[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20598-20599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8717]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request: 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60-days.
    Proposed Project: Activities to Assess the Feasibility of Creating 
and Maintaining a National Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect 
Perpetrators--OMB No. 0990--NEW--Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Planning and Evaluation.
    Abstract: This study will assess the feasibility of implementing a 
national registry of child maltreatment perpetrators. The study has two 
components: A Prevalence Study, and a Key Informant Survey. The 
Prevalence Study will provide national estimates of the number of 
persons who have been found to be substantiated perpetrators of child 
maltreatment in more than one State. The data for this component of the 
study will come primarily from records from the National Child Abuse 
and Neglect Data System. These data will be supplemented with encoded 
names and dates of birth of all substantiated child maltreatment 
perpetrators over a five year period in order to facilitate inter-state 
record matching, and will be collected from the States.
    The Key Informant Survey will collect information in several areas 
including: The structure and content of State repositories of data on 
child maltreatment perpetrators; current legal mandates and policies 
concerning the sharing of information on substantiated perpetrators; 
existing practices for sharing information on child maltreatment 
perpetrators with other states; and perceived benefits and costs to 
participation in a national registry that may affect States' future 
participation.
    This is a one-time data collection effort. The affected public 
consists of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. 
Respondents will include staff designated by state child welfare 
directors including IT staff, department attorneys, and state child 
welfare administrators. The length of the request is for two years.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Instrument                 Type of         Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Prevalence Study..............  State IT Staff..              52               1              30           1,560

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Key Informant Survey: Legal/    Attorney from                 52               1               3             156
 Policy Questionnaire.           Child Welfare
                                 Agency.
Key Informant Survey:           State                         52               1               3             156
 Practices Questionnaire.        Administrator.
Key Informant Survey:           State                         52               1               2             104
 Technical Information on Data   administrator.
 Repositories Questionnaire.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,976
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-8717 Filed 4-19-10; 8:45 am]
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