[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 71005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28795]
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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 Expenditure Report (Form
OCSE-396A) and the Child Support Enforcement Program Collection Report
(Form OCSE-34A).
OMB No.: 0970-0181.
Description: State and Tribal agencies administering the Child
Support Enforcement Program under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act
are required to provide information each fiscal quarter to the Office
of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) concerning administrative
expenditures and the receipt and disposition of child support payments
from non-custodial parents. State title IV-D agencies report quarterly
expenditures and collections using Forms OCSE-396A and OCSE-34A,
respectively. Tribal title IV-D agencies report quarterly expenditures
using Form SF-269, as prescribed in program regulations, and formerly
reported quarterly collections using only a modified version of Form
OCSE-34A. The information collected on these reporting forms is used to
compute quarterly grant awards to States and Tribes, the annual
incentive payments to States and provides valuable information on
program finances. This information is also included in a published
annual statistical and financial report, available to the general
public.
In response to an earlier Federal Register Notice (75 FR 10805,
March 9, 2010), this agency received insufficient comments to support
any substantial changes to these forms at this time. However, we
continue to discuss improvements to these reporting forms with State
and Tribal grantees and anticipate some minor revisions will be
proposed in the near future. These revisions will be limited to any
changes that may be necessitated by the expiration of program
requirements under the ``American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009'' (ARRA) and changes to reporting instructions that will allow
Tribal grantees to, at least, use the same quarterly collection report
submitted by State grantees.
Respondents: State agencies (including the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands) administering the Child
Support Enforcement Program.
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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OCSE-396A....................................... 54 4 6 1,296
OCSE-34A........................................ 54 4 14 3,024
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,320.
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 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. 2012-28795 Filed 11-27-12; 8:45 am]
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