Proposed Information Collection Activity: Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP), Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR), and Annual Budget Expenses Request and Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101) (0970-0426)
| Published date | 05 May 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 26692 |
| Record Number | 2020-09605 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Children And Families Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 87 (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26692-26693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09605]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Child and Family
Services Plan (CFSP), Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR), and
Annual Budget Expenses Request and Estimated Expenditures (CFS-101)
(0970-0426)
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, Administration for Children and Families, HHS.
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 (CFS-101) collection (OMB #0970-0426, expiration
1/31/2021). There are minor changes to the APSR, the burden hours for
the APSR, and CFS-101 form.
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, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection
described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified 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 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, 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, beginning with the submission
due on June 30, 2021, will also include 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 (Pub. L.)
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 revisions made to the CFS-101 form are to streamline the data
entry and to remove from Part III of the CFS-101 requests for prior
year estimates on use of funds that are not required by law.
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 Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent 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 1 5 1,165 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 CAPTA (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.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-09605 Filed 5-4-20; 8:45 am]
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