[Federal Register: February 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 27)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Voluntary Establishment of Paternity.
    OMB No.: 0970-0175.
    Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act 
requires States to pass laws ensuring a simple civil process for 
voluntarily acknowledging paternity under which the State must provide 
that the mother and putative father must be given notice, orally and in 
writing, of the benefits and legal

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responsibilities and consequences of acknowledging paternity. The 
information is to be used by hospitals, birth record agencies, and 
other entities participating in the voluntary paternity establishment 
program.
    Respondents: State and Tribal 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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None....................................         1,025,521             \(1)\              .166           170,236
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\1\ Variable.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 170,236.
    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., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 
Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@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, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: February 4, 2008.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-556 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]

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