[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01555]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Grants to States for 
Access and Visitation, OMB #0970-0204

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Division of Program Innovation (DPI), Office of Child 
Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Access and Visitation 
Survey: Annual Report (OMB #0970-0204, expiration 10/31/2021). There 
are no changes requested to the form.

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, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects 
of the information collection described above.

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 (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The grantee and/or sub-grantee submits the spreadsheet 
and survey yearly. Information is used by OCSE as the primary means for 
adhering to the statutory (Sec. 469B. [42 U.S.C. 669b]) and regulatory 
(45 CFR part 303) requirements for recipients of ``Grants to States for 
Access and Visitation.''
    Respondents: State Child Access and Visitation Programs and state 
and/or local service providers.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Annual  number
                                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average     Annual  burden
                   Instrument                           of              per        burden  hours       hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response
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Online Portal Survey by States and Jurisdictions              54               1              16             864
Survey of local service grantees................             296               1              16           4,736
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,600.
    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: Sec. 469B [42 U.S.C.669b]; 45 CFR part 303.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-01555 Filed 1-25-21; 8:45 am]
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