Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 5299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2516]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project

    Title: Federal Case Registry Family Violence State Practices 
Survey.
    OMB No.: New.
    Description: Public Law 104-193, the ``Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,'' requires the Office of 
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to develop a Federal Case Registry to 
improve the ability of State child support agencies to locate 
noncustodial parents and collect child support across State lines. This 
Federal Case Registry includes an indicator for Family Violence, meant 
to ensure a higher level of confidentiality on cases with the 
indicator. This indicator is provided by the State submitting the case 
information. OCSE would like to conduct a brief telephone survey to 
determine the methods used by States to place the indicator, so that 
the information may be shared with the other States.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                            Number of     Average
                                                               Number of    responses      burden       Total
                         Instrument                           respondents      per       hours per      burden
                                                                            respondent    response      hours
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States......................................................           54            1            2          108
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 108.
    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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
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: January 29, 1999.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-2516 Filed 2-2-99; 8:45 am]
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