Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2017 / Notices 38693 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 

C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All 

requests should be identified by the title 

of the information collection. Email 

address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

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, Email: OIRA_

SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: 

Desk Officer for the Administration for 

Children and Families. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17192 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Title IV–E Foster Care Eligibility 

Review and Child and Family Service 

Reviews. 

OMB No.: 0970–0214. 

Description: The following five 

separate activities are associated with 

this information collection: Foster Care 

Eligibility Review (foster care review) 

Program Improvement Plan; Child and 

Family Services Reviews (CFSR) State 

agency Statewide Assessment; CFSR 

On-site Review; CFSR Program 

Improvement Plan; and AntiDiscrimination Enforcement Corrective 

Action Plan. The collection of 

information for review of federal 

payments to states for foster care 

maintenance payments (45 CFR 

1356.71(i)) is authorized by title IV–E of 

the Social Security Act (the Act), section 

474 [42 U.S.C. 674]. The foster care 

review systematically checks title IV–E 

agency compliance in meeting title IV– 

E eligibility requirements; validates the 

accuracy of the agency’s claims for 

reimbursement of title IV–E payment 

made on behalf of children in foster 

care; and identifies and recovers 

improper payments. The collection of 

information for review of state child and 

family services programs (45 CFR 

1355.33(b), 1355.33(c) and 1355.35(a)) is 

to determine whether such programs are 

in substantial conformity with state plan 

requirements under parts B and E of the 

Act and is authorized by section 1123(a) 

[42 U.S.C 1320a–1a] of the Act. The 

CFSR looks at the outcomes related to 

safety, permanency and well-being of 

children served by the child welfare 

system and at seven systemic factors 

that support the outcomes. Section 

474(d) of the Act [42 U.S.C 674] deploys 

enforcement provisions (45 CFR 

1355.38(b) and (c)) for the requirements 

at section 4371(a)(18) [42 U.S.C 671], 

which prohibit the delay or denial of 

foster and adoptive placements based on 

the race, color, or national origin of any 

of the individuals involved. The 

enforcement provisions include the 

execution and completion of corrective 

action plans when a state is in violation 

of section 471(a)(18) of the Act. The 

information collection is needed: (1) To 

ensure compliance with title IV–E foster 

care eligibility requirements; (2) to 

monitor state plan requirements under 

titles IV–B and IV–E of the Act, as 

required by federal statute; and (3) to 

enforce the title IV–E antidiscrimination requirements through 

state corrective action plans. The 

resultant information will allow ACF to 

determine if states are in compliance 

with state plan requirements and are 

achieving desired outcomes for children 

and families, help ensure that claims by 

states for title IV–E funds are made only 

on behalf of title IV–E eligible children, 

and require states to revise applicable 

statutes, rules, policies and procedures, 

and provide proper training to staff, 

through the development and 

implementation of corrective action 

plans. These reviews not only address 

compliance with eligibility 

requirements but also assist states in 

enhancing the capacities to serve 

children and families. In computing the 

number of burden hours for this 

information collection, ACF based the 

annual burden estimates on ACF’s and 

states’ experiences in conducting 

reviews and developing program 

improvement plans. 

Respondents: State Title IV–B and 

Title IV–E Agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

45 CFR 1356.7 (i) Program Improvement Plan (IV–E review) ....................... 1 1 120 120 

45 CFR 1366.33 (b) Statewide Assessment (CFSR). ..................................... 14 1 120 1680 

45 CFR 1355.33 (c) On-site Review (CFSR) .................................................. 14 1 1,186 16,604 

45 CFR 1355.35 (a) Program Improvement Plan (CFSR) .............................. 14 1 300 4,200 

45 CFR 1355.38 (b) and (c) Corrective Action ............................................... 1 1 780 780 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 23,384. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 

C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All 

requests should be identified by the title 

of the information collection. Email 

address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

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, Email: OIRA_

SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: 

Desk Officer for the Administration for 

Children and Families. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17193 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] 

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