Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45972-45973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21747]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Project Title: Online Interstate Referral Guide (IRG).
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: The IRG is an essential reference maintained by the 
federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) that provides State 
IV-D agencies with the information needed to process interstate cases. 
The online version of the IRG will provide States with an effective and 
efficient way of viewing and updating State profile, address, and FIPS 
code information by consolidating data available through numerous 
discrete sources into a single centralized, automated repository.
    Respondents: Federal, State, Local or Tribal Government.

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                                             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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Online IRG..................................              54               18               .3              292
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 292.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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 
Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447, 
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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.

    Dated: August 17, 1999.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-21747 Filed 8-20-99; 8:45 am]
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