[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 4912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01876]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Form OCSE-396-A, Child Support Enforcement Program 
Expenditure Report.
    Form OCSE-34-A, Child Support Enforcement Program Collection 
Report.
    OMB No.: 0970-0181.

    Note: This comment request republishes a similar request dated 
Dec 5, 2012.

    Description: Form OCSE-396-A and Form OCSE-34-A are financial 
reports submitted following the end of each fiscal quarter by grantees 
with an approved plan under title IV-D of the Social Security Act to 
administer the Child Support Enforcement Program. The purpose of these 
forms is to enable grantees to meet their statutory and regulatory 
requirement to report program expenditures and child support 
collections, respectively, from the previous fiscal quarter.
    States use Form OCSE-396-A to report quarterly expenditures made in 
the previous quarter and to estimate program expenditures to be made 
and the incentive payments to be earned in the upcoming quarter. The 
Administration for Children and Families provides Federal funding to 
States for the Child Support Enforcement Program at the rate of 66 
percent for all allowable and legitimate administrative costs of this 
program.
    Tribes use OMB Form SF-425 to report quarterly expenditures made in 
the previous quarter. Form SF-425 is not included as part of this 
comment request.
    States and Tribes use Form OCSE-34-A to report child support 
collection activity during the previous quarter, including collections 
received, the distribution and disbursement of collections and any 
collections remaining undistributed.
    States and Tribes have used different and separate versions of Form 
OCSE-34-A to report child support collection activity. As part of this 
comment request, we are proposing that these separate reports be 
combined into a single document to be submitted quarterly by both 
States and Tribes.
    The information collected in these reports is used by this agency 
to calculate quarterly Federal grant awards and incentive payments to 
States, to enable oversight of the financial management of the program 
for both States and Tribes and may be included in statistical and 
financial reports available to the public.
    Respondents: States (including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin 
Islands and the District of Columbia) and Tribes with approved title 
IV-D plans.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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OCSE-396A.......................................              54               4               6           1,296
OCSE-34A........................................             112               4              14           6,272
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,568.
    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 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. 2014-01876 Filed 1-29-14; 8:45 am]
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