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OMB Control No: 0970-0422	ICR Reference No: 202606-0970-022
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202305-0970-011
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: CB
Title: Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/12/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/30/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	280	0	207
Time Burden (Hours)	1,250,485	0	1,180,590
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	280	207	73
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,250,485	1,180,590	69,895
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This information collection is a regulated dataset. The AFCARS dataset recently underwent a revision with a final rule in December 2024 (89 FR 96569) which added 55 data elements to require reporting of more detailed information related to Indian Child Welfare Act’s procedural protections. This increased the reporting burden for state title IV-E child welfare agencies only.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,956,520

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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