04-21088. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: Project 1099.

OMB No. 0970-0183.

Description: A voluntary program that provides state child support enforcement agencies, upon their request, access to the earned and unearned income information reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by employers and financial institutions. IRS Form 1099 information is used to locate noncustodial parents and to verify income and employment.

Respondents: State child support enforcement agencies.

Instrument	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent per year	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours
Project 1099	54	12	2	1,296

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,296.

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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail: [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 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: September 15, 2004.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.