[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 3147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00889]


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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.
    OMB No.: 0970-0222.
    Description: The National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) is a two-
part document completed by state child support enforcement agencies, 
employers, and health plan administrators to enforce health care 
coverage provisions in a child support order. The Department of Health 
and Human Services (DHHS) 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.
    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. The NMSN Part A expiration 
dates will be 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
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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National Medical Support Notice--Part A--Notice               54          97,775            0.17      897,574.50
 to Withhold for Health Care Coverage...........
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:............  ..............  ..............  ..............      897,574.50
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    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, 330 C Street SW., Washington DC 
20201. 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. 2016-00889 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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