This information
collection request is approved for an additional 3 year period.
However, OMB notes that ACF allowed approval for this collection to
lapse, while continuing to collect this information in violation of
the Paperwork Reduction Act. ACF is reminded of the importance of
proper planning to ensure continued OMB approval of information
collections under the PRA.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2004
07/31/2004
6,905,480
0
0
76,059
0
0
0
0
0
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.
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.
Voluntary Establishment of Paternity