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Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: National Child Abuse and
Neglect Data System.
OMB No.: 6980–0229.
Description: The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families
established the National Child Abuse
and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) to
respond to the 1988 and 1992
amendments (Pub. L. 100–294 and Pub.
L. 102–295) to the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), as amended, which
called for the creation of a coordinated
national data collection and analysis
program, both universal and case-
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specific in scope, to examine
standardized data on false, unfounded,
or unsubstantiated reports. In 1988,
ACYF embarked on a collaborative
effort with the States to develop a
voluntary national data collection and
analysis program to collect, compile,
and make available State child abuse
and neglect reporting information from
Child Protective Services agencies in the
50 States, the District of Columbia, and
the territories. The first request for
annual data was in July 1991. Data
collection has continued on an annual
basis. The Children’s Bureau is
currently preparing the 15th annual
report based on the NCANDS date.
In 1996, the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act was ameanded by
Public Law 104–235 to require that any
State receiving the Basic State Grant
work with the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to provide specific data
on child maltreatment to the extent
practicable. The legislation specified the
following data elements:
(1) The number of children who were
reported to the State during the year as
abused or neglected.
(2) Of the number of children described in
paragraph (1), the number with respect to
whome such reports were—
(A) Substantiated;
(B) Unsubstantiated; or
(C) Determined to be false.
(3) Of the number of children described in
paragraph (2)—
(A) The number who did not receive
services during the year under the State
program funded under this section or an
equivalent State program;
(B) The number who received services
during the year under the State program
funded under this section or an equivalent
State program; and
(C) The number who were removed from
their families during the year by disposition
of the case.
(4) The number of families who received
preventive services from the State during the
year.
(5) The number of deaths in the State
during the year resulting from child abuse or
neglect.
(6) Of the number of children described in
paragraph (5), the number of such children
who were in foster care.
(7) The number of Child Protective
Services workers responsible for the intake
and screening of reports filed in the previous
year.
(8) The agency response time with respect
to each such report with respect to initial
investigation of reports of child abuse or
neglect.
(9) The response time with respect to the
provision of services to families and children
where an allegation of abuse or neglect has
been made.
(10) The number of Child Protective
Services workers responsible for intake,
assessment, and investigation of child abuse
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and neglect reports relative to the number of
reports investigated in the previous year.
(11) The number of children reunited with
their families or receiving family
preservation services that, within five years,
result in subsequent substantiated reports of
child abuse and neglect, including the death
of the child.
(12) The number of children for whom
individuals were appointed by the court to
represent the best interests of such children
and the average number of out-of-court
contacts between such individuals and
children.
States that receive the Basic State
Grant meet this information requirement
by submitting the NCANDS data.
The Children’s Bureau proposes to
continue collecting the NCANDS data
through the two files of the Detailed
Case Data Component, the Child File
(the case-level component of NCANDS),
and the Agency File (additional
aggregate data that cannot be collected
at a case level). It also proposes to
continue to accept the Summary Data
Component Survey from States that are
unable to submit the Child File for
another three data submission cycles
(FFY 2005–FFY 2007). Technical
assistance will continue to be provided
to States so that all States can provide
the Child File and Agency File for FFY
2005 data.
No changes are proposed for any of
the data collection instruments.
The information collected by
NCANDS will be used to understand
better the experiences of children and
families served by Child Protective
Services and to guide policy and
program development at the national
and local levels. An annual report,
entitled Child Maltreatment, will
continue to be published. Data collected
through the NCANDS will also be used
to support the Department in
responding to the requirements of the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) and the Program
Assessment Rating Tool (PART),
publishing State data in the report to
Congress on child welfare outcomes,
and monitoring States through the Child
and Family Services Review process.
Respondents: State governments, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Detailed Case Data Component (Child File and Agency File by 48 States
starting with reporting for FFY 2006) ...........................................................
Summary Data Component Survey (by 4 States) ...........................................
48
4
1
1
110
32
5,280
128
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ....................................................
........................
........................
........................
5,408
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(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,
370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
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: February 9, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: April 2006 Current Population
Survey Supplement on Child Support.
OMB No.: 0992–0003.
Description: Collection of these data
will assist legislators and policymakers
in determining how effective their
policymaking efforts have been over
time in applying the various child
support legislation to the overall child
support enforcement picture. This
information will help policymakers
determine to what extent individuals on
welfare would be removed from the
welfare rolls as a result of more
stringent child support enforcement
efforts.
Respondents: Individuals and
Households.
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Child Support Survey .......................................................................................
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System.
OMB No.: 6980-0229.
Description: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families
established the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)
to respond to the 1988 and 1992 amendments (Pub. L. 100-294 and Pub. L.
102-295) to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C.
5101 et seq.), as amended, which called for the creation of a
coordinated national data collection and analysis program, both
universal and case-specific in scope, to examine standardized data on
false, unfounded, or unsubstantiated reports. In 1988, ACYF embarked on
a collaborative effort with the States to develop a voluntary national
data collection and analysis program to collect, compile, and make
available State child abuse and neglect reporting information from
Child Protective Services agencies in the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, and the territories. The first request for annual data was in
July 1991. Data collection has continued on an annual basis. The
Children's Bureau is currently preparing the 15th annual report based
on the NCANDS date.
In 1996, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was ameanded
by Public Law 104-235 to require that any State receiving the Basic
State Grant work with the Secretary of the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to provide specific data on child maltreatment to
the extent practicable. The legislation specified the following data
elements:
(1) The number of children who were reported to the State during
the year as abused or neglected.
(2) Of the number of children described in paragraph (1), the
number with respect to whome such reports were--
(A) Substantiated;
(B) Unsubstantiated; or
(C) Determined to be false.
(3) Of the number of children described in paragraph (2)--
(A) The number who did not receive services during the year
under the State program funded under this section or an equivalent
State program;
(B) The number who received services during the year under the
State program funded under this section or an equivalent State
program; and
(C) The number who were removed from their families during the
year by disposition of the case.
(4) The number of families who received preventive services from
the State during the year.
(5) The number of deaths in the State during the year resulting
from child abuse or neglect.
(6) Of the number of children described in paragraph (5), the
number of such children who were in foster care.
(7) The number of Child Protective Services workers responsible
for the intake and screening of reports filed in the previous year.
(8) The agency response time with respect to each such report
with respect to initial investigation of reports of child abuse or
neglect.
(9) The response time with respect to the provision of services
to families and children where an allegation of abuse or neglect has
been made.
(10) The number of Child Protective Services workers responsible
for intake, assessment, and investigation of child abuse
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and neglect reports relative to the number of reports investigated
in the previous year.
(11) The number of children reunited with their families or
receiving family preservation services that, within five years,
result in subsequent substantiated reports of child abuse and
neglect, including the death of the child.
(12) The number of children for whom individuals were appointed
by the court to represent the best interests of such children and
the average number of out-of-court contacts between such individuals
and children.
States that receive the Basic State Grant meet this information
requirement by submitting the NCANDS data.
The Children's Bureau proposes to continue collecting the NCANDS
data through the two files of the Detailed Case Data Component, the
Child File (the case-level component of NCANDS), and the Agency File
(additional aggregate data that cannot be collected at a case level).
It also proposes to continue to accept the Summary Data Component
Survey from States that are unable to submit the Child File for another
three data submission cycles (FFY 2005-FFY 2007). Technical assistance
will continue to be provided to States so that all States can provide
the Child File and Agency File for FFY 2005 data.
No changes are proposed for any of the data collection instruments.
The information collected by NCANDS will be used to understand
better the experiences of children and families served by Child
Protective Services and to guide policy and program development at the
national and local levels. An annual report, entitled Child
Maltreatment, will continue to be published. Data collected through the
NCANDS will also be used to support the Department in responding to the
requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and
the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), publishing State data in the
report to Congress on child welfare outcomes, and monitoring States
through the Child and Family Services Review process.
Respondents: State governments, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico.
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Detailed Case Data Component (Child File and 48 1 110 5,280
Agency File by 48 States starting with
reporting for FFY 2006)........................
Summary Data Component Survey (by 4 States)..... 4 1 32 128
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........ .............. .............. .............. 5,408
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In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
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: February 9, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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