[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10828-10829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05480]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Directory of 
New Hires

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement; Administration for 
Children and Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension of the 
National Directory of New Hires (OMB #0970-0166, expiration 7/31/2019). 
The NDNH Guide for Data Submission/Record Specifications and the 
Multistate Employer Registration form underwent minor revisions.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(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.

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ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement 
operates the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), which is a 
centralized directory of employment and wage information. The 
information maintained in the NDNH is collected electronically and 
helps child support agencies locate parents and enforce child support 
orders. NDNH information is also used for authorized purposes by 
specific state and federal agencies to help administer certain programs 
authorized under 42 U.S.C. 653(i)(1).
    Respondents: Employers, State Child Support Agencies, and State 
Workforce Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                        Rounded number
              Instrument                   Number of     of responses   Average burden hours per       Total
                                          respondents   per respondent          response
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New Hire: Employers Reporting Manually       5,265,682            1.53  .025 hours (1.5 minutes)      201,412.34
New Hire: Employers Reporting                  635,049           92.84  .00028 hours (1 second).       16,508.23
 Electronically.
New Hire: States......................              54      148,888.89  .017 hours (1 minute)...      136,680.00
Quarterly Wage (QW) & Unemployment                  53           26.00  .00028 hours (1 second).            0.39
 Insurance (UI).
Multistate Employer Registration Form.           3,791            1.00  .050 hours (3 minutes)..          189.55
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 354,791.
    Comments: 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.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 653A(b)(1)(A) and (B); 42 U.S.C. 
653A(g)(2)(A); 26 U.S.C. 3304(a)(16)(B); 42 U.S.C. 503(h)(1)(A); 
and, 42 U.S.C. 653A(g)(2)(B).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-05480 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 am]
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