[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66877-66878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33330]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System 
(SACWIS) Assessment Review Guide.
    OMB No.: 0970-0159.
    Description: HHS cannot fulfill its obligation to effectively serve 
the nation's Adoption and Foster Care populations, nor report 
meaningful and reliable information to Congress

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(Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) 
required by section 479(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, or CAPTA 
reporting requirements) about the extent of the problems facing these 
children or the effectiveness of various methodologies designed to 
provide assistance to this population, without access to timely and 
accurate information. Forty-six States and the District of Columbia 
have developed or have committed to develop a SACWIS system with 
enhanced (75 percent) Federal financial participation (FFP). The 
purpose of these reviews is to ensure that all aspects of the project, 
as described in the approved Advance Planning Document (APD), have been 
adequately completed, and conform with applicable regulations and 
policies.
    States will submit the completed SACWIS Assessment Review 
Questionnaire and other documentation. The additional documents should 
all be readily available to the State as a result good project 
management.
    The information collected in the Assessment Review Guide will allow 
State and Federal officials to determine if the State's SACWIS system 
meets the requirements for enhanced title IV-E Federal financial 
participation 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, Local or Tribal Govt.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

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                                                                            Number of     Average               
                                                               Number of    responses      burden       Total   
                         Instrument                           respondents      per       hours per      burden  
                                                                            respondent    response      hours   
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Review......................................................           10            1           60          600
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 600.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Information Services, Division of Information Resource 
Management Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, 
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.

    Dated: December 17, 1997.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-33330 Filed 12-19-97; 8:45 am]
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