[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 38991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16968]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Provision of Child
Support Services in IV-D Cases Under the Hague Child Support
Convention; Federally Approved Forms (OMB #0970-0488)
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension of
the Hague Child Support Forms (OMB #0970-0488, expiration 4/30/2020).
There are no changes requested to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(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.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: On January 1, 2017, the 2007 Hague Convention on the
International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family
Maintenance entered into force for the United States. This multilateral
Convention contains groundbreaking provisions that, on a worldwide
scale, establish uniform, simple, fast, and inexpensive procedures for
the processing of international child support cases. Under the
Convention, U.S. states process child support cases with other
countries that have ratified the Convention under the requirements of
the Convention and Article 7 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support
Act (UIFSA 2008). In order to comply with the Convention, the U.S.
implements the Convention's case processing forms.
State and Federal law require states to use federally approved case
processing forms. Section 311(b) of UIFSA 2008, which has been enacted
by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the
Virgin Islands, requires states to use forms mandated by Federal law.
45 CFR 303.7 also requires child support programs to use federally
approved forms in intergovernmental IV-D cases unless a country has
provided alternative forms as a part of its chapter in a Caseworker's
Guide to Processing Cases with Foreign Reciprocating Countries.
Respondents: State agencies administering a child support program
under title IV-D of the Social Security Act.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number
Total number of responses Average Total burden
Instrument of per burden hours hours
respondents respondent per response
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Annex I: Transmittal form under Article 12(2)... 54 45 1 2,430
Annex II: Acknowledgment form under Article 54 90 .5 2,430
12(3)..........................................
Annex A: Application for Recognition and 54 18 .5 486
Enforcement, including restricted information
on the applicant...............................
Annex A: Abstract of Decision................... 54 4 1 216
Annex A: Statement of Enforceability of Decision 54 18 0.17 165
Annex A: Statement of Proper Notice............. 54 4 .5 108
Annex A: Status of Application Report--Article 54 36 .33 642
12.............................................
Annex B: Application for Enforcement of a 54 18 .5 486
Decision Made or Recognized in the Requested
State, including restricted information on the
applicant......................................
Annex B: Status of Application Report--Article 54 36 .33 642
12.............................................
Annex C: Application for Establishment of a 54 4 .5 108
Decision, including restricted information on
the Applicant..................................
Annex C: Status of Application Report--Article 54 9 .33 160
12.............................................
Annex D: Application for Modification of a 54 4 .5 108
Decision, including Restricted Information on
the Applicant..................................
Annex D: Status of Application Report--Article 54 9 .33 160
12.............................................
Annex E: Financial Circumstances Form........... 54 45 2 4,860
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,001.
Comments: 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 654(20) and 666(f).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-16968 Filed 8-7-19; 8:45 am]
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