[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4703-4704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1534]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request 
Proposed Projects:

    Title: Computerized Support Enforcement Systems.
    OMB No. 0980-0271.
    Description: The information being collected is mandated by Section 
454(16) of the Social Security Act which provides for the establishment 
and operation by the State agency, in accordance with an initial and 
annually updated advance automated data processing planning document 
(APD) approved under section 452(d) of the title, of a statewide 
automated data processing and information retrieval system. The system 
must meet the requirements of section 454A.
    In addition, Section 454A(e)(1) requires that States create a State 
Case Registry (SCR) within their statewide automated child support 
systems, to include information on IV-D cases and non-IV-D orders 
established or modified in the State on or after October 1, 1998. 
Section 454A(e)(5) requires States to regularly update their cases in 
the SCR.
    The data being collected for the APD are a combination of 
narrative, budgets

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and scheduled which are used to provide funding approvals on an annual 
basis and to monitor and oversee system development. Child support has 
separated regulations under 45 CFR 307.15 related to submittal of APDs 
supplemental authority for enhanced funding system development and 
substantial penalties for non-compliance with the statutory deadline of 
October 1, 2000. The information collection requirements for the 
development and maintenance of child support enforcement automated 
systems are addressed in 45 CER part 95 and the information collection.
    Respondents: Courts and State Child Support 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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Non-IV-D data for SCR: Courts..........             3,045               447               0.03         39,472.34
Child Data for IV-D cases for SCR:                  3,045               213               0.08         53,832.56
 Courts................................
States: Transmission to the FCR........                54                52               0
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours  ................  ................  .................         93,304.89
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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: January 18, 2011.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-1534 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
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