Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 212 / Monday, November 3, 1997 / Notices 59357

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden hours per

response

Total burden

hours

TANF Data Report ............................................................................................ 54 4 451 97,416

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 97,416

In compliance with the requirements

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Administration for Children and

Families is soliciting public comment

on the specific aspects of the

information collection described above.

Copies of the proposed collection of

information can be obtained and

comments may be forwarded by writing

to the Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

Division of Information Resource

Management Services, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance

Officer. All requests should be

identified by the title of the information

collection.

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.

Dated: October 27, 1997.

Bob Sargis,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–28964 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Title: 45 CFR part 303.72—Request for

collection of past-due support by

Federal tax refund offset and

administrative offset.

OMB No.: 0970–0161.

Description: The Office of Child

Support Enforcement (OCSE) operates

the Tax refund offset TROP. The TROP

was enacted by Congress on August 13,

1981 (Pub. L. 97–35, section 2331). This

is a computerized system operated by

the Office of Child Support Enforcement

(OCSE) within the Administration for

Children and Families (ACF) of the U.S.

Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS) and State child support

agencies. The TROP was established to

recover delinquent AFDC child support

debts with ongoing cooperation of states

and local child support agencies.

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation

Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) signed by

the President in November 1990,

expanded the Program to include a

provision for non-AFDC cases.

In 1996 the Debt Collection

Improvement Act (Pub. L. 104–134)

further expanded the program to

increase the collection of nontax debts

owned to the Federal Government and

to assist families in collecting past-due

child support. It required the

development and implementation of

procedures necessary to collect past-due

support by administrative offset by

agencies. As a result, this program is

now known as the Tax Refund and

Administrative Offset Program TROP/

ADOP).

Purpose: Pursuant to Public Law 97–

35 enacted by Congress on August 13,

1981, Pub. L. 101–508 signed by the

President in November 1990 and Pub. L.

104–134 enacted into law on April 26,

1996, the Debt Collection Improvement

Act of 1996, and pursuant to the

Executive Order 13019 dated September

28, 1996, the OSCE will match the tax

refund records against Federal payment

certification records and Federal

financial assistance records. The

purpose is to facilitate the collection of

delinquent child support obligations

from persons who may be entitled or

eligible to receive certain Federal

payments or Federal assistance. State

child support agencies submit cases of

delinquent child support claims to the

OSCE for submission to the Financial

Management Service (FMS). These cases

are sent by on-line dial-up access via

personal computer, tape and cartridge

via mail, Mitron tape, file transfer, or

electronic data transmission. The Office

of Child Support Enforcement serves as

a conduit between state child support

enforcement agencies and the FMS by

processing weekly updates of collection

data and distributing the information

back to the appropriate State child

support agency. The information will be

disclosed by OCSE to state child

support agencies for use in the

collection of child support debts,

through locate action wage withholding

or other enforcement actions.

Respondents: State District of

Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and

Virgin Islands Governments

Respondents: State and local

governments.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden

hours per

response

Total burden

hours

Sub/test tape and Data Spec ..................................................................... 1,744 52 5 minutes .......... 7,557.3 hours.

Sub/test tape and Data Spec ..................................................................... 54 52 5 minutes .......... 234 hours.

Withdrawal notice ....................................................................................... 1,744 5 2 minutes .......... 291 hours.

Pre-offset notice ......................................................................................... 54 87,075 2 minutes .......... 15,673.5 hours.

Case Cert ................................................................................................... 54 52 3 minutes .......... 140.4 hours.

Payment Infor ............................................................................................. 26 1 10 minutes ........ 4.3 hours.

Local office contact phone address ........................................................... 1,744 1 30 minutes ........ 872 hours.

Request for update ..................................................................................... 54 52 5 minutes .......... 234 hours.
59358 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 212 / Monday, November 3, 1997 / Notices

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of responses per

respondent

Average burden

hours per

response

Total burden

hours

Federal Tax Offset contact ......................................................................... 54 1 2 minutes .......... 1.8 hours.

Update Spec ............................................................................................... 54 1 2 minutes .......... 1.8 hours.

Issuance of pre-offset notice ...................................................................... 54 1 2 minutes .......... 1.8 hours.

Contact point for OCSE Pre-offset notice .................................................. 30 1 1 minute ........... 0.9 hours.

Non-TANF Tax Refund Offset Information ................................................. 1,744 40,735 10 minutes ........ 6,789.2 hours.

Offset notice address/phone number change ............................................ 54 1 10 minutes ........ 9.0 hours.

Personal computer data ............................................................................. 54 1 5 minutes .......... 4.5 hours.

Notice of intention ....................................................................................... 25 1 2 minutes .......... 0.8 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 31,816.3.

Additional Information: Copies of the

proposed collection may be obtained by

writing to The Administration for

Children and Families, Office of

Information Services, Division of

Information Resource Management

Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF

Reports Clearance Officer. OMB Comment: OMB is required to

make a decision concerning 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. Written

comments and recommendations for the

proposed information collection should

be sent directly to the following: Office

of Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Ms.

Wendy Taylor.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

Bob Sargis,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–28965 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Current Topics in Immunohematologic

Testing; Public Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) is announcing a public workshop

entitled ‘‘Current Topics in

Immunohematologic Testing.’’ The

topics to be discussed include

specificity and sensitivity of Anti-D

Blood Grouping Reagents; the

development of performance standards

for antiglobulin control cells and blood

bank saline; user interpretation of

labeling information; and the validation

and use of blood grouping

instrumentation.

Date and Time: The workshop will be

held on December 10, 1997, 8 a.m. to 5

p.m.

Location: The workshop will be held

at Natcher Auditorium, National

Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville

Pike, Bldg. 45, Bethesda, MD.

Contact Person: Joseph Wilczek,

Center for Biologics Evaluation and

Research (HFM–350), Food and Drug

Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD 20852–1448, 301–827–

3514, FAX 301–827–2843.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The goals

of the workshop are specific to each

topic and include the following: (1)

Distinguish between those issues that

are medically important and those

issues that are primarily of scientific

interest with respect to Anti-D

specificity and sensitivity; (2) present

examples of significant problems

attributable to the variability seen

within two types of product,

antiglobulin control cells and blood

bank saline, due to the lack of

standards; (3) identify areas of

immunohematologic product labeling

which need to be modified to provide

the user with a better understanding of

its uses and limitations; and (4) discuss

user validation of complete systems as

well as partial or site-assembled systems

regarding blood grouping

instrumentation. The information

obtained from these presentations and

discussions will assist FDA in taking the

necessary steps for assuring the safety

and effectiveness of these medical

devices.

Registration and Requests for Oral

Presentations: Send or fax registration

information (including name, title, firm

name, address, telephone, and fax

number), written material, and requests

to make oral presentations by November

28, 1997, to Cody Bridges, 14504

Greenview Dr., suite 500, Laurel, MD

20708, 301–490–5500, FAX 301–490–

7260, e-mail CBRIDGES@lcgnet.com.

Registration at the site will be done on

a space available basis on the day of the

workshop beginning at 7:30 a.m. There

is no registration fee for the workshop.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact Cody

Bridges at least 7 days in advance.

Transcripts: Transcripts of the

workshop may be requested in writing

from the Freedom of Information Office

(HFI–35), Food and Drug

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm.

12A–16, Rockville, MD 20857,

approximately 15 working days after the

workshop at a cost of 10 cents per page.

Dated: October 24, 1997.

William K. Hubbard.

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–29049 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[BPO–150–N]

Medicare and Medicaid Programs;

Quarterly Listing of Program

Issuances—First Quarter 1997

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice lists HCFA

manual instructions, substantive and

interpretive regulations, and other

Federal Register notices that were

published during January, February, and

March of 1997 that relate to the

Medicare and Medicaid programs. It

also identifies certain devices with

investigational device exemption

numbers approved by the Food and

Drug Administration that may be

potentially covered under Medicare.

Section 1871(c) of the Social Security

Act requires that we publish a list of

Medicare issuances in the Federal

Register at least every 3 months.

Although we are not mandated to do so