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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97621-97622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28766]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Electronic Document 
Exchange (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0435)

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Services, Administration for Children 
and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to approve the Electronic Document Exchange (EDE), 
with minor revisions, for an additional three years. State child 
support agencies (CSAs) use the EDE to improve case processing. The 
current OMB approval expires on June 30, 2025.

DATES: Comments due February 7, 2025. 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 [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The EDE provides a centralized, secure system for 
authorized users in state CSAs to electronically exchange child support 
and spousal support case information with other state CSAs. EDE 
benefits state CSAs by reducing delays, costs, and barriers associated 
with interstate case processing. It increases state collections, 
improves document security, standardizes data sharing, increases state 
participation, and improves case processing, resulting in better 
overall child and spousal support outcomes. OCSS made minor updates to 
the Portal screens to enhance functionality and changed ``Office of 
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)'' to ``Office of Child Support 
Services (OCSS).''
    Respondents: State CSAs

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                           Annual number of   Average burden
               Instrument                  Annual number     responses per       hours per       Annual burden
                                           of respondents     respondent         response            hours
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EDE Screens.............................              49             7,383             0.017              6,150
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    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: 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7); 42 U.S.C. 666(c)(1); and 45 CFR 
303.7(a)(5).

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-28766 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
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