[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 57439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23300]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB #0970-0085]


Submission for OMB Review; Provision of Services in 
Intergovernmental IV-D; Federally Approved Forms

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement; Administration for 
Children and Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: This is a revision to an existing data collection which 
expires December 31, 2019. This data collection consists of 13 
intergovernmental forms used by States and other entities to process 
intergovernmental child support cases. This request is for minor 
revisions to the approved forms.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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: Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, amended 42 U.S.C. 666 to 
require State Child Support Enforcement (CSE) agencies to enact the 
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) into State law by January 
1, 1998. Section 311(b) of UIFSA requires the States to use forms 
mandated by Federal law. 45 CFR 303.7(a)(4) also requires child support 
programs to use federally-approved forms in intergovernmental IV-D 
cases unless a country has provided alternative forms.
    Proposed changes to the forms include updates for clarification and 
consistency to the instructions on all of the forms. Additional changes 
include:
     On the Child Support Enforcement Transmittal #3--Request 
for Assistance/Discovery, the addition of a new case processing action 
to facilitate payment processing for a direct Income Withholding Order, 
and the revision of the payment forwarding action.
     On the Declaration in Support of Establishing Parentage, 
the revision of the declaration signature section to make it consistent 
with the General Testimony and more flexible for cases involved 
children in foster care.
    Respondents: State agencies administering a child support program 
under title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

                                             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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Transmittal #1--Initial Request.................              54          18,246            0.17         167,498
Transmittal #1--Initial Request Acknowledgement               54          18,246            0.05          49,264
 *..............................................
Transmittal #2--Subsequent Action...............              54          13,685            0.08          59,119
Transmittal #3--Request for Assistance/Discovery              54           2,737            0.08          11,824
Uniform Support Petition........................              54           7,298            0.05          19,705
General Testimony...............................              54           7,298            0.33         130,050
Declaration in Support of Establishing Parentage              54           2,737            0.15          22,170
Child Support Locate Request....................              54             182            0.05             491
Notice of Determination of Controlling Order....              54               2            0.25              27
Letter of Transmittal Requesting Registration...              54          10,948            0.08          47,295
Personal Information Form For UIFSA Sec.   311 *              54           7,298            0.05          19,705
Child Support Agency Confidential Information                 54          21,895            0.05          59,117
 Form *.........................................
Request for Change of Support Payment Location                54              91            0.05             246
 Pursuant to UIFSA 319(b) *.....................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 586,511.

    Authority:  45 CFR 303.7.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-23300 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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