[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65227-65228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31377]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Child Support Enforcement Technical Assistance Survey and 
Best Practices Report.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The new welfare reform law requires the Federal Office 
of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to provide technical assistance to 
States and localities. This information collection is designed to help 
OCSE learn what type of technical assistance is needed, and what child 
support practices have been successful. We plan to collect the first 
type of information through voluntary needs assessment and technical

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assistance reporting documents, and the second through a voluntary best 
practices reporting form.
    Respondents: States, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and 
Virgin Islands.
    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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Needs Assessment.................................................          54            1         16        864
Technical Assistance Request/Report..............................          54            1          3        162
Best Practices Report............................................          54            1          3       162 
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 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,188.                                                                    

    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 SW., Washington, DC 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) 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: December 5, 1996.
Douglas J. Godesky,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-31377 Filed 12-10-96; 8:45 am]
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