Notice2024-02166
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Advance Planning Document (APD) Process (OMB #0970-0417)
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Published
February 5, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) requests 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 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7721-7722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02166]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review;
Advance Planning Document (APD) Process (OMB #0970-0417)
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Services; Administration for Children
and Families, 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) requests a 3-year extension for the
Advance Planning Document (APD) process (OMB #0970-0417). No changes
are proposed.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore,
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open
[[Page 7722]]
for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can also
obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6bfb8b0b9b5b9babab3b5a2bfb9b896b7b5b0f8bebea5f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31585f575e525e5d5d545245585e5f715052571f5959421f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed 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 for approving 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.
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.
Authority: 45 CFR part 95, subpart F.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02166 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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