[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1739-1740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01059]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Electronic Document Exchange (formerly titled, ``Child 
Support Document Exchange System'')
    OMB No.: 0970-0435.
    Description: The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement's 
(OCSE) Federal Parent Locator Service offers the Electronic Document 
Exchange (EDE), formerly titled ``Child Support Document Exchange 
System'' (CSDES), application within the OCSE Child Support Portal. The 
EDE provides a centralized, secure system for authorized users in state 
child support

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agencies to electronically exchange child support and spousal support 
case information with other state child support agencies. Using the EDE 
benefits state child support agencies by reducing delays, costs, and 
barriers associated with interstate case processing; increasing state 
collections; improving document security; standardizing data sharing; 
increasing state participation; and improving case processing and 
overall child and spousal support outcomes.
    The activities associated with the EDE are authorized by (1) 42 
U.S.C. 652(a)(7), which requires OCSE to provide technical assistance 
to the states to help them establish effective systems for collecting 
child support and spousal support; (2) 42 U.S.C. 666(c)(1), which 
requires state child support agencies to have expedited procedures to 
obtain and promptly share information with other state child support 
agencies; and (3) 45 CFR 303.7(a)(5), provides the mechanism for state 
child support agencies to fulfill the federal requirement to transmit 
requests for child support case information and provide requested 
information electronically to the greatest extent possible as required 
by the regulation.
    Respondents: State Child Support Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                           Number of
   Information collection instrument       Number of     responses per  Average burden hours per   Total burden
                                          respondents     respondent            response               hours
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Online Data Entry Screens.............              38           1,777  .017 (60 seconds).......        1,147.94
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,147.94.
    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-01059 Filed 2-4-19; 8:45 am]
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