[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30977-30978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10245]


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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) (Office of 
Management and Budget #0970-0202)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within 
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing an 
extension with revisions to the data collection activities conducted as 
part of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW 
III) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0202). 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. This request will allow additional time to 
conduct participant data collections. Minor changes to the instruments 
are requested to restore an in-person data collection option.

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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing 
[email protected]. Identify all requests 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. The first and 
second cohorts of NSCAW were initiated in 1999 and 2008, respectively. 
A major objective for the third cohort of NSCAW (NSCAW III) is to 
maintain the strengths of previous work, while better positioning the 
study to address the changing child welfare population. Phase I of 
NSCAW III, approved November 2016, is complete and included recruitment 
and sampling process data collection activities. Phase II of NSCAW III, 
approved July 2017, includes baseline and follow-up data collection 
activities, and panel maintenance activities. Phase II follow-up data 
collection and panel maintenance is still ongoing. Phase III of NSCAW 
III, approved in September 2020, includes data collection on the child 
welfare workforce in of participating agencies. Phase III data 
collection is complete, and analysis of the data is ongoing.
    We seek approval for an extension with changes for the currently 
approved data collection activities, which includes follow-up data 
collection for Phase II and panel maintenance activities with NSCAW 
cohort members. As part of this request we are also proposing minor 
changes to the Phase II information collection. Due to the COVID-19 
pandemic, baseline Phase II in-person baseline data collection was 
paused for 14 months, and follow-up data collection was delayed due to 
the need to retool data collection procedures and instruments to allow 
for remote administration. This request is to extend the Phase II 
information collection and to update materials to restore the 
previously approved in-person mode as an option for caregiver and child 
respondents.
    Respondents: Children and caregivers enrolled in NSCAW III and 
child welfare agency personnel in participating NSCAW III agencies. 
Surveys and panel maintenance responses may be obtained by telephone, 
web, or in person.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                    Number of
                                  Number of       responses per   Average burden
         Instrument              respondents       respondent      per response    Total burden    Annual burden
                                 (total over       (total over      (in hours)      (in hours)      (in hours)
                               request period)   request period)
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Child Follow-up.............               387                 1             .75             290              97
Caregiver Follow-up.........               409                 1             .75             307             102
Caseworker Follow-up........               126                 3             1.0             379             126
Panel Maintenance with NSCAW             4,723                 1             .08             378             126
 Cohort Members.............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 451.
    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: 42 U.S.C. 628b; Continuing Appropriations Act of 2022.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-10245 Filed 5-12-23; 8:45 am]
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