[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23780-23781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11234]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Child Support Enforcement Program: State Plan Approval and
Grant Procedures, State Plan Requirements, Standards for Program
Operations, Federal Financial Participation, Optional Cooperative
Agreements for Medical Support Enforcement, and Computerized Support
Enforcement Systems.
OMB No.: 0970-0017.
Description: The Office of Child Support Enforcement is requesting
public comments for the information collection requirements included in
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued January 29, 1996 in the Federal
Register (61 FR 2774). As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44
[[Page 23781]]
U.S.C. 3507 (d)), The Department of Health and Human Services is
submitting a copy of the revised State plan preprint page to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review.
The State plan preprint and amendments serve as a contract with
OCSE in outlining the activities the States will perform as required by
law in order for States to receive federal funds to meet the costs of
these activities. We are asking for approval of the revised State plan
preprint page for Periodic Reporting to Consumer Reporting Agencies to
reflect new Federal requirements. Procedures to Improve Program
Effectiveness, is amended by adding a new section 7, Periodic Reporting
to Consumer Reporting Agencies, which requires the State to have
procedures, (1) to periodically report information regarding the amount
of overdue support owed by an absent parent to consumer reporting
agencies when such amount exceeds $1,000 and is at least two months in
arrears in accordance with section 666(a)(7) of the Act; and 92) for
making absent parent information available to Consumer Reporting
Agencies in accordance with Sec. 302.70(d). The information collected
on the State plan pages is necessary to enable OCSE to monitor
compliance with the requirements in Title IV-D of the Social Security
Act and implementing regulations.
Respondents: State governments.
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden hours
respondents respondent response
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State Plan.............................................................. 54 1836 .717 1,316
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,316.
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Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Information Services, Division of Information Resource
Management Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer, Larry Guerrero.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor.
Dated: April 25, 1997.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-11234 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
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