Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)

Federal Register Volume 82, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)

Notices

Page 53504

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2017-24830

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects: None.

Title: Interstate Administrative Subpoena and Notice of Interstate Lien.

OMB No.: 0970-0152.

Description: Section 452(a)(11) of the Social Security Act requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to promulgate a form for administrative subpoenas and imposition of liens used by State child support enforcement (Title IV-D) agencies. The Interstate Administrative Subpoena is used to collect information for the establishment, modification and enforcement of child support orders in interstate cases. Section 454(9)(E) of the Social Security Act requires each State to cooperate with any other State in using the federal form for issuance of administrative subpoenas and imposition of liens in interstate child support cases. Tribal IV-D agencies are not required to use this form but may choose to do so.

Respondents: State, local or Tribal agencies administering a child support enforcement program under title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

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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Administrative Subpoena......................... 31,344 1 0.50 15,038

Notice of Lien.................................. 1,916,891 1 0.50 946,037

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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 961,709.

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 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: infocollection@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.

Robert Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.

FR Doc. 2017-24830 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am

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