81 FR 3147 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 12 (January 20, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-00889

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: National Medical Support Notice.
    OMB No.: 0970-0222.
    Description: The National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) is a two-
part document completed by state child support enforcement agencies, 
employers, and health plan administrators to enforce health care 
coverage provisions in a child support order. The Department of Health 
and Human Services (DHHS) developed and maintains Part A of the NMSN, 
which is sent to an obligor's employer for completion; the Department 
of Labor (DOL) developed and maintains Part B of the NMSN, which is 
provided to health care administrators following completion of Part A.
    The Administration for Children and Families is resubmitting an 
unchanged information collection package and requesting an extension to 
the current OMB approval of NMSN Part A. The NMSN Part A expiration 
dates will be synchronize with the expiration date of NMSN Part B.
    Respondents: State child support enforcement agencies, employers, 
and health plan administrators.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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National Medical Support Notice--Part A--Notice               54          97,775            0.17      897,574.50
 to Withhold for Health Care Coverage...........
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:............  ..............  ..............  ..............      897,574.50
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    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, 330 C Street SW., Washington DC 
20201. 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.
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questions regarding this collection DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND order. The Department of Health and
contact Patricia Meisol at 410–786– HUMAN SERVICES Human Services (DHHS) developed and
1917.) maintains Part A of the NMSN, which
Administration for Children and is sent to an obligor’s employer for
Dated: January 14, 2016.
Families completion; the Department of Labor
William N. Parham, III, (DOL) developed and maintains Part B
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office Proposed Information Collection of the NMSN, which is provided to
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Activity; Comment Request health care administrators following
Affairs. completion of Part A.
Proposed Projects
[FR Doc. 2016–00994 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] The Administration for Children and
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Title: National Medical Support Families is resubmitting an unchanged
Notice. information collection package and
OMB No.: 0970–0222. requesting an extension to the current
Description: The National Medical OMB approval of NMSN Part A. The
Support Notice (NMSN) is a two-part NMSN Part A expiration dates will be
document completed by state child synchronize with the expiration date of
support enforcement agencies, NMSN Part B.
employers, and health plan Respondents: State child support
administrators to enforce health care enforcement agencies, employers, and
coverage provisions in a child support health plan administrators.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondent per response

National Medical Support Notice—Part A—Notice to Withhold for Health
Care Coverage ............................................................................................. 54 97,775 0.17 897,574.50
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 897,574.50

In compliance with the requirements comments and suggestions submitted The expansion supplement grant will
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork within 60 days of this publication. support the need to increase shelter
Reduction Act of 1995, the capacity to accommodate the increasing
Robert Sargis,
Administration for Children and numbers of UCs being referred by DHS.
Reports Clearance Officer. BCFS has a network of trained, qualified
Families is soliciting public comment
[FR Doc. 2016–00889 Filed 1–19–16; 8:45 am] emergency staff able to bring on board
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. BILLING CODE 4184–01–P and operate emergency beds in short
Copies of the proposed collection of timeframe. BCFS provides residential
information can be obtained and services to UC in the care and custody
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND of ORR, as well as services to include
comments may be forwarded by writing HUMAN SERVICES
to the Administration for Children and counseling, case management, and
Families, Office of Planning, Research Administration for Children and additional support services to the family
Families or to the UC and their sponsor when a
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
UC is released from ORR’s care and
Washington DC 20201. Attn: ACF [CFDA Number: 93.676] custody.
Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All Announcement of the Award a Single- DATES: Supplemental award funds will
requests should be identified by the title Source Program Expansion support activities from October 1, 2015
of the information collection. Supplement Grant to BCFS Health and through September 30, 2016.
The Department specifically requests Human Services in San Antonio, TX FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of
collection of information is necessary ACF, HHS. Children’s Services, Office of Refugee
for the proper performance of the Resettlement, 901 D Street SW.,
ACTION: Notice of award of a single-
functions of the agency, including Washington, DC 20447. Email:
source program expansion supplement DCSProgram@acf.hhs.gov.
whether the information shall have grant to BCFS Health and Human
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Services (BCFS) in San Antonio, TX. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: While the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the number of referrals, to the
proposed collection of information; (c) SUMMARY: The Administration for Unaccompanied Children Program in
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Children and Families (ACF), Office of FY 2015, was below the total referrals
information to be collected; and (d) Refugee Resettlement (ORR), announces from FY 2014, ORR has seen a change
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ways to minimize the burden of the the award of a single-source program to recent referral trends. The UC
collection of information on expansion supplement grant for program has seen an increase in the
$12,860,855 to BCFS Health and Human numbers of UC referred for placement
respondents, including through the use
Services (BCFS) in San Antonio, TX, since January 2015. FY15 was the first
of automated collection techniques or
under the Unaccompanied Children’s fiscal year, in the history of the UC
other forms of information technology.
(UC) Program to support a program program, in which there were eight (8)
Consideration will be given to expansion supplement. consecutive months of steadily

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FR Citation		81 FR 3147

81 FR 3147 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 12 (January 20, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families