[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39244-39245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16029]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: National Medical Support Notice--NPRM.
OMB No.: 0970-0222.
Description: The National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) is a two-
part document to be completed by state child support enforcement
agencies, employers, and health plan administrators to assist in
enforcing health care coverage provisions in a child support order. The
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed and maintains
Part A of the NMSN, which is sent to an obligor's employer for
completion; the Department of Labor (DOL) developed and maintains Part
B of the NMSN, which is provided to health care administrators
following completion of Part A.
DOL revised Part B to conform with changes to the currently
approved Part A and is seeking a three year approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). To avoid burdening the
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state child support enforcement agencies with potential reprogramming
at varying times due to future changes in either Part A or Part B, the
Administration for Children and Families is resubmitting an unchanged
information collection package and requesting an extension to the
current OMB approval of NMSN Part A to synchronize with the expiration
date of NMSN Part B.
Respondents: State child support enforcement agencies, employers,
and health plan administrators.
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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National Medical Support Notice............. 54 97,775 0.17 897,574.50
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 897,574.50.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
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 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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-16029 Filed 6-29-12; 8:45 am]
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