[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 35 (Thursday, February 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 7998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-789]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: National Directory of New Hires.
    OMB No.: 0970-0166.
    Description: Public Law 104-193, the ``Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,'' requires the Office of 
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to operate a National Directory of New 
Hires (NDNH) to improve the ability of State child support enforcement 
agencies to locate noncustodial parents and collect child support 
across State lines. The law requires employers to report newly hired 
employees to States. States are then required to periodically transmit 
new hire data received from employers to the NDNH, and to transmit wage 
and unemployment compensation claims data to the NDNH on a quarterly 
basis. Federal agencies are required to report new hires and quarterly 
wage data directly to the NDNH. All data is transmitted to the NDNH 
electronically.
    Respondents: Employers, State Child Support Enforcement Agencies, 
State Workforce Agencies, Federal Agencies.
    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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New Hire: Employers Reporting Manually..........       5,166,000           3.484          .025           449,959
New Hire: Employers Reporting Electronically....       1,134,000          33.272          .00028          10,565
New Hire: States................................              54          83.333        66.7             300,150
Quarterly Wage & Unemployment Compensation......              54           8              .033                14
Multistate Employers' Notification Form.........           2,808           1              .050               140
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 760,828.
    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. E-mail address: [email protected]. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after the 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, FAX: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: February 15, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-789 Filed 2-21-07; 8:45 am]
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