[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23930-23931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11731]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information 
collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain

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a copy of the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS 
Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207.
    Comments are invited 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) ways to enhance 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.
    Proposed Projects 1. National Study of Child Protective Services 
Systems and Reform Efforts--NEW--The Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Planning and Evaluation is proposing to conduct a study which will 
document the evolving practices underway in the field of Child 
Protective Services (CPS). Specifically, State officials will be 
interviewed to obtain an updated picture of current policy; local CPS 
agencies serving a stratified random sample of 150 counties will be 
surveyed and; on-site visits will be conducted at 9-12 local CPS 
agencies that are implementing innovative practices in their delivery 
of services. For burden estimates see table.

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                                                     Number of                       Hours per
                   Instrument                       respondents      Responses       response       Total hours
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State--CPS Directors............................              51               1               2             102
State--Hotline..................................              25               1               1              25
Local Survey--Administration....................             150               1              .5              75
Local Survey--Intake............................             150               1               1             150
Local Survey--Investigation.....................             225               1               1             225
Local Survey--Other CPS Resp....................             100               1               1             100
Local Survey--New Directions....................             150               1               1             150
Local Survey--Additional........................              40               1               1              40
Site Visit--Director Interview..................              12               1               1              12
Site Visit--Reform Managers.....................              16               1               2              32
Site Visit--Worker Focus Group..................              60               1               2             120
Site Visit--External Managers...................              40               1               2              80
Site Visit--Manager Focus Group.................              96               1               2             192
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    Total.......................................           1,115  ..............  ..............           1,303
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    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: May 3, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-11731 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]
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