The Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 required the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human Services to specify the minimum
data elements of an affidavit to be used for the voluntary
acknowledgement of paternity. States must enact laws requiring the
development and use of the affidavit and to give full faith and
credit to affidavits signed in any other State according to its
procedures.
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.