[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 13656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05195]



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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 insurer may choose to conduct the data comparison by either of 
the following methods. Under the first method, an insurer or the 
insurer's 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 send 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 compare 
that information with information pertaining to claims, settlements, 
awards, and payments. The insurer will then send the information 
resulting from the comparison to OCSE.
    On a daily basis, OCSE will send 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.
    This information collection is authorized by: (1) 42 U.S.C. 
652(a)(9) which requires the federal Office of Child Support 
Enforcement (OCSE) to operate the FPLS established by 42 U.S.C. 
653(a)(1); 42 U.S.C. 652(l) (to be redesignated (m)) which authorizes 
OCSE, through the FPLS to compare information concerning individuals 
owing past-due support with information maintained by insurers (or 
their agents) concerning insurance claims, settlements, awards, and 
payments, and to furnish information resulting from the data matches to 
the state child support agencies responsible for collecting child 
support from 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     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per       hours per     Total  burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Insurance Match File........................              22               12             0.50              132
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 132.

    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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-05195 Filed 3-10-14; 8:45 am]
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