Public Law 104-193, the "Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,"
requires the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to operate
a National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to improve the ability of
State child support agencies to locate noncustodial parents and
collect child support across State lines. The law requires States
to periodically transmit new hire data received from employers to
the NDNH, and to transmit quarterly wage and unemployment
compensation claims data to the NDNH on aquarterly basis. States
transmit all data to the NDNH electronically.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.