[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 40304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3574]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: National Medical Support Notice.
    OMB No.: 0970-0222.
    Description: The information collected by State IV-D Child Support 
Enforcement agencies is used to complete the National Medical Support 
Notice (NMSN), which is sent to employers of employee/obligors and used 
as a means of enforcing the health care coverage provisions in a child 
support order. Primarily, the information the State Child Support 
Enforcement agencies use to complete the NMSN is information regarding 
appropriate persons, which is necessary for the enrollment of the child 
in employment-related health care coverage, such as the employee/
obligor's name, address, and Social Security Number; the employer's 
name and address; the name and address of the alternate recipient 
(child); and the custodial parent's name and address. The employer 
forwards the second part of the NMSN to the group health plan 
administrator, which contains the same individual identifying 
information. The plan administrator requires this information to 
determine whether to enroll the alternate recipient in the group health 
plan. If necessary, the employer also initiates withholding from the 
employee's wages for the purpose of paying premiums to the group health 
plan for enrollment of the child.
    Respondents: State and Territory 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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National Medical Support Notice.............              54           97,775              .17          897,575
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 897,575.
    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: July 18, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-3574 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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