[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 243 (Monday, December 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 67877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30059]


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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 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
          Instrument              Number of     responses per  Average burden hours per response   Total burden
                                 respondents     respondent                                            hours
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New Hire: Employers Reporting       5,166,000           3.484  .025 hours (1.5 minutes).........         449,959
 Manually.
New Hire: Employers Reporting       1,134,000          33.272  .00028 hours (1 second)..........          10,565
 Electronically.
New Hire: States.............              54          83.333  66.7 hours.......................         300,150
Quarterly Wage and                         53           8      .033 hours (2 minutes)...........              14
 Unemployment Compensation.
Multistate Employers'                    4176           1      .050 hours (3 minutes)...........             209
 Notification Form.
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    Estimated Total Annual     ..............  ..............  .................................         760,897
     Burden Hours.
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    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: December 10, 2009.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-30059 Filed 12-18-09; 8:45 am]
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