[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 50699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20565]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No.: New Collection]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Child Support Document Exchange System (CSDES).
    Description: The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) 
is implementing a new application, the Child Support Document Exchange 
System (CSDES), within the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) Child 
Support Services Portal (CSSP). The CSDES will collect and maintain 
certain child and spousal support case-related records provided by a 
state IV-D child support agency to facilitate the dissemination of IV-D 
child and spousal support information to authorized users acting on 
behalf of a state IV-D child support agency. 42 U.S.C. 
666(c)(1)(A)(B)(C) and (D) and 42 U.S.C. 653(a)(1).
    The purpose of the information collection is to provide technical 
assistance to the states to help them establish effective systems for 
collecting child and spousal support. 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7). This will 
help state IV-D agencies in fulfilling the federal requirement to 
transmit requests for child support case information and provide 
requested information electronically to the greatest extent possible. 
45 CFR 303.7(a)(5).
    It is anticipated that the implementation of the CSDES will reduce 
delays, costs, and barriers associated with interstate case processing; 
increase state collections; improve document security; standardize data 
sharing; and increase state participation; thereby improving overall 
child and spousal support outcomes.
    Respondents: 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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Data Entry Screens..........................              54            4,272           .01667            3,845
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,845.
    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. 2012-20565 Filed 8-21-12; 8:45 am]
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