Proposed Information Collection Activity; Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for Paternity Establishment Affidavits, 47216 [2020-16893]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Request for Comments
[OMB #0970–0171]
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s
information collection are requested
with regard to any of the following: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of AHRQ’s health care
research and health care information
dissemination functions, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including
hours and costs) of the proposed
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Voluntary Acknowledgment of
Paternity and Required Data Elements
for Paternity Establishment Affidavits
Dated: July 30, 2020.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.
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Administration for Children and
Families
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for Public Comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, is requesting a 3-year
extension of the Voluntary
Acknowledgment of Paternity and
Required Data Elements for Paternity
Establishment Affidavits (OMB #0970–
0171). There are no changes requested
to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
ACF is soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street
SUMMARY:
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C) of
the Social Security Act requires states to
enact laws ensuring a simple civil
process for voluntarily acknowledging
paternity via an affidavit. The
development and use of an affidavit for
the voluntary acknowledgment of
paternity would include the minimum
requirements of the affidavit specified
by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services under section 452(a)(7) of the
Social Security Act and give full faith
and credit to such an affidavit signed in
any other state according to its
procedures. The state must provide that,
before a mother and putative father can
sign a voluntary acknowledgement of
paternity, the mother and putative
father must be given notice, orally and
in writing of the alternatives to, the legal
consequences of, and the rights
(including any rights, if one parent is a
minor, due to minority status) and
responsibilities of acknowledging
paternity. The affidavits will be used by
hospitals, birth record agencies, and
other entities participating in the
voluntary paternity establishment
program to collect information from the
parents of nonmarital children.
Respondents: The parents of
nonmarital children, state and tribal
agencies operating child support
programs under Title IV–D of the Social
Security Act, hospitals, birth record
agencies, and other entities participating
in the voluntary paternity establishment
program.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual
number of
respondents
Instrument
Training ............................................................................................................
Paternity Acknowledgment Process ................................................................
Data Elements .................................................................................................
Ordering Brochures .........................................................................................
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Average
annual burden
hours per
response
1
1
1
1
1
0.17
54
.08
134,685
1,471,079
54
2,693,695
Annual
burden hours
134,685
250,083
54
215,496
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 600,318.
Comments: 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
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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.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(5)(C) and
652(a)(7).
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB #0970-0171]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Voluntary
Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for Paternity
Establishment Affidavits
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for Public Comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, is requesting a 3-year extension of the Voluntary
Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for Paternity
Establishment Affidavits (OMB #0970-0171). There are no changes
requested to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Section 466(a)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act
requires states to enact laws ensuring a simple civil process for
voluntarily acknowledging paternity via an affidavit. The development
and use of an affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity
would include the minimum requirements of the affidavit specified by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 452(a)(7) of
the Social Security Act and give full faith and credit to such an
affidavit signed in any other state according to its procedures. The
state must provide that, before a mother and putative father can sign a
voluntary acknowledgement of paternity, the mother and putative father
must be given notice, orally and in writing of the alternatives to, the
legal consequences of, and the rights (including any rights, if one
parent is a minor, due to minority status) and responsibilities of
acknowledging paternity. The affidavits will be used by hospitals,
birth record agencies, and other entities participating in the
voluntary paternity establishment program to collect information from
the parents of nonmarital children.
Respondents: The parents of nonmarital children, state and tribal
agencies operating child support programs under Title IV-D of the
Social Security Act, hospitals, birth record agencies, and other
entities participating in the voluntary paternity establishment
program.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average annual
Instrument Annual number of responses burden hours Annual burden
of respondents per respondent per response hours
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Training........................................ 134,685 1 1 134,685
Paternity Acknowledgment Process................ 1,471,079 1 0.17 250,083
Data Elements................................... 54 1 54 54
Ordering Brochures.............................. 2,693,695 1 .08 215,496
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 600,318.
Comments: 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(5)(C) and 652(a)(7).
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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