[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 28871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4635]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System.
    OMB No.: 0980-0229.
    Description: The Child Abuse and Neglect Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5101 et seq.) as amended requires States ``to annually work with the 
Secretary to provide to the maximum extent practical, a report'' that 
includes 12 data items listed in the statute. The National Child Abuse 
and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), administered by the Children's 
Bureau, meets this reporting requirement. In addition, the amendments 
of 1988 require that the data system ``shall be universal and case 
specific and integrated with other case-based foster care and adoption 
data collected by the Secretary.'' There are two data components, the 
Detailed Case Data Component (DCDC), which includes the case-level data 
submitted through the Child File and some aggregated data submitted 
through the Agency File, and the Summary Data component (SC), which is 
used by States that cannot submit case-level data. No changes are being 
requested. The Summary Data Component will be phased out over the next 
few years as the number of States that can complete the Child File 
increases.
    Respondents: State Child Welfare Agencies.

                                             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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DCDC (includes the Child File and the Agency                 49               1            108.6           5,321
 File).........................................
Summary Data Component.........................               3               1             32                96
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours........  ..............  ..............  ...............           5,417
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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 Administration, Office of Information 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. E-mail address: [email protected].
    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, Attn: Desk 
Officer for ACF, E-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: May 11, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-4635 Filed 5-17-06; 8:45 am]
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