[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64967-64968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31280]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW).
    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 data through interviews and assessments 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 follow-ups. 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: State, Local or Tribal Government.

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                                             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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NSCAW.......................................          19,339                2             .914           35,350
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 35,350.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 to 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, 725 17th Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.

    Dated: November 18, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-31280 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am]
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