[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 8720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04367]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and
Passport Denial.
OMB No.: 0970-0161.
Description: The Federal Tax Refund Offset and Administrative
Offset (Federal Offset) programs collect past-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 Program is 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 enforcement 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 to these individuals.
On an ongoing basis, child support enforcement agencies submit to
OCSE the names, Social Security numbers, and the amount(s) of past-due
child and spousal support of noncustodial parents who are delinquent in
making payments.
The information collection activities pertaining to the Federal Tax
Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial programs are
authorized by: (1) 42 U.S.C. 652(b), 42 U.S.C. 664, 26 U.S.C. 6402(c),
31 CFR 285.3, 45 CFR 302.60, and 45 CFR 303.72, which require state
child support agencies to submit information pertaining to past-due
support cases meeting specific criteria for the offset of the federal
tax refund of the noncustodial parent; (2) 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq., 31
U.S.C. 3716(h), and 31 CFR 285.1, which require state child support
agencies to submit information pertaining to past-due support cases
meeting specific criteria for the administrative offset of federal
payments other than federal tax refunds of the noncustodial parent; (3)
42 U.S.C. 652(k), 42 U.S.C. 654(31), and 22 CFR 51.60, which require
state child support agencies to submit information to OCSE pertaining
to past-due support cases meeting specific criteria for the denial,
revocation, restriction, or limitation of the passport of the
noncustodial parent; and (4) 42 U.S.C. 654(31), 42 U.S.C. 664, 31 CFR
285.1, and 31 CFR 285.3, which require state child support agencies to
submit the Annual Certification Letter to OCSE asserting that each case
submitted for the Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and
Passport Denial programs meets federal requirements.
Respondents: Child Support Enforcement Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Information collection instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Input Record.................................... 54 52 .3 842.4
Output Record................................... 54 52 .46 1291.7
Payment File.................................... 54 52 .135 379.1
Certification Letter............................ 54 1 .4 21.6
Portal Processing Screens....................... 173 280.65 .01 485.52
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Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,020.
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201. 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.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-04367 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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