2024-06243. Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Grants to States for Access and Visitation (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0204)

AGENCY:

Division of Program Innovation, Office of Child Support Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION:

Request for public comments.

SUMMARY:

The Division of Program Innovation, Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Access and Visitation Survey: Annual Report (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970–0204, expiration 6/30/2024). There are no changes requested to the form.

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—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. You can also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by emailing [e-mail]. Identify all emailed requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description: The grant recipient and sub-grant recipient submit the spreadsheet and survey yearly. Information collected includes the number of applicants/referrals for each program, the total number of participating individuals, and the number of persons who have completed program requirements by authorized activities (mediation—voluntary and mandatory; counseling; education; development of parenting plans; visitation enforcement, including monitoring, supervision and neutral drop-off and pickup; and development of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements. OCSS uses the information to ensure recipient's adherence statutory (sec. 469B. [42 U.S.C. 669b]) and regulatory (45 CFR part 303) requirements of “Grants to States for Access and Visitation.”

Respondents: State child access and visitation programs and State or local service providers.

Annual Burden Estimates

Instrument	Total number of respondents	Annual number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Annual burden hours
Online Portal Survey by States and Jurisdictions	53	1	16	848
Survey of local service grant recipients	264	1	16	4,224

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5072.

Authority: Sec.469B (42 U.S.C.669b); 45 CFR part 303.

Mary C. Jones,

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.