[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 33751-33752] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-16569] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Title: Request for Emergency OMB Approval of Information Collection Under the Paperwork Reduction Act. OMB No.: New. Description: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) plans to conduct a pilot project through the Federal Parent Locator Services (FPLS) [[Page 33752]] which would build a temporary database of information collected by States on newly hired employees for matching activities with cases in locate status within the FPLS and cases certified for Federal tax refund offset. This collection responds to President Clinton's June 18, 1996, executive action on welfare reform announcing a new pilot program that will help track those parents who cross state lines to avoid their child support obligation. Under the pilot, States which currently have new hire reporting programs in place would voluntarily send their existing record data via computer tape, formatted according to either the State's or Administration for Children and Families's (ACF) specifications, to the Federal Parent Locate Service within OCSE. These records will be stored in a temporary database to be matched against case data in the FPLS, and the Tax Refund Offset System (TROS). When a match is made, the ACF Office will contact the absent parent's current state of residence where a match was found so that the state child support agency can take appropriate action. In turn, States will be asked to submit periodic tracking and reporting information on the success of the pilot matching. Respondents: State governments. Annual Burden Estimates: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard Forms.............................. 25 1 8 200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200. ExplanationThe specific number of estimated annual burden hours per State will vary depending on individual circumstances, including systems development effort and number of records. Burden hours for employees and employers are not considered as part of this request. Most of the information has been collected from employees and employers under the IRS new hire, Form W-4 (OMB Control No. 1545-0010), and/or comparable State forms. In addition, ACF will not collect any more information from employers or employees under this pilot project than what States have already collected. Additional Information ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 90 day approval for this information collection under procedures for emergency processing by July 11, 1996. A copy of this information collection, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Administration for Children and Families, Reports Clearance Officer, Bob Sargis at (202) 401-6465. Comments and questions about the information collection described above should be directed to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor, (202) 395-7316. Dated: June 24, 1996. Larry Guerrero, Director, Office of Information Management Services. [FR Doc. 96-16569 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-M