81 FR 89108 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 237 (December 9, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89108-89109]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29583]


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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:
    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................................              54             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 the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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

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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.
[FR Doc. 2016-29583 Filed 12-8-16; 8:45 am]
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