[Federal Register: July 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 135)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: State Plan for Child Support Under Title IV-D of the Social 
Security Act (OCSE-100 and OCSE-21-U4).
    OMB No.: 0970-0017.
    Description: The state plan serves as a contract between the Office 
of Child Support Enforcement and state IV-D agencies in outlining the 
activities the state will perform as required by law in order for 
States to receive Federal funds for child support enforcement.
    Respondents: State IV-D Agencies.

                                             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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State Plan (OCSE-100)...................               54                 6                .5               162
State plan transmittal (OCSE-21-U4).....               54                 6               .25                81
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Estimated total annual burden hours.....  ................  ................  ................              243
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    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 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov. 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: July 9, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-16054 Filed 7-14-04; 8:45 am]

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