[Federal Register: November 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 213)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: National Medical Support Notice.
OMB No.: 0970-0222.
Description: The information collected by state IV-D child support
enforcement agencies is used to complete the National Medical Support
Notice (NMSN) that is sent to employers of employee/obligors and used
as a means of enforcing the health care coverage provision in a child
support order. Primarily, the information the state child support
enforcement agencies use to complete the NMSN is information regarding
appropriate persons that is necessary for the enrollment of the child
in employment-related health care coverage, such as the employee/
obligor's name, address, and Social Security number; the employer's
name and address: the name and address of the alternate recipient
(child); and the custodial parent's name and address. The employer
forwards the second part of the NMSN to the group health plan
administrator, which contains the same individual identifying
information. The plan administrator requires this information to
determine whether to enroll the alternate recipient in the group health
plan. If necessary, the employer also initiates withholding from the
employee's wages for the purpose of paying premiums to the group health
plan for enrollment of the child.
Respondents: State and local title IV-D child support enforcement
agencies initiate the process of enforcing medical health care coverage
for the child by completing and sending the notice to known employers
of the noncustodial parents (employee/obligor). Employers and plan
administrators are on the receiving end of the notice.
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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45 CFR 303.32........................... 54 13,454 .17 123,507
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 123,507.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW.,
[[Page 64313]]
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail
address: grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Attn: Desk
Officer for ACF, E-mail address: Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: October 28, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-24600 Filed 11-3-04; 8:45 am]
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