Notice2025-23910
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Children's Justice Act Program Instruction
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Published
December 29, 2025
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Children's Justice Act (CJA) Program Instruction (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970- 0425, expiration March 31, 2026). There are no changes requested to the instructions.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 245 (Monday, December 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 60696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23910]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0425]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Children's Justice Act
Program Instruction
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the Children's Justice Act (CJA)
Program Instruction (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-
0425, expiration March 31, 2026). There are no changes requested to the
instructions.
DATES: Comments due February 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: 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. You can obtain
copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88e1e6eee7ebe7e4e4edebfce1e7e6c8e9ebeea6e0e0fba6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="563f38303935393a3a3335223f393816373530783e3e2578313920">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The CJA Program Instruction, prepared in response to
the enactment of the CJA Title I of Public Law 111-320, Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act Reauthorization of 2010, provides
direction to the states and territories to accomplish the purposes of
assisting states in developing, establishing, and operating programs
designed to improve (1) the assessment and investigation of suspected
child abuse and neglect cases, including cases of suspected child
sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits additional
trauma to the child and the child's family; (2) the assessment and
investigation of cases of suspected child abuse-related fatalities and
suspected child neglect-related fatalities; (3) the investigation and
prosecution of cases of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual
abuse and exploitation; and (4) the assessment and investigation of
cases involving children with disabilities or serious health-related
problems who are suspected victims of child abuse or neglect. This
Program Instruction contains information collection requirements that
are found in Public Law 111-320 at sections 107(b) and 107(d), and
pursuant to receiving a grant award. The information being collected is
required by statute to be submitted pursuant to receiving a grant
award. The information submitted will be used by the agency to ensure
compliance with the statute; to monitor, evaluate, and measure grantee
achievements in addressing the investigation and prosecution of child
abuse and neglect; and to report to Congress.
Respondents: State governments.
Annual Burden Estimates
The length of the CJA Program Instruction has been reduced by 18
percent from 17 pages to 14 pages. Edits have been made to remove
requests for information not required by statute, reduce duplicative
information, and simplify language. As a result of the reduction in the
length of time needed to both read and respond to the Program
Instruction, the estimated response burden has been lowered by 17
percent from 60 hours to 50 hours per response.
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of of responses hours per Annual burden
respondents per respondent response hours
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Annual Report and Application............... 52 1 50 2,600
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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: 42 U.S.C. 5106c sec. 107 (b)4; and 42 U.S.C. 5106 sec.
107 (B)5.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-23910 Filed 12-23-25; 8:45 am]
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