[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70811-70812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31380]


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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: Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, amended 42 U.S.C. 666 to 
require state child support enforcement (CSE) agencies to enact the 
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) into state law by January 
1, 1998. Section 311(b) of UNIFSA requires the states to use standard 
interstate forms, as mandated by Federal law. 45 CFR 303.7 also

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requires CSE programs to transmit child support case information on 
standard interstate forms when referring cases to other states for 
processing. The forms are expiring and we are taking the opportunity to 
make small revisions that have been requested by states.
    Respondents: State agencies administering the child support 
enforcement program under title IV-D of the Social Security Act.
    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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Transmittal 1...................................              54          19,278             .25         260,253
Transmittal 2...................................              54          14,458             .08          62,459
Transmittal 3...................................              54             964             .08           4,164
Uniform Petition................................              54           9,639             .08          41,640
General Testimony...............................              54          11,567             .33         206,124
Affidavit--Paternity............................              54           4,819             .17          44,238
Locate Data Sheet...............................              54             375             .08           1,620
Notice of Controlling Order.....................              54             964             .08           4,164
Registration Statement..........................              54           8,675             .08          37,476
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 662,138
    It 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 
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 10, 2003
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-31380 Filed 12-18-03; 8:45 am]
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