[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59187-59188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25885]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Projects:

    Title: State Self-Assessment Review and Report.
    OMB No. 0970-0223.
    Description: The information to be collected from states includes 
statistics on specific criteria. This information is to be provided in 
the form of a report submitted annually to the Secretary of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services. It is required by the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 as a 
substitute for process audits and will be used to determine if states 
are complying with specified child support requirements.
    Respondents; State Child Support Enforcement Agencies or the 
Department/Agency/Bureau responsible for Child Support Enforcement in 
each state.

                                             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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Report..........................................              54               1           3,866         208,764
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:........  ..............  ..............  ..............         208,764
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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 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: [email protected]. 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

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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: October 6, 2003.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-25885 Filed 10-10-03; 8:45 am]
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