[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 62545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24604]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0223]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Self-Assessment 
Review and Report

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 (OCSE), Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF) requests a 3-year extension of the 
State Self-Assessment Review and Report with minor revisions. The 
information collected in the report assists state child support 
agencies and OCSE in determining whether the agencies meet federal 
child support performance requirements. The current Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval expires on April 30, 2022.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements 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]. Identify all requests by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: State child support agencies 
are statutorily required to annually assess the performance of their 
child support enforcement programs and to provide a report of the 
findings to OCSE. The information collected in the State Self-
Assessment Review and Report is used as a management tool to determine 
whether states are complying with federal mandates and to help states 
evaluate their programs and assess performances. There are no changes 
proposed to this information collection, but we have increased the 
estimated time per response based on feedback from respondents.
    Respondents: States and territories.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                               Total number of
                                              Total number of       annual       Average annual   Annual burden
                 Instrument                        annual       responses per     burden hours        hours
                                                respondents       respondent      per response
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State Self-Assessment Review and Report and               54                1                8              432
 Instructions...............................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 432.
    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. 654(15)(A); 45 CFR 308.1(e).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-24604 Filed 11-9-21; 8:45 am]
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