[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10234]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Required Data Elements for Paternity Establishment 
Affidavits.
    OMB No.: 0970-0171.
    Description: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 required the Secretary of the Department of 
Health and Human Services to Specify the minimum data elements of an 
affidavit to be used for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity. 
States must enact laws requiring the development and use of the 
affidavit and to give full faith and credit to affidavits signed in any 
other State according to its procedures.
    Respondents: State birth record agencies and State Child Support 
Offices.

                                              Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of    responses  per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents      respondent      response          hours
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Affidavit.......................................       2,000,000           .2243            .166          74,468
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 74,468.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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.
    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: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: April 20, 2001.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-10234 Filed 4-24-01; 8:45 am]
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