Notice2026-17545
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; National and State Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSSCAW): Site Recruitment and Baseline Data Collection
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Published
August 28, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, intends to collect data on a new cohort of children and families for the National and State Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSSCAW). Previous data collections have been approved by OMB under OMB #0970-0202. This request is for data collection with a new cohort.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17545]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0202]
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; National
and State Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSSCAW): Site
Recruitment and Baseline Data Collection
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, intends to collect data on a
new cohort of children and families for the National and State Survey
of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSSCAW). Previous data collections
have been approved by OMB under OMB #0970-0202. This request is for
data collection with a new cohort.
DATES: Comments due September 28, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The public may view and comment on this information
collection request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202608-0970-007">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202608-0970-007</a>. You can also obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7811161e171b1714141d1b0c11171638191b1e5610100b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="462f28202925292a2a2325322f292806272520682e2e3568212930">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: NSSCAW will provide state and national estimates on
the well-being, experiences, and service needs and receipt of children
and families involved with the child welfare system. Data are collected
to provide states with information to support decision-making about
practice and policy improvements intended to strengthen child and
family well-being, prevent the need for foster care, and promote the
recruitment and retention of safe and stable foster homes. NSSCAW
instruments will collect firsthand information about child and family
health and well-being, as well as family needs and contextual factors.
Instruments will also collect information about the safety and
stability of the child's home environment, including information about
the motivators and challenges of foster and kin caregivers. This
information request seeks approval to (1) recruit a purposively
selected set of states and randomly selected set of county child
welfare agencies within those states for participation in NSSCAW; (2)
sample child cases from participating states and child welfare
agencies; and (3) conduct interviews with sampled children and their
caregivers, including foster and kin caregivers. Deidentified data will
be archived for research use.
Respondents: Child welfare agency data systems staff will submit
monthly sample files. Caregivers of children ages 0 to 17 and children
ages 6 to 17 will complete an in-person or online survey. Caregivers
will complete a telephone verification interview. Caregivers and young
adults ages 18 and older will complete a panel maintenance contact
card.
Annual Burden Estimates
This request is for 3 years of approval to allow sufficient time
for baseline data collection efforts. As such, the burden has been
annualized over 3 years.
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours hours
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Specifications for Monthly 100 15 1.0 1,500 500
Sample File Submissions........
Caregiver Baseline Survey....... 6,273 1 1.0 6,273 2,091
Child Baseline Survey........... 4,160 1 0.75 3,120 1,040
Telephone Verification Interview 627 1 0.13 82 27
Panel Maintenance Contact Card.. 900 1 0.05 45 15
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Estimated Total Annual .............. .............. .............. .............. 3,673
Burden Hours:..............
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 628b; Continuing Appropriations Act of
2025.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-17545 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
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