Notice2021-28065
Proposed Information Collection Activity; National Directory of New Hires (OMB No. 0970-0166)
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Published
December 27, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
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.
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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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed7d0d8d1ddd1d2d2dbddcad7d1d0fedfddd890d6d6cd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365f58505955595a5a5355425f595876575550185e5e4518515940">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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