[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 85572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28431]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being-Third 
Cohort (NSCAW III): Data Collection
    OMB No.: 0970-0202
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends 
to collect data on a third cohort of children and families for the 
National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW III). NSCAW 
is the only source of nationally representative, longitudinal, 
firsthand information about the functioning and well-being, service 
needs, and service utilization of children and families who come to the 
attention of the child welfare system. Information is collected about 
children's cognitive, social, emotional, behavioral, and adaptive 
functioning, as well as family and community factors that are likely to 
influence their functioning. Family service needs and service 
utilization also are addressed in the data collection.
    A previous notice provided the opportunity for public comment on 
the proposed Phase 1 recruitment and sampling process (FR V.81, 4/8/
2016). This notice is specific to the Phase 2 data collection 
activities: (1) baseline and (2) 18-month follow-up data collection. 
Data collection includes child interviews and direct assessments, as 
well as caregiver and caseworker interviews. The overall goal is to 
maintain the strengths and continuity of the prior surveys while better 
positioning the study to address changes in the child welfare 
population.
    Respondents: Children, and their associated caregivers and 
caseworkers.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Annual number     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number   of respondents   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents     (rounded)      respondent       response          hours
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                                                    Baseline
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Child Interview and Direct                 4,565           1,522               1            1.33           2,024
 Assessments....................
Caregiver Interview.............           4,565           1,522               1            1.67           2,542
Caseworker Interview............           1,826             609               3             .75           1,370
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                                               18-Month Follow-up
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Child Interview and Direct                 3,650           1,217               1            1.33           1,619
 Assessment.....................
Caregiver Interview.............           3,650           1,217               1            1.67           2,032
Caseworker Interview............             840             280               3             1.0             840
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    Estimated Total Annual        ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,427
     Burden Hours:..............
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    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: 
[email protected]. 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.

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-28431 Filed 11-25-16; 8:45 am]
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