[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 68 (Monday, April 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18984-18985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07420]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Survey of the National 
Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) Adopted Youth, Young 
Adults, and Adoptive Parents (0970-0555)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval for an 
extension with no changes to a one-time study to examine familial 
outcomes 8 years or more after a child's adoption from the child 
welfare system. The primary objective of this study is to estimate the 
prevalence of instability events that occur in families who have 
adopted children who have exited the foster care system. The second 
objective is to understand risk and protective factors associated with 
post adoption instability. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval expires September 30, 2021, and this request is to extend 
approval to allow for the completion of data collection.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded 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: Through this study, ACF is 
conducting web or telephone surveys with adopted youth, young adults, 
and adults as well as adoptive parents who were participants in the 
first or second cohort of NSCAW (NSCAW I, II; OMB #0970-0202). The 
surveys are designed to collect information about instability events 
(such as foster care re-entry or

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running away that occurred after a child's adoption) as well as family 
functioning, perceptions of the adoption relationship, and services and 
support received after adoption. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, initial 
activities to contact potential respondents were delayed. As a result, 
ACF is requesting an extension to collect data beyond the current OMB 
expiration date of September 30, 2021.
    Respondents: Adopted youth, young adults, adults, and their 
associated adoptive parents who participated in NSCAW I or II.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                      No. of
                                      No. of       responses per
                                    respondents     respondent      Avg. burden    Total burden    Annual burden
           Instrument               (total over     (total over    per response     (in hours)      (in hours)
                                      request         request       (in hours)
                                      period)         period)
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Survey of NSCAW Adopted Youth,               588               1              .5             294             294
 Young Adults, and Adults.......
Survey of NSCAW Adoptive Parents             554               1              .5             277             277
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 571.
    Comments: 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.

    Authority: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption 
Reform Act of 1978.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-07420 Filed 4-9-21; 8:45 am]
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