[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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