[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 7233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3211]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Administrative Subpoena.
OMB No.: 0970-0152.
Description: Section 452(a)(11) of the Social Security Act requires
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate a form for
administrative subpoenas to be used by State child support enforcement
programs to collect information for use in the establishment,
modification and enforcement of child support orders in interstate
cases. Section 454(9)(E) of the Social Security Act requires each State
to cooperate with any other State in using the Federal form for
issuance of administrative subpoenas in interstate child support cases.
Tribes are not required to use this form, but may choose to do so.
Respondents: State, local or Tribal agencies administering a child
support enforcement program under title IV-D of the Social Security
Act.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Administrative Subpoena....................... 19,781 1 0.5 9,890
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,890.
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
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: [email protected]. 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: February 9, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-3211 Filed 2-12-04; 8:45 am]
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