[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8742-8743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3254]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Information Comparison with Insurance Data.
    OMB No.: 0970-0342.
    Description: The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 amended Section 452 
of the Social Security Act (the Act) to authorize the Secretary, 
through the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), to conduct 
comparisons of information concerning individuals owing past-due child 
support with information maintained by insurers (or their agents) 
concerning insurance claims, settlements, awards, and payments. Public 
Law 109-171, Sec.  7306. The Federal Office of Child Support 
Enforcement (OCSE) operates the FPLS in accordance with section 
453(a)(1) of the Act. The Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders 
(FCR) is maintained in the FPLS in accordance with section 453(h)(1) of 
the Act.
    At the option of an insurer, the comparison may be accomplished by 
either of the following methods. Under the first method, an insurer or 
the insurers agent will submit to OCSE information concerning claims, 
settlements, awards, and payments. OCSE will then compare that 
information with information pertaining to individuals owing past-due 
support.
    Under the second method, OCSE will furnish to the insurer or the 
insurer's agent a file containing information pertaining to individuals 
owing past-due support. The insurer or the insurer's agent will then 
compare that information with information pertaining to claims, 
settlements, awards, and payments. The insurer will furnish the 
information resulting from the comparison to OCSE.
    On a daily basis OCSE will furnish the results of a comparison to 
the State agencies responsible for collecting child support from the 
individuals by transmitting the Insurance Match Response Record. The 
results of the comparison will be used by the State agencies to collect 
from the insurance proceeds past-due child support owed by the 
individuals.
    Respondents: insurers or their agents, including the U.S. 
Department of Labor and State agencies administering workers 
compensation programs, and the Insurance Services Office (ISO).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Number of
               Instrument                     Number of       responses per    Average  burden    Total  burden
                                             respondents       respondent       per  response         hours
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Insurance Match Agreement...............                18                 1               0.5                 9
Insurance Match File....................                18                52               0.5               468
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 477.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370

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L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports 
Clearance Officer. E-mail address: [email protected]. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

    Dated: February 9, 2011.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-3254 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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