[Federal Register: January 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 6)]
[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 (SDC) of the National Child Abuse and 
Neglect Data System (NCANDS).
    OMB No: 0980-0229.
    Description: This information collection implements the provision 
of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et 
seq.), as amended by Pub. L. 104-235, requiring that State agencies 
receiving the State child abuse and neglect grant annually provide, 
``to the maximum extent practicable'' an annual data report. Data 
elements include the number of children reported for child abuse and 
neglect; the number of children for whom maltreatment was 
substantiated, unsubstantiated or determined to be false; the number of 
deaths resulting from child abuse or neglect; the number of children 
who received services; agency response times; and the number of workers 
responsible for child protective service (CPS) functions. The new 
annual State data report is being combined with the previously existing 
voluntary Summary Data Component of the National Child Abuse and 
Neglect Data System. The information collected will be used to 
understand better the experiences of children and families served by 
CPS agencies, and to help guide policy and program development at the 
National, State and local levels. ect.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Govt.

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                         Annual Burden Estimates                        
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                                                        Average         
                                            Number of   burden    Total 
         Instrument            Number of    responses    hours    burden
                              respondents      per        per     hours 
                                           respondent  response         
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Summary data component......         56           1         60     3,360
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,360.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section3506(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 
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: 
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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: January 5, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-490 Filed 1-8-98; 8:45 am]
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