[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18296-18297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07237]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Voluntary Establishment of Paternity
OMB No.: 0970-0175
Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act
requires States to pass laws ensuring a simple civil process for
voluntarily acknowledging paternity under which the State must provide
that the mother and putative father must be given notice, orally and in
writing, of the benefits and legal responsibilities and consequences of
acknowledging paternity. The information is to be used by hospitals,
birth record agencies, and other entities participating in the
voluntary paternity establishment program that collect information from
the parents of children that are born out of wedlock.
Respondents: The parents of children that are born out of wedlock.
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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None........................................ 1,686,980 1 0.17 286,787
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 286,787.
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.
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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. 2014-07237 Filed 3-31-14; 8:45 am]
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