[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39661-39662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19237]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS).
    OMB No.: Currently under review by OMB under procedures for 
emergency processing.
    Description: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) 
operates the Federal Parent Locator Services (FPLS), a computerized 
national location network which provides address and social security 
number information to State and local child support enforcement 
agencies upon request to locate parents in order to establish or 
enforce a child support order and to assist authorized persons in 
resolving parental kidnapping and child custody cases.
    State and local agency requests to the FPLS can be made by tape, 
cartridge, electronic file transfer or by dialing-up using a personal 
computer. The FPLS serves as a conduit between child support 
enforcement offices and Federal and State agencies by conducting 
weekly, biweekly, or monthly matches of the collected information with 
various agencies and distributing the information back to the 
requesting State or local child support office.
    Respondents: State, Local, Tribal or Federal Govt.

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                         Annual Burden Estimates                        
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                                                        Average         
                                            Number of   burden    Total 
         Instrument            Number of    responses    hours    burden
                              respondents      per        per     hours 
                                           respondent  response         
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Standard Forms..............       *200          *24          1    4,800
  Estimated Total Annual                                                
   Burden Hours: 4,800                                                  
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* The 4,800 transmittals (200  x  24) represents 4.2 million cases.     

Explanation

     The specific number of annual burden hours per respondent 
will vary depending on individual circumstances including a State's 
frequency in submitting requests and their mode of submission.
     Burden hours for initial collection of information 
included in the submission are not considered as part of this request. 
State and local agencies maintain this information as part of their 
day-to-day operation of the child support enforcement program.
    Respondents: State, Local, Tribal or Federal Govt.
    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: July 23, 1996.
Larry Guerrero,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-19237 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am]
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