[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23780-23781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11234]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Child Support Enforcement Program: State Plan Approval and 
Grant Procedures, State Plan Requirements, Standards for Program 
Operations, Federal Financial Participation, Optional Cooperative 
Agreements for Medical Support Enforcement, and Computerized Support 
Enforcement Systems.
    OMB No.: 0970-0017.
    Description: The Office of Child Support Enforcement is requesting 
public comments for the information collection requirements included in 
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued January 29, 1996 in the Federal 
Register (61 FR 2774). As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44

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U.S.C. 3507 (d)), The Department of Health and Human Services is 
submitting a copy of the revised State plan preprint page to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review.
    The State plan preprint and amendments serve as a contract with 
OCSE in outlining the activities the States will perform as required by 
law in order for States to receive federal funds to meet the costs of 
these activities. We are asking for approval of the revised State plan 
preprint page for Periodic Reporting to Consumer Reporting Agencies to 
reflect new Federal requirements. Procedures to Improve Program 
Effectiveness, is amended by adding a new section 7, Periodic Reporting 
to Consumer Reporting Agencies, which requires the State to have 
procedures, (1) to periodically report information regarding the amount 
of overdue support owed by an absent parent to consumer reporting 
agencies when such amount exceeds $1,000 and is at least two months in 
arrears in accordance with section 666(a)(7) of the Act; and 92) for 
making absent parent information available to Consumer Reporting 
Agencies in accordance with Sec. 302.70(d). The information collected 
on the State plan pages is necessary to enable OCSE to monitor 
compliance with the requirements in Title IV-D of the Social Security 
Act and implementing regulations.
    Respondents: State governments.

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                                                                                                   Number of        Average burden                      
                               Instrument                                      Number of         responses per         hours per      Total burden hours
                                                                              respondents         respondent           response                         
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State Plan..............................................................                 54                1836                .717               1,316 
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,316.                                                                                                         
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    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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, Larry Guerrero.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.

    Dated: April 25, 1997.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-11234 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
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