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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. 

Dated: January 3, 2008. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–27 Filed 01–08–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Child and Family Services Plan, 

Annual Progress and Services Report, 

the CFS–101, Parts I, II and III, and 

Caseworker Visits. 

OMB No.: 0980–0047. 

Description: Under title IV–B, 

subparts 1 and 2, of the Social Security 

Act (the Act), States, Territories, and 

Tribes are required to submit a Child 

and Family Services Plan (CFSP). The 

CFSP lays the groundwork for a system 

of coordinated, integrated, and 

culturally relevant family services for 

the subsequent five years (45 CFR 

1357.15(a)(1)). The CFSP outlines 

initiatives and activities the State, Tribe, 

or Territory will carry out in 

administering programs and services to 

promote the safety, permanency, and 

well-being of children and families. By 

June 30 of each year, States, Territories, 

and Tribes are also required to submit 

an Annual Progress and Services Report 

(APSR) and a financial report called the 

CFS–101. 

The APSR is a yearly report that 

discusses progress made by a State, 

Territory, or Tribe in accomplishing the 

goals and objectives cited in its CFSP 

(45 CFR 1357.16(a)). The APSR contains 

new and updated information about 

service needs and organizational 

capacities throughout the five-year plan 

period. 

The CFS–101 has three parts. Part I is 

an annual budget request for the 

upcoming fiscal year. Part II includes a 

summary of planned expenditures by 

program area for the upcoming fiscal 

year, the estimated number of 

individuals or families to be served, and 

the geographical service area. Part III 

includes actual expenditures by 

program area, numbers of families and 

individuals served by program area, and 

the geographic areas served for the last 

complete fiscal year. 

The Child and Family Services 

Improvement Act of 2006 amended Title 

IV–B, subparts 1 and 2, add a number 

of requirements that affect reporting 

through the APSR and the CFS–101. Of 

particular note, the law added a 

provision requiring States (excluding 

Tribes and Territories) to report data on 

caseworker visits (section 424(e) of the 

Act). States must provide annual data 

on 1) the percentage of children in foster 

care under the responsibility of the State 

who were visited on a monthly basis by 

the caseworker handling the case of the 

child, and 2) the percentage of the visits 

that occurred in the residence of the 

child. In addition, by June 30, 2008, 

States must set target percentages and 

establish strategies to meet the goal that, 

by October 1, 2011, at least 90 percent 

of the children in foster care are visited 

by their caseworkers on a monthly basis 

and that the majority of these visits 

occur in the residence of the child 

(section 424(e)(2)(a) of the Act). 

Respondents: States, Territories, and 

Tribes must complete the CFSP, APSR, 

and CFS–101. Tribes and Territories are 

exempted from the monthly caseworker 

visits reporting requirement of the 

APSR. There are approximately 223 

Tribal entities that are eligible for IV–B 

funding. There are 52 States and 

Territories that must complete the 

CFSP, APSR, and CFS–101. There are a 

total of 275 possible respondents. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

espondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per 

espondent 

Total burden 

hours 

(per year) 

CFSP ............................................................................................................... 275 1 110.25 30,319/5 years 

= 6,064 

APSR ............................................................................................................... 275 1 74.58 20,510 

CFS–101, Parts I, II, and III ............................................................................ 275 1 4.38 1,205 

Caseworker Visits ............................................................................................ 52 1 99.33 5,165 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 32,944. 

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 Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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 

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 3, 2008. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–28 Filed 1–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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