[Federal Register: July 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 138)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System 
(SACWIS) Assessment Review Guide (SARGE).
    OMB No.: 0970-0159.
    Description: HHS cannot fulfill its obligation to effectively serve 
the

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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 support 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-two 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 Governments.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                 responses        respondent        response          hours
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Review......................................               1                1              200              200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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: ACE Reports Clearance 
Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail 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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: July 10, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-16180 Filed 7-16-08; 8:45 am]

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