[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76295-76296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31116]


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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: The National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), an 
automated directory maintained by the Federal Office of Child Support 
Enforcement, was established pursuant to the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. 42 U.S.C. 653(i)(1). 
In accordance with Section 453A(g)(2) of the Social Security Act, 
employers are required to report information pertaining to newly hired 
employees to their state directory of new hires (SDNH) and, within 
three days of receiving employer information, states are required to 
transmit SDNH information to the NDNH. States are also required to 
transmit wage and unemployment compensation claims information to the 
NDNH on a quarterly basis. Federal Agencies are required to report new 
hires and quarterly wage information directly to the NDNH.
    The information maintained in the NDNH is collected electronically 
and is used to assist states in administering child support programs, 
assisting child support agencies in locating parents, and enforcing 
child support orders. Additionally, Congress has authorized specific 
state and federal agencies to receive NDNH information for authorized 
purposes to assist in administering certain programs.
    Respondents: Employers, State Child Support Enforcement Agencies, 
and State Workforce Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                           Number of
              Instrument                   Number of    responses  per  Average burden hours per   Total  burden
                                          respondents      respondent           response               hours
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New Hire: Employers Reporting Manually       5,294,970            1.98  .025 hours (1.5 minute).      262,101.02
New Hire: Employers Reporting                  635,162           76.40  .00028 hours (1 second).       13,587.39
 Electronically.
New Hire: States......................              54      193,947.41  .016667 hours (1 minute)      174,556.16
QW & UI...............................              53           27.00  .00028 hours (1 second).            0.40
Multistate Employer Form..............           4,632            1.00  .050 hours (3 minutes)..          231.60
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    Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours  ..............  ..............  ........................         450,477
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 450,477 hours.
    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. 2012-31116 Filed 12-26-12; 8:45 am]
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