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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 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
supports 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, forty-five 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 for 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
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Review .............................................................................................................
3
1
250
750
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. E-mail
address: grjohnson@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
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other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: January 21, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–1521 Filed 1–26–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Notice of Appeal
Administration on Children,
Youth and Families, ACF, DHHS.
SUMMARY: By designation of the
Administration for Children and
Families, a member of the Departmental
Appeals Board has been appointed as
the presiding officer for an appeal of the
Administration for Children and
Families’ (ACF) disapproval of an
amendment to the plan of the New York
State Office of Children and Family
Services for implementing title IV–E of
the Social Security Act (Foster Care and
Adoption Assistance). The purpose of
this notice is to give interested parties
an opportunity to participate.
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Requests To Participate: Requests to
participate as a party or as amicus
curiae must be submitted to the
Departmental Appeals Board in the form
specified at 45 CFR 213.15 by February
11, 2005. Within that time, those
persons, groups, or organizations
seeking participation as parties or amici
may file petitions or request extensions
of time for submitting petitions to
participate, and may also contact the
Board to obtain copies of the briefs that
the parties have filed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Sacks, Staff Attorney,
Departmental Appeals Board, Appellate
Division, MS–6127, Room G–644,
Cohen Building, 330 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201,
telephone number (202) 565–0123,
jeffrey.sacks@hhs.gov.
Notice of
appeal is hereby given as set forth in the
following letter, which has been sent to
the New York State Office of Children
and Family Services.
Alan A. Pfeffer, Assistant Deputy
Counsel, New York State Office of
Children and Family Services, Capital
View Office Park, 52 Washington Street,
Rensselaer, New York 12144–2796.
Counsel:
This letter is in response to the
request of the New York State Office of
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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 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 supports 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, forty-five
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 for 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Review...................................... 3 1 250 750
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. E-mail address:
grjohnson@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 21, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-1521 Filed 1-26-05; 8:45 am]
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