Notice2023-24211
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Advance Planning Document (APD) Process (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0417)
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Published
November 2, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is requesting a 3-year extension for the Advance Planning Document (APD) process (OMB #0970-0417). No changes are proposed.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75288-75289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24211]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Advance Planning
Document (APD) Process (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0417)
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 Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of
Child Support Services (OCSS) is requesting a 3-year extension for the
Advance Planning Document (APD) process (OMB #0970-0417). 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4adaaa2aba7aba8a8a1a7b0adabaa84a5a7a2eaacacb7eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="620b0c040d010d0e0e0701160b0d0c220301044c0a0a114c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: State child support agencies are required to establish
and operate a federally approved statewide Automated Data Processing
(ADP) and information retrieval system to assist in child support
services. The APD process, established at 45 CFR part 95, subpart F, is
the procedure by which states request and obtain approval for Federal
Financial Participation (FFP) in their cost of acquiring ADP equipment
and services. The ACF OCSS Division of State and Tribal Systems (DSTS)
oversees this process.
States are required to submit an initial APD, containing
information to assist the Secretary of the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) in determining if the state computerized support
enforcement project planning and implementation meets Federal
certification requirements needed for the approval of FFP. States are
then required to submit annual APD updates to HHS to report project
status and request ongoing FFP for systems development, enhancements,
operations, and maintenance. As-needed APDs are also submitted to
acquire FFP when major milestones are missed or significant changes to
project schedules occur. Based on an assessment of the information
provided in the APD, states that do not meet the Federal requirements
necessary for approval are required to conduct periodic independent
verification and validation services for high-risk project oversight.
In addition to the APDs providing HHS/ACF/OCSS with the information
necessary to determine the allowable level of Federal funding for state
systems projects, states also submit associated procurement and data
security documents, such as requests for proposals (RFPs), contracts,
contract amendments, and the biennial security review reports.
Respondents: State child support agencies.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours hours
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RFP and Contract................ 50 4.5 4 900 300
Emergency Funding Request....... 21 1 2 42 14
Biennial Reports................ 54 1.5 1.5 121.5 40.5
Advance Planning Document....... 44 3.6 120 19,008 6,336
Operational Advance Planning 10 3 30 900 300
Document.......................
Independent Verification and 3 12 10 360 120
Validation (ongoing)...........
Independent Verification and 4 6 16 384 128
Validation (semiannually)......
Independent Verification and 10 12 30 3,600 1,200
Validation (quarterly).........
System Certification............ 3 3 240 2,160 720
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,158.50.
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: 45 CFR part 95, subpart F.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-24211 Filed 11-1-23; 8:45 am]
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