Notice2023-11291
Submission for OMB Review: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) (OMB #0970-0422)
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Published
May 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Children's Bureau (CB), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 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 data information collection published as the regulation in May 2020. The estimated time per response related to record keeping has been revised since the previous published notice (88 FR 16449) due to feedback from the State and Tribal reporting agencies.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11291]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and
Reporting System (AFCARS) (OMB #0970-0422)
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Children's Bureau (CB), the Administration for Children
and Families (ACF) 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 data information collection published as the regulation
in May 2020. The estimated time per response related to record keeping
has been revised since the previous published notice (88 FR 16449) due
to feedback from the State and Tribal reporting agencies.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dab3b4bcb5b9b5b6b6bfb9aeb3b5b49abbb9bcf4b2b2a9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9df4f3fbf2fef2f1f1f8fee9f4f2f3ddfcfefbb3f5f5eeb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed 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 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
The following annual burden estimates have been updated to reflect
feedback received from the States and Tribes after the first notice
published on May 15, 2023 (88 FR 16449). This feedback encouraged ACF
to increase the estimated hours per response for recordkeeping.
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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 17,076 3,534,732 1,178,244
AFCARS--Reporting............... 69 6 17 7,038 2,346
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,180,590.
Authority: Section 479 of the Social Security Act and 45 CFR
1355.44-45.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-11291 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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