Proposed Information Collection Activity; Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for Paternity Establishment Affidavits, 42075-42076 [2023-13855]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the
use and burden associated with the
following information collections. More
detailed information can be found in
each collection’s supporting statement
and associated materials (see
ADDRESSES).
CMS–R–266 Medicaid
Disproportionate Share Hospital
(DSH) Annual Reporting
Requirements
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires Federal agencies to publish a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for
approval. To comply with this
requirement, CMS is publishing this
notice.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH)
Annual Reporting Requirements; Use:
States are required to submit an annual
report that identifies each
disproportionate share hospital (DSH)
that received a DSH payment under the
state’s Medicaid program in the
preceding fiscal year and the amount of
DSH payments paid to that hospital in
the same year along with other
information that the Secretary
determines necessary to ensure the
appropriateness of DSH payments; Form
Number: CMS–R–266 (OMB control
number: 0938–0746); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
51; Total Annual Responses: 51; Total
Annual Hours: 2,142. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Rich Cuno at 410–786–1111.)
Dated: June 26, 2023.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Voluntary Acknowledgment of
Paternity and Required Data Elements
for Paternity Establishment Affidavits
Office of Child Support
Services, Administration for Children
and Families, United States Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of Child Support
Services (OCSS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), United
States Department of Health and Human
Services, is requesting a three-year
extension of the Voluntary
Acknowledgment of Paternity and
Required Data Elements for Paternity
Establishment Affidavits (OMB #0970–
0171, expiration 1/31/2024). No changes
are proposed.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
SUMMARY:
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
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.
ADDRESSES:
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 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 acknowledgment of
paternity, the mother and putative
father must be given notice, orally, or
through the use of video equipment, 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
Total
number of
respondents
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Instrument
Training ............................................................................................................
Paternity Acknowledgment Process ................................................................
Data Elements .................................................................................................
Ordering Brochures .........................................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 613,808.
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130,240
1,618,412
54
2,604,802
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of
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275,130
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208,384
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
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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).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Tribal Consultation Meetings
Office of Head Start (OHS),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Head Start
Act, notice is hereby given of two tribal
consultation sessions to be held
between HHS/ACF OHS leadership and
the leadership of tribal governments
operating Head Start and Early Head
Start programs. The purpose of these
consultation sessions is to discuss ways
to better meet the needs of American
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)
children and their families, taking into
consideration funding allocations,
distribution formulas, and other issues
affecting the delivery of Head Start
services in their geographic locations.
Two tribal consultations will be held as
part of HHS/ACF or ACF Tribal
Consultation Sessions.
DATES:
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
ADDRESSES:
• September 13, 2023—1–4 p.m. ET
(Virtual)
• December 5, 2023—2–5 p.m. PT
(Hilton Costa Mesa, 3050 Bristol
Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd Lertjuntharangool, Regional
Program Manager, Region XI/AIAN,
Office of Head Start, email
Todd.Lertjuntharangool@acf.hhs.gov, or
phone (866) 763–6481. Additional
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information and online meeting
registration will be forthcoming.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
In
accordance with section 640(l)(4) of the
Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9835(1)(4),
ACF announces OHS Tribal
Consultation Sessions for leaders of
tribal governments operating Head Start
and Early Head Start programs.
The agenda for the scheduled OHS
Tribal Consultations reflects the
statutory purposes of Head Start tribal
consultations related to meeting the
needs of AI/AN children and families.
OHS will also highlight the progress
made in addressing issues and concerns
raised in the previous OHS Tribal
Consultations.
The consultation sessions include
elected or appointed leaders of Tribal
governments and their designated
representatives. Designees must have a
letter from the Tribal government
authorizing them to represent the Tribe.
Tribal governments must submit the
designee letter at least 3 days before the
consultation sessions to Todd
Lertjuntharangool at
Todd.Lertjuntharangool@acf.hhs.gov.
Other representatives of tribal
organizations and Native nonprofit
organizations are welcome to attend as
observers.
Within 45 days of the consultation
sessions, a detailed report of each
consultation session will be available
for all tribal governments receiving
funds for Head Start and Early Head
Start programs. Tribes can submit
written testimony for the report to Todd
Lertjuntharangool at
Todd.Lertjuntharangool@acf.hhs.gov
prior to each consultation session or
within 30 days of each meeting. OHS
will summarize oral testimony and
comments from the consultation
sessions in each report without
attribution, along with topics of concern
and recommendations.
Food and Drug Administration
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Megan E. Steel,
ACF Certifying Officer.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Accreditation
Scheme for Conformity Assessment
Program
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a proposed collection of
information has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments
(including recommendations) on the
collection of information by July 31,
2023.
SUMMARY:
To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written
comments be submitted to https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. The OMB
control number for this information
collection is 0910–0889. Also include
the FDA docket number found in
brackets in the heading of this
document.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Domini Bean, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three
White Flint North, 10A–12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD
20852, 301–796–5733, PRAStaff@
fda.hhs.gov.
In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Accreditation Scheme for Conformity
Assessment Program
OMB Control Number 0910–0889—
Revision
Section 514 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C.
360d) provides for the establishment of
performance standards, authorizing the
Accreditation Scheme for Conformity
Assessment Program (ASCA Program)
under section 514(d). On September 25,
2020 (85 FR 60471), we announced the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Voluntary
Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for Paternity
Establishment Affidavits
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Services, Administration for Children
and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), United States Department of Health and
Human Services, is requesting a three-year extension of the Voluntary
Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for Paternity
Establishment Affidavits (OMB #0970-0171, expiration 1/31/2024). No
changes are proposed.
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].
Identify all requests 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 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 acknowledgment of
paternity, the mother and putative father must be given notice, orally,
or through the use of video equipment, 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 burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours
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Training........................................ 130,240 1 1 130,240
Paternity Acknowledgment Process................ 1,618,412 1 0.17 275,130
Data Elements................................... 54 1 1 54
Ordering Brochures.............................. 2,604,802 1 .08 208,384
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 613,808.
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
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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).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13855 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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