[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 38898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13856]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Survey of 
Child and Adolescent Well-Being-Third Cohort (NSCAW III) (OMB #0970-
0202)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE); 
Administration for Children and Families; Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to 
collect data on the child welfare workforce as part of the third cohort 
of children and families for the National Survey of Child and 
Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW III). Previous and current data 
collections for NSCAW have been approved by OMB under OMB #0970-0202. 
This request is for additional data collection.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be 
obtained 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. All 
requests, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: 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.
    OMB previously approved data collection under OMB Control Number 
0970-0202 for NSCAW. The Phase I submission, approved November 2016, 
included recruitment and sampling process data collection activities. 
The Phase II submission, approved July 2017, included baseline and 18-
month follow-up data collection activities.
    The proposed new data collection activities will provide national 
representative data on the characteristics and activities of the 
workforce in child welfare agencies participating in NSCAW III. Surveys 
will collect information on workforce characteristics and competencies, 
training and professional development opportunities, and organizational 
and agency factors. The surveys will also collect information about the 
potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on child welfare agency 
staff and practice.
    Respondents: The respondents are agency directors, supervisors, and 
caseworkers. All surveys will be conducted in-person.

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                                     Number of       Average  burden
                        Instrument                          Total number  of  Annual number  of    responses per        hours  per       Annual  burden
                                                              respondents        respondents         respondent          response            hours
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Agency Director Survey...................................                 56                 19                  1                .58                 11
Supervisor Survey........................................                130                 43                  1                .58                 25
Caseworker Survey........................................                390                130                  1                .83                108
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 144.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 628b; Continuing Appropriations Act of 
2020.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-13856 Filed 6-26-20; 8:45 am]
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