[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7654-7655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2157]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Federal Tax Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport 
Denial Programs.
    OMB No.: 0970-0161.
    Description: The Tax Refund Offset and Administrative Offset 
Program collects past-due child support by intercepting certain Federal 
payments, including Federal Tax refunds of parents who have been 
ordered to pay child support and are behind in paying the debt. The 
program is a cooperative effort including the Department of Treasury's 
financial Management Service (FMS), the Federal Office of Child Support 
Enforcement (OCSE) and State Child Support Enforcement (CSE) agencies. 
The Passport Denial program reports noncustodial parents who owe 
arrears above a threshold to Department of State (DOS), which will then 
deny

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passports to these individuals. On an ongoing basis, CSE agencies 
submit to OCSE the names, Social Security Numbers (SSNs) and the 
amount(s) of past due child support of people who are delinquent in 
making child support payments.
    Respondent: Annual Burden Estimates.

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                                                                    Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                       Number of    responses  per     hours per      Total burden
                                                   respondents      respondent      response          hours
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Input Record...................................              54              52             .3             842.4
Output Record..................................              54              52             .46          1,292.0
Payment File...................................              54              26             .27            379.0
Certification Letter...........................              54               1             .4              21.6
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours............  ..............  ..............  ..............          2,535
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    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: January 18, 2001.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-2157 Filed 1-23-01; 8:45 am]
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