[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 66552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31184]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration of Children and Families


Agency Information Collection Under OMB Review

    Title: National Study of Outcomes for Children Placed in Foster 
Care with Relatives.
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: This is a series of interview forms for use with state 
administrators, case workers, and foster parents in seven states 
selected for the study. State administrators are the Chief Child 
Welfare Administrator, the fiscal administrator, and management 
information system specialist in each state. The National Study of 
Outcomes for Children Placed in Foster Care with Relatives will be used 
to describe policies, practices and characteristics regarding placement 
of children in foster care with relatives; to describe outcomes of 
children placed in foster care with relatives compared to children 
placed in non-relative foster care; and to examine the associated costs 
of relative foster care compared to non-relative foster care.
    Under a contract from the Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families (ACYF), researchers from TransAmerica Systems, Inc., will 
conduct the National Study of Outcomes for Children Placed in Foster 
Care with Relatives. The study is in three phases. Phase I was an 
initial on-site survey of nine States which make extensive use of 
relative roster care, which have sufficient and accessible data, and 
which are willing to participate in the survey. During Phase II, a 
national study was designed based on results from the nine State 
survey, with the assistance of a Technical Advisory Panel, consisting 
of nationally recognized foster care experts; a thorough literature 
review; and input from organizations with interest in foster children, 
a national study is designed during Phase II. Phase III will be 
conducting the national study, analyzing the data, and preparing a 
final report. This will include in-depth site visits to seven States, 
purposively sampled from the 34 States that are able to identify 
whether children are placed with relatives or with non-relatives. State 
child welfare administrators and workers and foster parents will be 
selected for in-depth interviews. Additionally, the research team will 
also extract information form case records and gather demographic data 
and fiscal information from the States visited.
    Respondents: 441 (280 foster parents; 161 staff).

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                                                                            Number of                           
                                                               Number of    responses     Average       Burden  
                            Title                             respondents      per       burden per     hours   
                                                                            respondent    response              
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Administrator Interview.....................................            7            1            2           14
Caseworker Interview........................................          140            1            1          140
Foster Parent Interview.....................................          280            1            1          280
Demographic Information Report..............................            7            1            1            7
Fiscal Information Report...................................            7            1            1            7
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      Total.................................................          441  ...........  ...........          448
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 448.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to: Reports Clearance Officer, Administration for 
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 370 
L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447.
    OMB Comment: Consideration will be given to comments and 
suggestions received 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, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.

    Dated: December 14, 1995.
Arnold Jacobson,
Acting ACT Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-31184 Filed 12-21-95; 8:45 am]
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