[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27619-27620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10986]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: ADP & Services Conditions for FFP for ACF.
    OMB No.: 0970-0417.
    Description: State child support agencies are required to establish 
and operate a federally approved statewide automated data processing 
and information retrieval system to assist in child support 
enforcement. States are required to submit an initial advance automated 
data processing planning document (APD) containing information to 
assist the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in 
determining if the state computerized support enforcement system meets 
federal requirements and providing federal approval. States are also 
required to submit annually an updated APD for oversight purposes. 
Based on assessment of the information provided in the initial or 
updated APDs, states that do not meet federal requirement approval will 
need to complete an independent verification and validation.
    Advance Planning Document (APD) process, established in the rules 
at 45 CFR Part 95, Subpart F, is the procedure by which States request 
and obtain approval for Federal financial The participation in their 
cost of acquiring Automatic Data Processing (ADP) equipment and 
services. State agencies that submit APD requests provide the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the following 
information necessary to determine the States' needs to acquire the 
requested ADP equipment and/or services:
    (1) A statement of need;
    (2) A requirements analysis and feasibility study;
    (3) A procurement plan;
    (4) A proposed activity schedule; and,
    (5) A proposed budget.
    The proposed information collection, is authorized by (1) 42 U.S.C. 
654A, which provides a state agency to have a single statewide 
automated data processing and information retrieval system and sets 
forth the requirements of that system; (2) 42 U.S.C. 654(16), which 
provides the state must submit an initial, and annually updated, 
advance automated data processing planning document for project 
approval; (3) 45 CFR 307.15, which provides the requirements for 
approval of advance planning documents; (4) 42 U.S.C 652(d), which 
provides the Secretary with the authority to approve an APD and to 
assess the computerized support enforcement system status; 45 CFR 
95.626, which determines when an

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Independent Verification and Validation must be completed.
    HHS' determination of a State Agency's need to acquire requested 
ADP equipment or services is authorized at sections 602(a(5)), 
652(a)(1), 1396(a)(4) and 1302 of United States Code.
    Respondents: States.

                                             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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RFP and Contract................................               4             1.5               4              24
Emergency Funding Request.......................               5              .1               2               1
Biennial Reports................................              54               1            1.50              81
Advance Planning Document.......................              34             1.2             120           4,896
Operational Advance Planning Document...........              20               1              30             600
Independent Verification and Validation                        3               4              10             120
 (ongoing)......................................
Independent Verification and Validation                        1               2              16              32
 (semiannually).................................
Independent Verification and Validation                        1               4              30             120
 (quarterly)....................................
System Certification............................               1               1             240             240
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,414.
    Additional Information:
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection. Email address: 
[email protected].
    OMB Comment:
    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document 
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having 
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-7285, 
Email: [email protected]. Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-10986 Filed 5-13-14; 8:45 am]
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