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 Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families [OMB No.: 0970-0209]
 *Proposed Projects:*
                     Intergovernmental Reference Guide. *Title:*
                     Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG). *Description:*
                     The Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) is a centralized and automated repository of state and tribal profiles, which contains high-level descriptions of each state and tribal child support enforcement (CSE) program. These profiles provide state and tribal CSE agencies, and foreign countries with an effective and efficient method for updating and accessing information needed to process intergovernmental child support cases. *The IRG information collection activities are authorized by:*
                     (1) 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7), which requires the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to provide technical assistance to state child support enforcement agencies to help them establish effective systems for collecting child and spousal support; (2) 42 U.S.C. 666(f), which requires states to enact the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; (3) 45 CFR 301.1, which defines an intergovernmental case to include cases between states and tribes; (4) 45 CFR 309.120, which requires a tribal child support program to include intergovernmental procedures in its tribal IV-D plan; and (5) 45 CFR 303.7, which requires state child support 
                    ( print page 532)
                    agencies to provide services in intergovernmental cases. *Respondents:*
                     All state and tribal CSE agencies. Annual Burden Estimates
Instrument
Number of
                             respondents
Number of
                             responses per respondent
Average
                             burden hours per 
                             response
Total
                             burden hoursIntergovernmental Reference Guide: State Profile Guidance—(States and Territories)
54
18
0.3
291.6Intergovernmental Reference Guide: Tribal Profile Guidance
62
18
0.3
334.8Total



626.4
 *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*
                     626.4 hours. 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 Administration, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email address 
                    *infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.*
                     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. Robert Sargis, Report Clearance Officer.


[FR Doc. 2017-28443 Filed 1-3-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-41-P