80 FR 52754 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 169 (September 1, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-21625
Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52754-52755]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21625]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System.
    OMB No.: 0970-0424.
    Description: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families in 
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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.), 
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 1996, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was amended 
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. These provisions were retained and expanded 
upon in the 2010 reauthorization of CAPTA (Pub. L. 111-320).
    Each state to which a grant is made under this section shall 
annually work with the Secretary to provide, to the maximum extent 
practicable, a report that includes the following:
    1. The number of children who were reported to the state during the 
year as victims of child abuse or neglect.
    2. Of the number of children described in paragraph (1), the number 
with respect to whom 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 that did not receive services during the year under 
the state program funded under this section or an equivalent state 
program;
    B. the number that received services during the year under the 
state program funded under this section or an equivalent state program; 
and
    C. the number that were removed from their families during the year 
by disposition of the case.
    4. The number of families that received preventive services, 
including use of differential response, 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. A. The number of child protective service personnel responsible 
for the--
    i. intake of reports filed in the previous year;
    ii. screening of such reports;
    iii. assessment of such reports; and
    iv. investigation of such reports.
    B. The average caseload for the workers described in subparagraph 
(A).
    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 child abuse or neglect has 
been made.
    10. For child protective service personnel responsible for intake, 
screening, assessment, and investigation of child abuse and neglect 
reports in the state--
    A. information on the education, qualifications, and training 
requirements established by the state for child protective service 
professionals, including for entry and advancement in the profession, 
including advancement to supervisory positions;
    B. data of the education, qualifications, and training of such 
personnel;
    C. demographic information of the child protective service 
personnel; and
    D. information on caseload or workload requirements for such

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personnel, including requirements for average number and maximum number 
of cases per child protective service worker and supervisor.
    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 or 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.
    13. The annual report containing the summary of activities of the 
citizen review panels of the state required by subsection (c)(6).
    14. The number of children under the care of the state child 
protection system who are transferred into the custody of the state 
juvenile justice system.
    15. The number of children referred to a child protective services 
system under subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii).
    16. The number of children determined to be eligible for referral, 
and the number of children referred, under subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxi), 
to agencies providing early intervention services under part C of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
    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, which cannot be collected at the case 
level). Technical assistance will be provided so that all states may 
provide the Child File and Agency File data to NCANDS. There are no 
proposed changes to the NCANDS data collection instruments. New fields 
were implemented during the previous OMB clearance cycle in support of 
the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 and to improve reporting on 
federal performance measures.
    Respondents: State governments, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

                                             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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Detailed Case Data Component: Child File and              52                1               82            4,264
 Agency File................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,264.

Additional Information

    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research 
and Evaluation, 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. Email address: 
[email protected].

OMB Comment

    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document 
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having 
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the following:
    Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 
Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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2016 per diem review has resulted in perdiem. GSA also now solely publishes 1. The number of children who were
lodging and meal allowance changes for the M&IE meal breakdown table, which reported to the state during the year as
certain locations within the Continental is used when employees need to deduct victims of child abuse or neglect.
United States (CONUS) to provide for meals from their M&IE reimbursement 2. Of the number of children
reimbursement of Federal employees’ per direction in FTR § 301–11.18, at described in paragraph (1), the number
expenses covered by per diem. www.gsa.gov/mie. This process, with respect to whom such reports
DATES: Effective: September 1, 2015. implemented in 2003 for lodging and were—
Applicability: This notice applies to 2015 for the M&IE table, ensures more A. substantiated;
travel performed on or after October 1, timely changes in per diem rates B. unsubstantiated; or
2015 through September 30, 2016. established by GSA for Federal C. determined to be false.
employees on official travel within 3. Of the number of children
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For described in paragraph (2)—
clarification of content, contact Ms. Jill CONUS. Notices published periodically
A. the number that did not receive
Denning, Office of Government-wide in the Federal Register, such as this
services during the year under the state
Policy, Office of Asset and one, now constitute the only
program funded under this section or an
Transportation Management, at 202– notification of revisions in CONUS per
equivalent state program;
208–7642, or by email at travelpolicy@ diem rates to agencies. B. the number that received services
gsa.gov. Please cite Notice of GSA Per Dated: August 14, 2015. during the year under the state program
Diem Bulletin FTR 16–01. Christine J. Harada, funded under this section or an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Associate Administrator, Office of equivalent state program; and
Background: GSA identified two new Government-wide Policy. C. the number that were removed
non-standard areas (NSAs): Grand Lake, [FR Doc. 2015–21597 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am] from their families during the year by
CO (Grand County) and Pecos, TX BILLING CODE 6820–14–P disposition of the case.
(Reeves County). Additionally, the NSA 4. The number of families that
of Belle Mead, NJ has been renamed received preventive services, including
Somerset, which more accurately use of differential response, from the
recognizes the major city in the county. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND state during the year.
The Government-wide Travel HUMAN SERVICES 5. The number of deaths in the state
Advisory Committee (GTAC) during the year resulting from child
Administration for Children and abuse or neglect.
recommended that GSA review the
Families 6. Of the number of children
standard CONUS lodging rate annually
instead of every three years, and GSA described in paragraph (5), the number
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starting for FY2016 rates. The standard care.
CONUS lodging rate will increase to $89 Title: National Child Abuse and 7. A. The number of child protective
from $83. The meals and incidental Neglect Data System. service personnel responsible for the—
expense (M&IE) rate tiers were revised OMB No.: 0970–0424. i. intake of reports filed in the
for the first time since FY 2010. The Description: The Administration on previous year;
standard CONUS M&IE rate is now Children, Youth and Families in the ii. screening of such reports;
U.S. Department of Health and Human iii. assessment of such reports; and
based on the Consumer Price Index iv. investigation of such reports.
(CPI) Food away from home measure, Services (HHS) established the National
B. The average caseload for the
and will be $51 for FY 2016. The M&IE Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
workers described in subparagraph (A).
rates for the NSAs continue to be based (NCANDS) to respond to the 1988 and 8. The agency response time with
on survey data from local restaurants in 1992 amendments (Pub. L. 100–294 and respect to each such report with respect
their respective areas, and now range Pub. L. 102–295) to the Child Abuse to initial investigation of reports of child
from $54–$74. Prevention and Treatment Act (42 abuse or neglect.
The CONUS per diem rates prescribed U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), which called for the 9. The response time with respect to
in Bulletin 16–01 may be found at creation of a coordinated national data the provision of services to families and
www.gsa.gov/perdiem. GSA bases the collection and analysis program, both children where an allegation of child
lodging rates on the average daily rate universal and case specific in scope, to abuse or neglect has been made.
that the lodging industry reports to an examine standardized data on false, 10. For child protective service
independent organization. If a lodging unfounded, or unsubstantiated reports. personnel responsible for intake,
rate or a per diem rate is insufficient to In 1996, the Child Abuse Prevention screening, assessment, and investigation
meet necessary expenses in any given and Treatment Act was amended by of child abuse and neglect reports in the
location, Federal executive agencies can Public Law 104–235 to require that any state—
request that GSA review that location. state receiving the Basic State Grant A. information on the education,
Please review numbers five and six of work with the Secretary of the qualifications, and training
GSA’s per diem Frequently Asked Department of Health and Human requirements established by the state for
Questions at (www.gsa.gov/perdiemfaqs) Services (HHS) to provide specific data child protective service professionals,
for more information on the special on child maltreatment, to the extent including for entry and advancement in
review process. practicable. These provisions were the profession, including advancement
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In addition, the Federal Travel retained and expanded upon in the 2010 to supervisory positions;
Regulation (FTR) allows for actual reauthorization of CAPTA (Pub. L. 111– B. data of the education,
expense reimbursement as provided in 320). qualifications, and training of such
§§ 301–11.300 through 301–11.306. Each state to which a grant is made personnel;
GSA issues and publishes the CONUS under this section shall annually work C. demographic information of the
per diem rates, formerly published in with the Secretary to provide, to the child protective service personnel; and
Appendix A to 41 CFR Chapter 301, maximum extent practicable, a report D. information on caseload or
solely on the Internet at www.gsa.gov/ that includes the following: workload requirements for such

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80 FR 52754 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 169 (September 1, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
