2010-6015. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: 45 CFR 303.7—Provision of Services in Interstate Child Support Enforcement Cases; Standard Forms.

OMB No.: 0970-0085.

Description: Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, amended 42 U.S.C. 666 to require State Child Support Enforcement (CSE) agencies to enact the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) into State law by January 1, 1998. Section 311(b) of UIFSA requires the States to use standard Interstate forms, as mandated by Federal law. 45 CFR 303.7 also requires CSE programs to transmit child support case information on standard interstate forms when referring cases to other States for processing. During the OMB clearance process, we are taking the opportunity to make a minor revision to heading of Transmittals 1, 2, and 3. We have added the option for States to list the name of the country with which the petitioner or respondent is affiliated. The instructions for each of the Transmittal forms have also been updated to reflect this change.

Respondents: State agencies administering the 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
Transmittal 1	54	19,278	0.25	260,253
Transmittal 2	54	14,458	0.08	62,458.56
Transmittal 3	54	964	0.08	4,164.48
Uniform Petition	54	9,639	0.08	41,640.48
General Testimony	54	11,567	0.33	206,123.94
Affidavit Paternity	54	4,819	0.17	44,238.42
Locate Data Sheet	54	375	0.08	1,620
Notice of Controlling Order	54	964	0.08	4,164.48
Registration Statement	54	8,675	0.08	37,476

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 662,139.36

In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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 will 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.

Dated: March 16, 2010.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.