[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 38694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17196]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Advance Planning Document (APD) Process.
    OMB No.: 0970-0417.
    Description: The 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 
Participation (FFP) in their cost of acquiring Automated Data 
Processing (ADP) equipment and services.
    State child support agencies are required to establish and operate 
a federally approved statewide ADP and information retrieval system to 
assist in child support enforcement. States are required to submit an 
initial APD, containing information to assist the Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in determining if the 
state computerized support enforcement project planning and 
implementation meets federal certification requirements needed for the 
approval of FFP. States are then required to submit annual APD updates 
to provide project status updates to HHS, as well as, to request 
ongoing FFP for systems development, enhancements, operations and 
maintenance. As-Needed APDs are also submitted to acquire FFP when 
major milestone are missed or significant changed to project schedules 
occur. Based on an assessment of the information provided in APD, 
states that do not meet the federal requirements necessary for approval 
are required to conduct periodic independent verification and 
validation (IV&V) services for high risk project oversight.
    In addition to the APDs providing HHS with the information 
necessary to determine the allowable level of federal funding for state 
systems projects, states also submit associated procurement and data 
security documents, such as the request for proposals (RFPs), 
contracts, contract amendments, and the biennial security review 
reports.
    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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RFP and Contract..............................              54              1.5                4             324
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, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201. Attention 
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, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17196 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P