[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 3, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4527]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

45 CFR Parts 302, 303 and 307

RIN 0970-AC01


State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support 
Information: Proposed Delay of Effective Date

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), Department of Heath and Human Services

ACTION: Proposed delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2009, from 
the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled 
``Regulatory Review,'' published in the Federal Register on January 26, 
2009, the Department is seeking public comment on a contemplated delay 
of 60 days in the effective date of the rule entitled ``State Parent 
Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information,'' published in 
the Federal Register on September 26, 2008 [73 FR 56422]. That rule 
addresses requirements for State Parent Locator Service responses to 
authorized location requests, State IV-D program safeguarding of 
confidential information, authorized disclosures of this information, 
and restrictions on the use of confidential data and information for 
child support purposes with exceptions for certain disclosures 
permitted by statute. The Department is considering a temporary 60-day 
delay in effective date to allow Department officials the opportunity 
for further review and consideration of new regulations, consistent 
with the Chief of Staff's memorandum of January 20, 2009.
    The Department solicits comments specifically on the contemplated 
delay in effective date.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Interested persons are invited to submit written 
comments via regular postal mail to: Office of Child Support 
Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., 4th floor, Washington, DC 20447, Attention: Division of 
Policy; Mail Stop: ACF/OCSE/DP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Riddick, Office of Child 
Support Enforcement, Division of Policy, (202) 401-4885.

    Dated: February 26, 2009.
Charles E. Johnson,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-4527 Filed 2-27-09; 4:15 pm]
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