[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6375-6376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2865]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Provision of Services in Interstate Child Support.
    Enforcement: Standard Forms.
    OMB No.: 0970-0085.
    Description: Pub. L. 104-193, The Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 amended 42 U.S.C. 666 
to require State Child Support Enforcement (CSE) programs to enact the 
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) into State law by January 
1, 1998. To ensure standardization among the States, section 311(b) of 
UIFSA requires the States to use standard interstate forms, as mandated 
by Federal law. 45 CFR 303.7 requires CSE programs to transmit child 
support case information on standard interstate forms when referring 
cases to other States for processing. The forms, which promote 
uniformity and standardization, and expiring and we are taking this 
opportunity to make minor revisions to them to, among other things, 
reflect the UIFSA is now the law for all 54 CSE programs.
    Respondents: States.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                        Number of
                                                         Number of      responses   Average burden  Total annual
                     Instrument                         respondents        per         hours per    burden hours
                                                                       respondent      response
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Transmittal #1......................................             54      10,861.20            .42     246,332.02
Transmittal #2......................................             54       2,715.30            .08      11,730.01
Transmittal #3......................................             54         543.05            .17          4,985
Uniform Petition....................................             54        5430.60            .12      35,190.29
Gen Testimony.......................................             54       6,516.72            .33     116,127.95
Affidavit/Paternity.................................             54        2715.30            .25      36,656.55
Locate Data Sheet...................................             54            375            .08          1,620
Notice/Control Order................................             54       8,145.75            .17      74,777.98
Registration Statement..............................             54       7,168.39            .17      65,805.82
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    Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours..............  ..............  ............  ..............       593,226
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    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, 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: February 3, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-2865 Filed 2-8-00; 8:45 am]
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