Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Directory of New Hires (OMB No. 0970-0166), 73294-73295 [2021-28065]

Download as PDF 73294 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 245 / Monday, December 27, 2021 / Notices updated the request to reflect the current number of expected respondents and appropriate reporting dates. The information is being collected for the Department’s annual LIHEAP Report to Congress. The data also provides information about the need for LIHEAP funds. Finally, the data are used in the calculation of LIHEAP performance measures under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. The data elements will allow the accuracy of measuring LIHEAP targeting performance and LIHEAP cost efficiency. Respondents: State governments, tribal governments, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Total number of respondents Instrument Assisted Household Report-Long Form .......................................................... Assisted Household Report-Short Form .......................................................... Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,710. 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 through February 25, 2022. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8629 and 45 CFR 96.92. Mary B. Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–28125 Filed 12–22–21; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 4184–80–P Total number of responses per respondent 56 151 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Directory of New Hires (OMB No. 0970–0166) 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), is requesting the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), with minor changes to the Multistate Employer Registration form, for an additional three years. The current OMB approval expires July 31, 2022. DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects SUMMARY: 1 1 Average burden hours per response 43 2 Annual burden hours 2,408 302 of the information collection described above. ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by emailing infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The NDNH is a federally mandated repository of employment and wage information. The information maintained in the NDNH is collected electronically and is used for authorized purposes. State child support agencies use the NDNH information to locate a parent living or working in a different state and to take appropriate interstate actions to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order. NDNH information is also used for authorized purposes by specific state and federal agencies to help administer certain programs, prevent overpayments, detect fraud, assess benefits, and recover funds, as provided under 42 U.S.C. 653(i)(1). Respondents: Employers, State Child Support Agencies, and State Workforce Agencies. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Total number of respondents Instrument khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES New Hire: Employers Reporting Manually ....................................................... New Hire: Employers Reporting Electronically ................................................ New Hire: States .............................................................................................. Quarterly Wage (QW) & Unemployment Insurance (UI) ................................. Multistate Employer Registration Form ........................................................... 5,411,180 664,757 54 53 1,118 Total number of responses per respondent Average annual burden hours per response Total annual burden hours 1.29 94.77 129,629.63 28.00 1.00 .025 .00028 .017 .00028 .05 174,510.56 17,639.73 119,000.00 0.42 55.90 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 311,207. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Dec 23, 2021 Jkt 256001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 245 / Monday, December 27, 2021 / Notices to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 653A(b)(1)(A) and (B); 42 U.S.C. 653A(g)(2)(A); 26 U.S.C. 3304(a)(16)(B); 42 U.S.C. 503(h)(1)(A); and 42 U.S.C. 653A(g)(2)(B). Mary B. Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–28065 Filed 12–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–41–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Children’s Bureau National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) (OMB #0970–0340) Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, HHS. ACTION: Request for public comment. AGENCY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Youth Services Report and Youth Outcomes Survey Data Collection (OMB #0970–0340, expiration date 03/ 31/2022). There are no changes requested to the form. DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by emailing infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all requests by the title of the information collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (42 U.S.C. 1305 et seq.) as amended by Public Law 106–169 requires state child welfare agencies to collect and report to the ACF SUMMARY: 73295 Children’s Bureau data on the characteristics of youth receiving independent living services and information regarding their outcomes. The regulation implementing NYTD, listed in 45 CFR 1356.80, contains standard data collection and reporting requirements for states to meet the law’s requirements. Additionally, the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 (H.R. 253) further outlines the expectation of the collection and reporting of data and outcomes regarding youth who are in receipt of independent living services. ACF uses the information collected under the regulation to track independent living services, assess the collective outcomes of youth, and potentially to evaluate state performance with regard to those outcomes consistent with the law’s mandate. Respondents: State agencies that administer the Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Chafee program) and youth served by these agencies. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES FOR 2022–2024 Total number of respondents Information collection title State Data File ..................................................................... Youth Outcomes Survey ...................................................... Total number of responses per respondent 52 47,000 Average burden hours per response 2 1 3916 .5 Total burden hours for 2022–24 407,264 23,500 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Estimated Annual Burden Total .................................... 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: NYTD is authorized by Public Law 106–169, enacted December 14, 1999. This public law establishes the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, now known as Chafee program, at section 477 of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Dec 23, 2021 Jkt 256001 Mary B. Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–28058 Filed 12–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA–2021–D–0367] Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 540.525 Scombrotoxin (Histamine)-Forming Fish and Fishery Products— Decomposition and Histamine; Availability Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of availability. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a draft SUMMARY: PO 00000 135,755 7,833 143,588 Social Security Act. NYTD data is collected pursuant to 45 CFR 1356.80. AGENCY: Annual burden hours Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Compliance Policy Guide entitled ‘‘Sec. 540.525 Scombrotoxin (Histamine)forming Fish and Fishery Products— Decomposition and Histamine.’’ The draft guidance, when finalized, will replace existing guidance for FDA staff on adulteration associated with decomposition and histamine identified during surveillance sampling and testing of fish and fishery products susceptible to histamine formation. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by February 25, 2022 to ensure that we consider your comment on the draft guidance before we begin work on the final version of the guidance. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as follows: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73294-73295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28065]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Directory of 
New Hires (OMB No. 0970-0166)

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), is requesting the federal Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the National Directory of New 
Hires (NDNH), with minor changes to the Multistate Employer 
Registration form, for an additional three years. The current OMB 
approval expires July 31, 2022.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
All requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The NDNH is a federally mandated repository of 
employment and wage information. The information maintained in the NDNH 
is collected electronically and is used for authorized purposes. State 
child support agencies use the NDNH information to locate a parent 
living or working in a different state and to take appropriate 
interstate actions to establish, modify, or enforce a child support 
order. NDNH information is also used for authorized purposes by 
specific state and federal agencies to help administer certain 
programs, prevent overpayments, detect fraud, assess benefits, and 
recover funds, as provided under 42 U.S.C. 653(i)(1).
    Respondents: Employers, State Child Support Agencies, and State 
Workforce Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total number   Average annual
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses    burden hours    Total annual
                                                  of respondents  per respondent   per response    burden hours
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New Hire: Employers Reporting Manually..........       5,411,180            1.29            .025      174,510.56
New Hire: Employers Reporting Electronically....         664,757           94.77          .00028       17,639.73
New Hire: States................................              54      129,629.63            .017      119,000.00
Quarterly Wage (QW) & Unemployment Insurance                  53           28.00          .00028            0.42
 (UI)...........................................
Multistate Employer Registration Form...........           1,118            1.00             .05           55.90
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 311,207.

    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

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to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this 
publication.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 653A(b)(1)(A) and (B); 42 U.S.C. 
653A(g)(2)(A); 26 U.S.C. 3304(a)(16)(B); 42 U.S.C. 503(h)(1)(A); and 42 
U.S.C. 653A(g)(2)(B).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-28065 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-41-P


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