[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73294-73295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28065]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Directory of 
New Hires (OMB No. 0970-0166)

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), is requesting the federal Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the National Directory of New 
Hires (NDNH), with minor changes to the Multistate Employer 
Registration form, for an additional three years. The current OMB 
approval expires July 31, 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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
All requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The NDNH is a federally mandated repository of 
employment and wage information. The information maintained in the NDNH 
is collected electronically and is used for authorized purposes. State 
child support agencies use the NDNH information to locate a parent 
living or working in a different state and to take appropriate 
interstate actions to establish, modify, or enforce a child support 
order. NDNH information is also used for authorized purposes by 
specific state and federal agencies to help administer certain 
programs, prevent overpayments, detect fraud, assess benefits, and 
recover funds, as provided 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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                                                                   Total number   Average annual
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses    burden hours    Total annual
                                                  of respondents  per respondent   per response    burden hours
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New Hire: Employers Reporting Manually..........       5,411,180            1.29            .025      174,510.56
New Hire: Employers Reporting Electronically....         664,757           94.77          .00028       17,639.73
New Hire: States................................              54      129,629.63            .017      119,000.00
Quarterly Wage (QW) & Unemployment Insurance                  53           28.00          .00028            0.42
 (UI)...........................................
Multistate Employer Registration Form...........           1,118            1.00             .05           55.90
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 311,207.

    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

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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. 2021-28065 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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