[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48514-48515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24199]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project

    Title: National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being.
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: Title V, Section 429A, in the amendments to Title IV-B 
of the Social Security Act authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to conduct a ``national random sample study of child 
welfare''. The NSCAW fulfills the intent of that legislation, and 
responds to a growing need for better understanding of the child 
welfare system and the children and families who come into contact with 
it. The survey will collect date through interview and assessment with 
a national sample of 6700 children along with their parents, caregivers 
(such as foster parents), teachers, and caseworkers and other agency 
personnel to assess the characteristics of children and families who 
come into contact with the child welfare system, the services they need 
and receive, and the outcomes for those children and families. 
Information will be collected from all respondents at the time the 
child enters the child welfare system, with three subsequent annual 
followups. In addition, some information will be collected from parents 
or caregivers and caseworkers midway between the annual collections. 
The information will provide national estimates on characteristics of 
children and families in the child welfare system, and will be used to 
guide child welfare policy and practice, as well as to provide new 
insights into the antecedents and consequences of child maltreatment.
    Respondents: Individuals or Households.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates                                            
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden                
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden 
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours    
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Child, Waver 1..................................           6,700               1            1.29           8,666
Caregiver, Wave 1...............................           4,430               2            1.46          12,934
Foster Parent, Wave 1...........................           2,270               2            1.20           5,441
Non-Custodial parent, Wave 1....................           1,900               2            1.0            3,826
CPS Caseworker, Wave 1..........................           8,375              10             .28           2,373
Caseworker, Wave 1..............................           5,740               1            1.03           5,931
Teacher, Wave 1.................................           5,099               1             .75           3,824
Local Agency Wave, 1............................              97               1            1.08             105
State Agency, Wave 1............................              40               1            1.08              55
Child, Wave 2...................................           5,832               1            1.01           5,876
Caregiver, Wave 2...............................            4532               2            1.44          13,048
Foster parent, Wave 2...........................           1,300               2            1.12           2,911
Non-Custodial parent............................           1,600               2             .83           2,687
Caseworker......................................           3,460               2             .91           6,285
Teacher, Wave 2.................................           4,590               1             .75           3.443
Local Agency, Wave 2............................              97               1            1.08             105
State Agency, Wave 2............................              51               1            1.08              55
Child, Wave 3...................................           5,677               1            1.11           6,308
Caregiver, Wave 3...............................           4,650               2            1.43          13,279
Foster Parent, Wave 3...........................           1,027               2            1.21           2,483
Non-Custodial parent, Wave 3....................           1,600               2             .81           2,587
Caseworker, Wave 3..............................           2,595              20             .78           4,066
Teacher, Wave 3.................................           4,361               1             .75           3,443
Local Agency, Wave 3............................              97               1            1.08             105
State Agency, Wave 3............................              51               1            1.08              55
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 36,630.
    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.
    Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained 
and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for 
Children and Families, Office of Information Services, Division of 
Information Resource Management Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection.

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    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.

    Dated: September 3, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-24199 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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