[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 62901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24073]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Computerized Support Enforcement Systems.
    OMB No.: 0980-0271.
    Description: The information being collected is mandated by section 
454(16) of the Social Security Act (the Act), which provides for the 
establishment and operation by the state agency, in accordance with an 
initial and annually updated Advance Planning Document (APD) approved 
under section 452(d) of the Act, of a statewide system meeting the 
requirements of section 454A of the Act. In addition, 454A(e)(1) 
requires that states create a State Case Registry (SCR) within their 
statewide automated child support systems to include information on IV-
D cases and non-IV-D orders established or modified in the state on or 
after October 1, 1998. Section 454A(e)(5) of the Act requires states to 
regularly update their cases in the SCR.
    The data being collected for the ADP are a combination of 
narratives, budgets and schedules, which are used to provide funding 
approvals on an annual basis and to monitor and oversee system 
development. Child support has separate regulations under 45 CFR 307.15 
related to submittal penalties for non-compliance with the statutory 
deadline of October 1, 2000. This information collection reflects the 
fact that 50 states and territories are now certified under the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
(PRWORA) leaving only four states that are not yet PRWORA systems 
certified, including one state that has not submitted an implementation 
APD for compliance with PRWORA automation. States and territories that 
opted to keep their Annual Planning Documents for child support systems 
are covered under a separate information collection, OMB No. 0992-0005, 
for 45 CFR part 95 subpart F.
    The data being collected for the State Case Registry is used to 
transmit mandatory data elements to the Federal Case Registry (FCR) 
where it is used for matching against other data bases for the purposes 
of location of individuals, assets, employment and other child support 
related activities.
    Respondents: The respondents are 54 state and territorial child 
support agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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307.15 (APD)....................................               1               1             240             240
307.15 (APD Update).............................               4               1              60             240
307.11(e)(1)(ii) Collection of non-IV-D data for              54          25,200            .046          62,597
 SCR states.....................................
307.11(e)(1)(ii) Collection of non-IV-D data for           3,045             447            .029          39,472
 SCR courts.....................................
307.11(e)(3)(v) Collection of child data for IV-           3,045             213            .083          53,833
 D cases for SCR courts.........................
307.11(f)(1) Case data transmitted from SCR to                54              52            2.82           7,918
 FCR new cases and case updates.................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 164,300.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: [email protected].
    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, Attn: Desk 
Officer for ACF, E-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: October 20, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-24073 Filed 10-27-04; 8:45 am]
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