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OMB Control No: 0970-0422	ICR Reference No: 202305-0970-011
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202108-0970-003
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: ACYF
Title: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/29/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/26/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2023
Responses	207	0	138
Time Burden (Hours)	1,180,590	0	1,180,650
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	207	138	138	-69
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,180,590	1,180,650	2,346	-2,406
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no changes to the AFCARS data elements. Burden estimates have been adjusted to reflect feedback received from the states and tribes related to the estimated burden for recordkeeping. This feedback encouraged ACF to increase the estimated time per response for recordkeeping.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $24,569,616

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov

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