[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 7233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3211]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Administrative Subpoena.
    OMB No.: 0970-0152.
    Description: Section 452(a)(11) of the Social Security Act requires 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate a form for 
administrative subpoenas to be used by State child support enforcement 
programs to collect information for use in the establishment, 
modification and enforcement of child support orders in interstate 
cases. Section 454(9)(E) of the Social Security Act requires each State 
to cooperate with any other State in using the Federal form for 
issuance of administrative subpoenas in interstate child support cases. 
Tribes are not required to use this form, but may choose to do so.
    Respondents: State, local or Tribal agencies administering a 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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Administrative Subpoena.......................          19,781               1              0.5            9,890
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,890.
    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 
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 9, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-3211 Filed 2-12-04; 8:45 am]
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