97-21530. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21530]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Child Support Enforcement Program Financial Report, ACF-396.
    OMB No.: New Request.
    Description: Used by the States to report expenditures and 
estimates made under title IV-D for the purposes of enforcing the 
support obligations owed by absent parents to their children and the 
spouse (or former spouse) with whom such children are living; locating 
absent parents; establishing paternity; and assuring that assistance in 
obtaining support will be available to all children for whom such 
assistance is requested.
    Respondents: States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam and the 
District of Columbia.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates                                            
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                                                                           Number of                            
                                                              Number of    responses      Average       Total   
                         Instrument                          respondents      per      burden hours     burden  
                                                                           respondent  per response     hours   
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OCSE-396, Parts 1 and 2....................................           54            4          4.25          918
OCSE-396, Part 3...........................................           54            2          2.0           216
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,134.
    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 
Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management 
Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 
Reports Clearance Officer. 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 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: August 11, 1997.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-21530 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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