemaking process.
Respondents: Title IV-E State and Tribal Child Welfare 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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AFCARS-Recordkeeping............ 69 3 8,358 1,730,106 576,702
AFCARS-Reporting................ 69 6 17 21,114 7,038
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 583,740.
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 479 of the Social Security Act and 45 CFR
1355.44-45.
John M. Sweet, Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05427 Filed 3-16-23; 8:45 am]
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