[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 182 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54161-54162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21853]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Interstate Referral Guide (IRG).
    OMB No.: 0970-0209.
    Description: The purpose of the Intergovernmental Referral Guide 
(IRG) project is to provide States, Foreign Nations and Tribes with an 
effective and efficient way of viewing and updating their profiles with 
child support enforcement policies and procedures, and their address 
and location code information by consolidating data available through 
numerous discrete sources into a centralized, automated repository.
    Respondents: State IV-D Child Support Programs, Foreign Nation 
Child Support Programs and Tribes.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                            Number of     Average
                                                               Number of    responses      burden       Total
                         Instrument                           respondents      per       hours per      burden
                                                                            respondent    response      hours
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IRG State User Guide (States and Territories)...............           54           18         0.30       291.60
IRG State User Guide (Foreign Nations.......................           23            2         0.10         4.60
IRG Tribal User Guide.......................................           44           18         0.30       237.60
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.....................  ...........  ...........  ...........       533.80
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    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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.


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    Dated: August 19, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-21853 Filed 9-17-08; 8:45 am]
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