[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 19190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3523]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration of Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Form OCSE-396A: Financial Report; Form OCSE-34A: Quarterly 
Report of Collections.
    OMB No.: 0970-0181.
    Description: Each State agency administering the Child Support 
Enforcement Program under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act is 
required to provide information to the Office of Child Support 
Enforcement concerning its administrative expenditures and its receipt 
and disposition of child support payment from non-custodial parents. 
These quarterly reporting forms enable each State to provide that 
information, which is used to compute both the quarterly grants awarded 
to each State and the annual incentive payments earned by each State. 
This information is also included in a published annual statistical and 
financial report, which is available to the general public.
    Respondents: State agencies administering the Child Support 
Enforcement Program.

                                             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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OCSE-396A.......................................              54               4               8           1,728
OCSE-34A........................................              54               4               8           1,728
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............           3,456
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    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(1)(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 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 Information 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 
Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail: [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 the 
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: April 6. 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-3523 Filed 4-12-06; 8:45 am]
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