[Federal Register: October 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 204)]
[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: Online Intergovernmental Referral Guide (IRG).
    OMB No. 0970-0209.
    Description: The IRG is an essential reference maintained by the 
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) that provides 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: State IV-D Child Support Programs, Other Country Child 
Support Programs.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Respondent                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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States and Territories..........................              54              18              .3             292
Foreign Countries and Canadian provinces........              23               2              .1               5
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 297.
    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: 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 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: October 17, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21163 Filed 10-21-05; 8:45 am]

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