[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39244-39245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16029]


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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--NPRM.
    OMB No.: 0970-0222.
    Description: The National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) is a two-
part document to be completed by state child support enforcement 
agencies, employers, and health plan administrators to assist in 
enforcing health care coverage provisions in a child support order. The 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed and maintains 
Part A of the NMSN, which is sent to an obligor's employer for 
completion; the Department of Labor (DOL) developed and maintains Part 
B of the NMSN, which is provided to health care administrators 
following completion of Part A.
    DOL revised Part B to conform with changes to the currently 
approved Part A and is seeking a three year approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). To avoid burdening the

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state child support enforcement agencies with potential reprogramming 
at varying times due to future changes in either Part A or Part B, the 
Administration for Children and Families is resubmitting an unchanged 
information collection package and requesting an extension to the 
current OMB approval of NMSN Part A to synchronize with the expiration 
date of NMSN Part B.
    Respondents: State child support enforcement agencies, employers, 
and health plan administrators.

                                             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             0.17       897,574.50
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 897,574.50.
    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
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 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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-16029 Filed 6-29-12; 8:45 am]
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