Child Abuse Data System Collection Extended Three More Years
Published Date: 6/11/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants to keep collecting important data on child abuse and neglect for three more years, with no changes to the current system. This affects states that report child abuse cases and helps keep kids safer by tracking what’s happening nationwide. Public comments are open until July 13, 2026, and there’s no new cost involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
State Reporting Burden: 5,616 Annual Hours
The NCANDS continuation lists respondents as state governments, DC, and Puerto Rico (52 respondents) and estimates an annual reporting burden of 5,616 hours total. That includes 2,215.2 hours for IT staff (52 respondents × 42.6 hours each) and 3,400.8 hours for programmatic staff (52 respondents × 65.4 hours each).
NCANDS Data Collection Extended Three Years
HHS is asking to continue the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) data collection for three more years under OMB#0970-0424. The current OMB approval expires on 2026-07-31, public comments are due by July 13, 2026, and HHS says there are no changes to the data collection forms and no new cost involved.
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