[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6198-6199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02175]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: ADP & Services Conditions for FFP for ACF.
OMB No.: 0970-0417.
Description: State child support agencies are required to establish
and operate a federally approved statewide automated data processing
and information retrieval system to assist in child support
enforcement. States are required to submit an initial advance automated
data processing planning document (APD) containing information to
assist the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in
determining if the state computerized support enforcement system meets
federal requirements and providing federal approval. States are also
required to submit annually an updated APD for oversight purposes.
Based on assessment of the information provided in the initial or
updated APDs, states that do not meet federal requirement approval will
need to complete an independent verification and validation.
The Advance Planning Document (APD) process, established in the
rules at 45 CFR Part 95, Subpart F, is the procedure by which States
request and obtain approval for Federal financial participation in
their cost of acquiring Automatic Data Processing (ADP) equipment and
services. State agencies that submit APD requests provide the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the following
information necessary to determine the States' needs to acquire the
requested ADP equipment and/or services:
(1) A statement of need;
(2) A requirements analysis and feasibility study;
(3) A procurement plan;
(4) A proposed activity schedule; and,
(5) A proposed budget.
The proposed information collection, is authorized by (1) 42 U.S.C.
654A, which provides a state agency to have a single statewide
automated data processing and information retrieval system and sets
forth the requirements of that system; (2) 42 U.S.C. 654(16), which
provides the state must submit an initial, and annually updated,
advance automated data processing planning document for project
approval; (3) 45 CFR 307.15, which provides the requirements for
approval of advance planning documents; (4) 42 U.S.C. 652(d), which
provides the Secretary with the authority to approve an APD and to
assess the computerized support enforcement system status; 45 CFR
95.626, which determines when an Independent Verification and
Validation must be completed.
HHS' determination of a State Agency's need to acquire requested
ADP equipment or services is authorized at sections 602(a(5)),
652(a)(1), 1396(a)(4) and 1302 of United States Code.
Respondents: States.
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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RFP and Contract................................ 4 1.5 4 324
Emergency Funding Request....................... 5 .1 2 1
Biennial Reports................................ 54 1 1.50 81
Advance Planning Document....................... 34 1.2 120 4,896
Operational Advance Planning Document........... 20 1 30 600
Independent Verification and Validation 3 4 10 120
(ongoing)......................................
Independent Verification and Validation 1 2 16 32
(semiannually).................................
Independent Verification and Validation 1 4 30 120
(quarterly)....................................
System Certification............................ 1 1 240 240
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,414.
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
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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. 2014-02175 Filed 1-31-14; 8:45 am]
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