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and the Child Abuse, Domestic 

Violence, Adoption and Family Services 

Act of 1992 (Pub. L.) 102–295, 

conducted between 1993 and 1995, and 

reported in 1996. NIS–4, mandated by 

the Keeping Children and Families Safe 

Act of 2003 (Pub. L.) 108–36), will be 

reported in 2006. 

NIS is unique in that it goes beyond 

the abused and neglected children who 

come to the attention of the Child 

Protective Services (CPS) system. In 

contrast to the National Child Abuse 

and Neglect Data Systems (NCANDS), 

which rely solely on reported cases. The 

NIS design assumes that reported 

children represent only a portion of the 

children who actually are maltreated. 

Following the implications of its 

assumptions, NIS estimates the scope of 

the maltreated child population by 

combining information about reported 

cases with data on maltreated children 

identified by professionals (called 

‘‘sentinels’’) who encounter them during 

the normal course of their work in a 

wide range of agencies in representative 

communities. Sentinels are asked to 

remain on the lookout for children 

whom they believe are maltreated 

during the study reference period and to 

provide information about these 

children. Children identified by 

sentinels and those children whose 

alleged maltreatment is investigated by 

CPS during the same period are 

evaluated against standardized 

definitions, and only children who meet 

the study standards are used to develop 

the study estimates. The study estimates 

are couched in terms of numbers of 

maltreated children, with data 

unduplicated so that a given child is 

counted only once. Confidentiality of all 

participants is carefully protected. 

A nationally representative sample of 

120 counties will be selected and all 

local CPS agencies serving the selected 

counties will be identified. Plans will be 

developed to obtain data on cases 

investigated during the study reference 

period, September 4, 2005 to December 

3, 2005. Sentinels in the selected 

counties will be identified through 

samples of agencies in 11 categories: 

county juvenile probation departments, 

sheriff (and/or state police) 

departments, public health departments, 

public housing departments, municipal 

police departments, hospitals, schools, 

day care centers, social service agencies, 

mental health agencies, and shelters for 

battered women or runaway/homeless 

youth. A total of approximately 1,600 

sentinel agencies will be sampled. Plans 

will be developed to identify staff in 

these agencies who have direct contact 

with children to serve as sentinels 

during the study by submitting data on 

maltreated children they encounter 

during the study reference period. In 

preparation for the study, letters will be 

sent to the directors of the selected 

agencies asking them to permit their 

agencies to participant in NIS–4, and 

describing the general nature of the data 

collection effort. HHS will issue a 

subsequent notice of proposed data 

collection for this study after data 

collection plans are developed. 

Respondents:

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses per 

respondent 

Average

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden

hours 

Letter to CPS Agencies ................................................................................... 120 1 .20 24 

Letter to Sentinel Agencies ............................................................................. 1,600 1 .20 320 

12,000 1 .20 2,400 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ............................................................ ........................ ........................ .20 2,744 

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 Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer, E-mail address: 

grjohnson@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: October 26, 2004. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Social Services Block Grant 

Postexpenditure Report. 

OMB No. 0970–0234. 

Description:

Purpose: To improve the quality of 

Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) 

expenditure data, the postexpenditure 

reporting form and instructions need 

minor formatting revisions to reduce 

confusion and reporting inconsistencies 

that have resulted from the current 

form. As a block grant, SSBG provides 

the States with a flexible source of funds 

for social service needs. Accurate 

accounting of how these funds are used 

and whom they serve is critical to 

ensure that necessary and sufficient 

funding continues to be allocated. For

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this reason, the following changes are 

being proposed to the current form:

1. The expenditures columns will be 

reordered so that when reading left to 

right, the three types of funding that 

sum to total expenditures—SSBG 

allocation, funds transferred into 

SSBG, and expenditures of all other 

Federal, State, and local funds—are 

listed prior to total expenditures. 

2. A space will be added, and referenced 

in item 29, where States can report 

more detail about other services. This 

added information will help to define 

the specific services funded under 

this service category. 

3. The column for total adults will be 

removed. A new column, ‘‘Adults of 

Unknown Age’’ will be added. The 

three age groups of adults—‘‘Adults 

Age 59 and younger,’’ ‘‘Adults Age 60 

and older,’’ and ‘‘Adults of Unknown 

Age’’—should equal the total number 

of adults. 

4. The recipients columns will be 

reordered so that when reading left to 

right, the four ages of recipients—

children, adults age 59 and younger, 

adults age 60 and older, and adults of 

unknown age—are listed prior to total 

recipients.

The SSBG program provides funds to 

assist States in delivering social services 

directed toward the needs of children 

and adults in each State. Funds are 

allocated to the States in proportion to 

their populations. States, including the 

District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto 

Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, 

have substantial discretion in their use 

of funds and may determine what 

services will be provided, who will be 

eligible, and how funds will be 

distributed among the various services. 

State or local SSBG agencies (i.e.,

county, city, or regional offices) may 

provide the services or may purchase 

them from qualified agencies, 

organizations, or individuals. States 

report as recipients of SSBG-funded 

services any individuals who receive a 

service funded at least partially by 

SSBG. 

States are required to report their 

annual SSBG expenditures on a 

standard postexpenditure report, which 

includes a yearly total of adults and 

children served and annual 

expenditures in each of 29 service 

categories. Reporting requirements for 

SSBG were originally described in the 

Federal Register, Volume 58, Number 

218, on Monday, November 15, 1993. 

The report is due either 6 months after 

the end of the reporting period or at the 

time the State submits the 

preexpenditure report for the reporting 

period beginning after that 6 month 

period. The report must address: (1) The 

number of individuals (as well as 

number of children and number of 

adults) who receive services paid for in 

whole or in part with Federal funds 

under the Social Services Block Grant; 

(2) The amount of Social Services Block 

Grant funds spent in providing each 

service; (3) The total amount of Federal, 

State, and local funds spent in 

providing each service, including Social 

Services Block Grant funds; and (4) The 

method(s) by which each service is 

provided, showing separately the 

services provided by public agencies 

and private agencies. 

Information collected on the 

postexpenditure report is analyzed and 

described in an annual report on SSBG 

expenditures and recipients produced 

by the Office of Community Services. 

The information contained in this report 

is used to establish how SSBG funding 

is used for the provision of services in 

each State to each of many specific 

populations of needy individuals. 

Respondents: This report is 

completed once annually by a 

representative of the agency that 

administers the Social Services Block 

Grant at the State level in each State, the 

District of Columbia, and the Territories.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses per 

respondent 

Average

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Postexpenditure Report ................................................................................... 56 1 110 6,160 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,160. 

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 20477, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 

address:grjohnson@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: October 26, 2004. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2004D–0459]

Draft Guidance for Industry on 

Pharmacokinetics in Pregnancy—

Study Design, Data Analysis, and 

Impact on Dosing and Labeling

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing the 

availability of a draft guidance for 

industry entitled ‘‘Draft Guidance for 

Industry on Pharmacokinetics in 

Pregnancy—Study Design, Data 

Analysis, and Impact on Dosing and 

Labeling.’’ This guidance discusses 

agency recommendations on issues to 

consider when designing and