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Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,856. 

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, 330 

C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, 

Attn: Reports Clearance Officer. All 

requests should be identified by the title 

of the information collection. Email 

address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

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: OIRA_

SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: 

Desk Officer for the Administration for 

Children and Families. 

Mary Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; 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). Item (17) below was enacted with 

the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act 

of 2015 (Pub. L. 114–22). The law goes 

into effect in 2017 and it is anticipated 

that states will begin reporting with FFY 

2018 data. Item (18) below was enacted 

with the Comprehensive Addiction and 

Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) (Pub. L. 

114–198). The law goes into effect in 

2017 and it is anticipated that states will 

begin reporting with FFY 2018 data. 

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 

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.). 

17. The number of children 

determined to be victims described in 

subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxiv). 

18. The number of infants— 

(A) identified under subsection 

(b)(2)(B)(ii); 

(B) for whom a plan of safe care was 

developed under subsection 

(b)(2)(B)(iii); and 

(C) for whom a referral was made for 

appropriate services, including services 

for the affected family or caregiver, 

under subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii). 


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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. 

The reauthorization of CAPTA, 

subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxiv), specifies for 

‘‘requiring identification and assessment 

of all reports involving children known 

or suspected to be victims of sex 

trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) 

of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102 (10)); and S. 

178–38.’’ To comply with the new 

reporting requirements for item 17, 

NCANDS will use a new field in the 

Child File. 

The Children’s Bureau proposes to 

modify the Child File by modifying the 

maltreatment fields. 

• Add a new maltreatment type code, 

7=sex trafficked, to the existing Fields 

26, 28, 30, 32 (Maltreatment-1 Type, 

Maltreatment-2 Type, Maltreatment-3 

Type, Maltreatment-4 Type). 

The reauthorization of CAPTA, 

subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii), specifies 

collecting the number of (A) screenedin and screened-out referrals from 

healthcare providers involved in the 

delivery or care of infants and who 

referred such infants born with and 

identified as being affected by substance 

abuse or withdrawal symptoms 

resulting from prenatal drug exposure, 

or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; 

(B) of those screened-in, for whom a 

plan of safe care was developed, under 

subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii); and (C) of those 

screened-in, for whom a referral was 

made for appropriate services, including 

services for the affected family or 

caregiver, under subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii). 

To comply with the new reporting 

requirements for item 18, NCANDS will 

use a combination of existing fields in 

the Child File and a new field in the 

Agency File. 

The Children’s Bureau proposes to 

modify the Agency File by adding 1 new 

field, under Section 2, Referrals and 

Reports. 

• 2.5. Number of screened-out 

referrals from healthcare providers 

involved in the delivery or care of 

infants and who referred such infants 

born with and identified as being 

affected by substance abuse or 

withdrawal symptoms resulting from 

prenatal drug exposure, or a Fetal 

Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. 

The Children’s Bureau proposes to 

modify the Child File by adding two 

new fields. 

• Field 151, Has A Safe Care Plan: 

The Safe Care Plan field will establish 

a flag as to whether a child has a safe 

care plan. 

• Field 152, Referral to CARA-Related 

Services: The Referral to CARA-related 

Services field will establish a flag as to 

whether a referral was made for 

appropriate services, including services 

for the affected family or caregiver. 

Respondents: State governments, the 

District of Columbia, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Detailed Case Data Component (Child File and Agency File) ........................ 52 1 149 7,717 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 7,717. 

Copies of the proposed collection may 

be obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. Attention 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. Email address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

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: OIRA_

SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV Attn: 

Desk Officer for the Administration for 

Children and Families. 

Mary Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22422 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the Board of Scientific 

Counselors, NICHD. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public as indicated below, with the 

attendance limited to space available. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

notify the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public as indicated below in accordance 

with the provisions set forth in section 

552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended 

for the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of individual intramural 

programs and projects conducted by the 

EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD 

HEALTH AND HUMAN 

DEVELOPMENT, including 

consideration of personnel 

qualifications and performance, and the 

competence of individual investigators, 

the disclosure of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Board of Scientific 

Counselors, NICHD. 

Date: December 1, 2017. 

Open: 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

Agenda: A report by the Scientific Director, 

NICHD, on the status of the NICHD Division 

of Intramural Research; talks by various 

intramural scientists, and current 

organizational structure. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Building 31A, Conference Room 2A48, 31 

Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. 

Closed: 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 


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