[Federal Register: January 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System
(SACWIS) Assessment Review Guide (SARGE).
OMB No.: 0970-0159.
Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
cannot fulfill its obligation to effectively serve the nation's
adoption and foster care populations, nor report meaningful and
reliable information to Congress about the extent of problems facing
these children or the effectiveness of assistance provided to this
population, without access to timely and accurate information.
Currently, SACWIS support State efforts to meet the following Federal
reporting requirements: The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and
Reporting System (AFCARS) required by section 479(b)(2) of the Social
Security Act; the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
(NCANDS); Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA); and the
Chafee Independent Living Program. These systems also support State
efforts to provide the information to conduct the Child and Family
Service Reviews. Currently, 42 States and the District of Columbia have
developed, or are developing, a SACWIS with Federal financial
participation. The purpose of these reviews is to ensure that all
aspects of the project, as described in the approved Advance Planning
Document, have been adequately completed, and conform to applicable
regulations and policies.
To initiate a review, States will submit the completed SACWIS
Assessment Review Guide (SARGE) and other documentation at the point
that they have completed system development and the system is
operational statewide. The additional documents submitted as part of
this process should all be readily available to the State as a result
of good project management practices.
The information collected in the SACWIS Assessment Review Guide
will allow State and Federal officials to determine if the State's
SACWIS meets the requirements of title IV-E Federal Financial
Participation (FFP) defined at 45 CFR 1355.50. Additionally, other
States will be able to use the documentation provided as part of this
review process in their own system development efforts.
Respondents: State Title IV-E Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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SACWIS Assessment Review Guide (SARGE).. 3 1 250 750
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be
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) the quality, utility, and clarity of the
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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: January 8, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-96 Filed 1-14-08: 8:45 am]
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