[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 96 (Friday, May 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35119-35120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12318]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being.
    OMB No.: 0970-0202.
    Description: This longitudinal survey provides national estimates 
on the characteristics related to children and families who enter the 
child welfare system. It has collected data from a cohort of 6100 
children who entered the child welfare system as a result of a CPS 
investigation between October, 1999 and April, 2001. Data were 
collected from the children themselves, their caregivers, their 
teachers, and their caseworkers at baseline, with followups at 12 and 
18 months post-baseline. The current request is to pursue a 36-month 
followup, essentially replicating the measures that were used at 
baseline and at the 18-month followup.
    Respondents: Children who are clients of the child welfare system, 
their primary caregivers, caseworkers, and teachers.

                                             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 interview.................................            5491               1            1.63            8950
Caregiver interview.............................            5491               1            1.50            8237
Caseworker interview............................            2366               1             .80            1893
Caseworker interview............................            2491               1             .75            1868
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20948.
    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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,

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Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection.
    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: May 9, 2002.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-12318 Filed 5-16-02; 8:45 am]
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