[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 34956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15822]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: Federal Case Registry (FCR)
OMB No.: 0970-0421.
    Description: Established within the Federal Parent Locator Service 
(FPLS) on October 1, 1998, the Federal Case Registry (FCR) is a 
database that contains basic case and participant data from each of the 
State Case Registries (SCRs). The SCRs are central registries of child 
support cases and orders in each state.
    The FCR is a national database that includes all child support 
cases handled by state child support agencies (referred to as IV-D 
cases), and all support orders established or modified on or after 
October 1, 1998 (referred to as non-IV-D orders). It assists states in 
locating parties that live in different states to establish, modify, or 
enforce child support obligations; establish paternity; enforce state 
law regarding parental kidnapping; and establish or enforce child 
custody or visitation determinations.
    When a state sends the FCR information about persons in a new case 
or child support order, this new information is automatically compared 
to existing person information in the FCR. If matches are found, the 
FPLS notifies all appropriate state child support enforcement agencies 
of the record match. In this way, a state will know if another state 
has a case or support order with participants in common with it, and 
can take appropriate action.
    The information collection activities pertaining to the FCR are 
authorized by: (1) 42 U.S.C. 653(h), requiring the establishment of the 
Federal Case Registry (FCR) within the Federal Parent Locator Service 
(FPLS). (2) 42 U.S.C. 654A(e), requiring State child support agencies 
to include a State Case Registry (SCR) in the state's automated system. 
(3) 42 U.S.C. 654A(f)(1), requiring states to conduct information 
comparison activities between the SCR and the FCR.
    Respondents: State Child Support Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                           Number of
     Information collection title          Number of    responses  per    Average burden  hours    Total burden
                                          respondents      respondent         per response             hours
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Federal Case Registry.................              54         \1\ 151  2 minutes \2\...........             272
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    Total.............................  ..............  ..............  ........................             272
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\1\ Number of responses per respondent is based on the assumption that half of the states submit weekly (52
  responses) and half submit daily (250 responses).
\2\ Estimated transmission time is 2 minutes. For the hourly calculation, use 2/60.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 272.
    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 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.

Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-15822 Filed 7-26-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-41-P