[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12104-12105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05077]


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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.
    OMB No.: 0970-0161.
    Description: The Federal Offset programs (Federal Tax Refund Offset 
and Administrative Offset) collect past-

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due child and spousal support by intercepting certain Federal payments, 
including Federal tax refunds, of parents who have been ordered to pay 
support and are delinquent. The Federal Offset programs consist of a 
cooperative effort among the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the 
Fiscal Service, the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), 
and State child support agencies.
    The Passport Denial program reports noncustodial parents who owe 
child and spousal support above a threshold to the Department of State, 
which will then deny passports.
    On an ongoing basis, State child support agencies submit names, 
Social Security numbers, and the amount(s) of past-due child and 
spousal support of noncustodial parents who are delinquent in making 
payments to OCSE.
    Federal laws authorize information collection activities pertaining 
to the Federal Offset and Passport Denial programs and require State 
child support agencies to submit information pertaining to past-due 
support that meets specific criteria and to comply with Annual 
Certification Letter requirements:
    (1) 42 U.S.C. 652(b), 42 U.S.C. 664, and 26 U.S.C. 6402(c), for the 
offset of the Federal tax refund of the noncustodial parent;
    (2) 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. and 31 U.S.C. 3716(h), for the offset of 
the Federal payments other than Federal tax refunds of the noncustodial 
parent; and
    (3) 42 U.S.C. 654(31) and 42 U.S.C. 652(k), to Department of State 
for the denial, revocation, restriction, or limitation of the passport 
of the noncustodial parent.
    Respondents: State IV-D Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Input Record....................................              54              52              .3          842.40
Output Record...................................              54              52             .46        1,291.68
Payment File....................................              54              52            .135          379.08
Certification Letter............................              54               1              .4           21.60
CSP FCE Processing screens......................             173          280.65            0.01          485.52
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............        3,020.28
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,020 hours.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201. Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email 
address: [email protected].
    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, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-05077 Filed 3-7-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P