04-3210. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: Notice of Lien.

OMB No.: 0970-0153.

Description: Section 452(a)(11) of the Social Security Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate a form for imposition of liens to be used by State child support enforcement programs for enforcement of support orders in interstate cases. Section 454(9)(E) of the Social Security Act requires each state to cooperate with any other State in using the Federal form for imposition of liens in interstate child support cases. Tribes are not required to use this form, but may choose to do so.

Respondents: State, local or Tribal agencies administering a child support enforcement program under title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours
Notice of Lien	109,384	1	0.25	27,346

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27,346.

In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail address: [e-mail]. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection.

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 and 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.

Dated: February 9, 2004.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.