[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 127 (Monday, July 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16694]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title 45 CFR 303.7--Provision of Services in Interstate Child 
Support Enforcement Cases; Standard Forms.
    OMB No.: 0970-0085.
    Description: Regulations at 45 CFR 303.7 require a State child 
support enforcement agency to transmit child support case information 
on standard interstate forms when referring a case to another State for 
processing. The forms promote uniformity and standardization.
    States will have the choice of using one of two sets of forms--one 
set accommodates the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act 
(URESA) and the other set accommodates the Uniform Interstate Family 
Support Act (UIFSA). The URESA forms are the existing forms currently 
used by States. The UIFSA forms were recently developed by a workgroup 
of child support practitioners; these forms have been pilot-tested in 
several jurisdictions. UIFSA has now been adopted by over 30 States. 
OCSE contemplates that UIFSA forms will eventually be used for all 
cases.
    Respondents: State Governments.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates                                            
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                                                                            Number of     Average               
                                                               Number of    responses      burden       Total   
                         Instrument                           respondents      per       hours per      burden  
                                                                            respondent    response      hours   
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Standard forms..............................................           54         3000     .2666667       43,200
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    Estimated Total Annual Hours: 43,200.
    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, Division of Information Resource Management 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: 
ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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) ways to enhance 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: June 25, 1996.
Larry Guerrero,
Director, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 96-16694 Filed 6-28-96; 8:45 am]
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