[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7721-7722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02166]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 
Advance Planning Document (APD) Process (OMB #0970-0417)

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Services; Administration for Children 
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of 
Child Support Services (OCSS) requests a 3-year extension for the 
Advance Planning Document (APD) process (OMB #0970-0417). No changes 
are proposed.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days 
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, 
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it 
within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
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for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can also 
obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by emailing 
[email protected]. Identify all emailed requests by the title 
of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: State child support agencies are required to establish 
and operate a federally approved statewide Automated Data Processing 
(ADP) and information retrieval system to assist in child support 
services. The APD process, established at 45 CFR part 95, subpart F, is 
the procedure by which states request and obtain approval for Federal 
Financial Participation (FFP) in their cost of acquiring ADP equipment 
and services. The ACF OCSS Division of State and Tribal Systems (DSTS) 
oversees this process.
    States are required to submit an initial APD, containing 
information to assist the Secretary of the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS) in determining if the state computerized support 
enforcement project planning and implementation meets federal 
certification requirements for approving FFP. States are then required 
to submit annual APD updates to HHS to report project status and 
request ongoing FFP for systems development, enhancements, operations, 
and maintenance. As-needed APDs are also submitted to acquire FFP when 
major milestones are missed or significant changes to project schedules 
occur. Based on an assessment of the information provided in the APD, 
states that do not meet the federal requirements necessary for approval 
are required to conduct periodic independent verification and 
validation services for high-risk project oversight.
    In addition to the APDs providing HHS/ACF/OCSS with the information 
necessary to determine the allowable level of federal funding for state 
systems projects, states also submit associated procurement and data 
security documents, such as requests for proposals (RFPs), contracts, 
contract amendments, and the biennial security review reports.
    Respondents: State child support agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total number   Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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RFP and Contract................              50             4.5               4             900             300
Emergency Funding Request.......              21               1               2              42              14
Biennial Reports................              54             1.5             1.5           121.5            40.5
Advance Planning Document.......              44             3.6             120          19,008           6,336
Operational Advance Planning                  10               3              30             900             300
 Document.......................
Independent Verification and                   3              12              10             360             120
 Validation (ongoing)...........
Independent Verification and                   4               6              16             384             128
 Validation (semiannually)......
Independent Verification and                  10              12              30           3,600           1,200
 Validation (quarterly).........
System Certification............               3               3             240           2,160             720
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,158.50.
    Authority: 45 CFR part 95, subpart F.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02166 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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