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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105608-105609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31075]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Prevention Services 
Data Collection (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0529)

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), Children's 
Bureau is requesting a 3-year extension of the Prevention Services Data 
Collection (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0529, expiration May 
31, 2025). There are no changes requested to the data collection.

DATES: Comments due February 25, 2025. 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 [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: Section 471(e)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act (the 
Act) (42 U.S.C. 671), as amended by Public Law 115-123, requires State 
and Tribal child welfare agencies to collect and report to ACF 
information on children receiving prevention and family services and 
programs. Title IV-E Agencies must report the following:
     The specific services or programs provided
     The total expenditures for each of the services or 
programs provided
     The duration of the services or programs provided, and
     If the child was identified in a prevention plan as a 
candidate for foster care:
    [cir] The child's placement status at the beginning, and at the 
end, of the 12-month period that begins on the date the child was 
identified as a candidate for foster care in a prevention plan; and
    [cir] Whether the child entered foster care during the initial 12-
month period and during the subsequent 12-month period.
    To date, approximately 83 percent of the title IV-E Agencies have 
chosen to provide these prevention services. The data collected will 
continue to inform Federal policy decisions, program management, and 
responses to Congressional and Departmental inquiries. Specifically, 
the data will provide information about the use and availability of 
prevention services to children to prevent the need for foster care 
placement. The data contains personally identifiable information (date 
of birth and race/ethnicity).
    Respondents: Title IV-E Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                           Annual
                                                             Annual       number of      Average
                       Instrument                           number of     responses   burden hours     Annual
                                                           respondents       per      per response
                                                                         respondent
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Prevention Services Data Collection.....................           53             2            31         3,286
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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.

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    Authority: Section 471(e)(4)(E) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 671), as 
amended by Public Law 115-123.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-31075 Filed 12-26-24; 8:45 am]
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