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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity: Child and Family Services
Plan, Annual Progress and Services
Report, and Annual Budget Expenses
Request and Estimated Expenditures
(CFS–101) (0970–0426)
Children’s Bureau,
Administration for Children and
Families, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a three-year extension of the
collection of information under the
Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP),
the Annual Progress and Services
Report (APSR), and the Annual Budget
Expenses Request and Estimated
Expenditures (Child and Family
Services (CFS)–101) collection (Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970–
0426, expiration January 31, 2021).
There are minor changes to the CFS–101
SUMMARY:
form but no changes to the burden
hours.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 CFSP.
The CFSP lays the groundwork for a
system of coordinated, integrated, and
culturally relevant family services for
the subsequent 5 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,
including, as applicable, those activities
conducted under the John H. Chafee
Foster Care Program for Successful
Transition to Adulthood (Section 477 of
the Act) and the state grant authorized
by the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act. By June 30 of each year,
states, territories, and tribes are also
required to submit an APSR and a
financial report called the CFS–101. The
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Total number of
responses per
respondent
233
47
233
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APSR .................................................................................
CFSP ..................................................................................
CFS–101, Part I, II, and III ................................................
Caseworker Visits ..............................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 27,463.
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
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or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Title IV–B, subparts 1 and
2 of the Social Security Act (the Act),
and title IV–E, section 477 of the Act;
sections 106 and 108 of the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5106a. and 5106d.); and Public
Law 116–94, the Family First Transition
Act within Section 602, Subtitle F, Title
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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
and includes information on the use of
the Family First Transition Grants and
Funding Certainty Grants authorized by
the Family First Transition Act included
in Public Law 116–94. 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 revision made to the CFS–101 form
are to streamline the data entry.
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
CFSP/APSR. There are approximately
180 tribal entities that currently receive
IV–B funding. There are 53 states
(including the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the District of Columbia, and the
Virgin Islands) that must complete the
CFSP, APSR, and CFS–101.
Annual Burden Estimates:
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
82
123
5
99.33
57,318
5,781
3,495
15,794
Annual burden
hours
19,106
1,927
1,165
5,265
I, Division N of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.
John M. Sweet, Jr,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Child and Family
Services Plan, Annual Progress and Services Report, and Annual Budget
Expenses Request and Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101) (0970-0426)
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
requesting a three-year extension of the collection of information
under the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP), the Annual Progress
and Services Report (APSR), and the Annual Budget Expenses Request and
Estimated Expenditures (Child and Family Services (CFS)-101) collection
(Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0426, expiration January
31, 2021). There are minor changes to the CFS-101 form but no changes
to the burden hours.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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: Under title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2 of the Social
Security Act (the Act), states, territories, and tribes are required to
submit a CFSP. The CFSP lays the groundwork for a system of
coordinated, integrated, and culturally relevant family services for
the subsequent 5 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, including, as
applicable, those activities conducted under the John H. Chafee Foster
Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Section 477 of the
Act) and the state grant authorized by the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act. By June 30 of each year, states, territories, and tribes
are also required to submit an 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 and includes information on the
use of the Family First Transition Grants and Funding Certainty Grants
authorized by the Family First Transition Act included in Public Law
116-94. 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 revision made to the CFS-101 form are to streamline the data
entry.
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 CFSP/APSR. There
are approximately 180 tribal entities that currently receive IV-B
funding. There are 53 states (including the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands) that must
complete the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101.
Annual Burden Estimates:
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Total number of Average
Instrument Total number responses per burden hours Total burden Annual burden
of respondents respondent per response hours hours
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APSR........................... 233 3 82 57,318 19,106
CFSP........................... 47 1 123 5,781 1,927
CFS-101, Part I, II, and III... 233 3 5 3,495 1,165
Caseworker Visits.............. 53 3 99.33 15,794 5,265
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27,463.
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.
Authority: Title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2 of the Social Security Act
(the Act), and title IV-E, section 477 of the Act; sections 106 and 108
of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a. and
5106d.); and Public Law 116-94, the Family First Transition Act within
Section 602, Subtitle F, Title I, Division N of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.
John M. Sweet, Jr,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05189 Filed 3-13-23; 8:45 am]
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