Document headings vary by document type but may contain
                    the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document
the number of the CFR title and the number of each part
                      the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly
                      related to
the agency docket number / agency internal file number
the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in
                      the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory
                      Actions See the
                    Document Drafting Handbook
                    for more details.
 Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families
 Proposed Projects *Title:*
                     Voluntary Establishment of Paternity. *OMB No.*
                     0970-0175. *Description:*
                     The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 requires States to develop procedures for a simple civil process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity under which the State must provide that, before a mother and putative father can sign a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity, the mother and putative father must be given notice, orally and in writing, of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, and the rights and responsibilities of acknowledging paternity, and ensure that due process safeguards are afforded. *Respondents:*
                     Hospitals, birth record agencies, and other entities participating in a State's voluntary paternity establishment program. Table of Burden Estimates for Informing Parents of Their Rights and Responsibilities and for Providing Training
Notifying entity
Number of disclosures
Number of disclosures per
                              disclosure
Average
                              burden hours per  
                             disclosure
Average
                              burden hours for training
Total burden hoursHospital
6,291
35.654
.166
800
38,034Birth Record Agencies
3,072
3.319
.166
36
1,728Child Support Agencies
3,072
3.319
.166
36
1,728Private Health Care Providers
650,000
3.319
.166
36
1,728Child Care Resource and Referral Centers
500
3.319
.166
36
1,728Child Care Providers
310,000
3.319
.166
36
1,728( print page 10698)TANF Agencies
3,072
36.507
.166
400
19,017Legal Aid Agencies and Private Attorneys
946,500
3.319
.166
36
1,728Food Stamp Agencies
3,072
3.319
.166
36
1,728Community Action Agencies
1,158
3.319
.166
36
1,728Head Start Schools
37,000
3.319
.166
36
1,728Secondary Schools
23,046
3.319
.166
36
1,728WIC Centers
1,800
3.319
.166
36
1,728
 *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*
                     76,059. 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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 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: February 12, 2001. Bob Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer.


[FR Doc. 01-3889 Filed 2-15-01; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-M