[Federal Register: May 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 83)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Summary Data Component, National Child Abuse and Neglect
Data System (NCANDS).
OMB No.: 0980-0229.
Description: The Child Abuse and Neglect Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5101 et seq.) as amended requires States to annually work with the
Secretary to provide to the maximum extent practical, a report that
includes 12 data items listed in the statute. The National Child Abuse
and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), administered by the Children's
Bureau, meets this reporting requirement. In addition, the amendments
of 1988 require that the data system shall be universal and case
specific and integrated with other case-based foster care and adoption
data collected by the Secretary. There are two data components, the
Detailed Case Data Component (DCDC), which includes the case-level data
submitted through the Child File and some aggregated data submitted
through the Agency File, and the Summary Data component (SC), which is
used by States that cannot submit case-level data. No changes are being
requested. The Summary Data Component will be phased out over the next
few years as the number of States that can complete the Child File
increases.
Respondents: State Child Welfare Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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DCDC (includes the Child File and the Agency 49 1 108.60 5,321.40
File)..........................................
Summary Data Component.......................... 3 1 32 96
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,417.40.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 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.
Dated: April 28, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-10021 Filed 4-30-09; 8:45 am]
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