[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6541-6542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3353]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Effective and Innovative Practices in Child Abuse and 
Neglect Prevention.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: With increasing understanding and recognition of the 
individual and family risk factors that increase the likelihood of 
child maltreatment, particularly since the 1990s, the role and 
importance of prevention has been vigorously promoted. The development, 
funding, and implementation of programs and initiatives with a specific 
focus on the prevention of child maltreatment, as a consequence, has 
blossomed.
    Child abuse and neglect prevention today includes a broad spectrum 
of programs and services, including parent education, home visitation, 
respite care, support groups, mentoring, child personal safety 
education, family resource centers, media campaigns, and policy 
advocacy campaigns. Programs may target the general population with the 
goal of facilitating prevention through awareness, and/or may target 
specific populations at risk for child abuse/neglect with the goal of 
ameliorating the factors placing them at risk. However, the precise 
nature of these efforts--and their effectiveness--is not yet well 
understood, and information has not been systematically documented. As 
programs have proliferated in both type and number, the need for 
information on program effectiveness becomes more acute.
    Data collection for this project will rely on a nomination process 
that will identify programs and initiatives operating around the 
country in two major categories, including (1) Effective programs, 
which demonstrate or report positive prevention outcomes using 
experimental or quasi-experimental research methods and (2) Innovative 
programs, which have overcome a critical challenge or obstacle using a 
particularly creative method or approach. By identifying and showcasing 
effective and innovative practices, this project will disseminate 
critical information to local jurisdictions that are making decisions 
about allocating and/or targeting resources for program development and 
implementation.
    Respondents: The universe of potential nominations consists of the 
child abuse and neglect professional community in its entirety, which 
includes practitioners, service providers, policy makers in state and 
local agencies, researchers, advocates, and other affiliated parties. A 
nomination instrument has been designed, with input from a diverse 
group of experts, that specifies rules and provides detailed guidance 
on procedures for submission.

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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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Track 1 Nominations: Effective Programs.........           10-30               1               6          60-180
Track II Nominations: Innovative Programs.......         150-200               1               4         600-800
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............         660-980
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    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, SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 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, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: February 6, 2002.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-3353 Filed 2-11-02; 8:45 am]
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