[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 41042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16244]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Intergovernmental 
Reference Guide (IRG) (OMB No.: 0970-0209)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of 
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), is requesting the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Intergovernmental Reference 
Guide (IRG), with content revisions, for an additional three years. The 
IRG contains state and tribal child support information that assists 
child support enforcement (CSE) agencies in the administration of their 
respective programs. The current OMB approval expires on January 31, 
2022.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 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, 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 IRG is a centralized and automated repository of 
state and tribal profiles that contains high-level descriptions of each 
CSE program. These profiles provide state, tribal, and foreign country 
CSE agencies with an effective and efficient method for updating and 
accessing information needed to process intergovernmental child support 
cases. Proposed revisions to the state profile include content changes 
and organizational updates. Proposed revisions to the tribal profile 
are only organizational, no content changes are proposed.
    Respondents: State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                                                   Total number       annual       annual burden   Annual burden
        Information collection instrument            of annual     responses per     hour per          hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response
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IRG: State Profile Guide (states and                          54              18             0.3             292
 territories)...................................
IRG: Tribal Profile Guide.......................              62              18             0.3             335
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 627.
    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. 652(a)(7); 42 U.S.C. 666(f); 45 CFR 301.1; 45 
CFR 303.7; and 45 CFR 309.120.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-16244 Filed 7-29-21; 8:45 am]
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