[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 21012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07885]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Intergovernmental Reference Guide 
(IRG) OMB #0970-0209

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) is a centralized 
and automated repository of state and tribal profiles that contains 
high-level descriptions of each state and tribal child support 
enforcement (CSE) program. These profiles provide state, tribal, and 
foreign country CSE agencies with an effective and efficient method for 
updating and accessing information needed to process intergovernmental 
child support cases.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. The Office of 
Management and Budget (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: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is 
proposing to add a new section (Section O) with six questions 
pertaining to family violence in the state profile. This will help 
process intergovernmental cases with family violence and will help 
ensure the safety of children and families. OCSE is also proposing to 
delete Sections A-L (140 questions) from the tribal profile and create 
new sections (Sections A-D) with 11 questions regarding case 
processing. This will assist in the efficient processing of paternity 
and support obligations.
    Respondents: State and tribal CSE agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                        Number of    Average burden     Annual
         Information collection instrument            Total number    responses per     hour per        burden
                                                     of respondents    respondent       response        hours
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IRG: State Profile Guide (states and territories)..              54              18             0.3          292
IRG: Tribal Profile Guide..........................              62              18             0.3          335
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 627.
    Authority for the IRG information collection activities is: (1) 42 
U.S.C. 652(a)(7), which requires the federal OCSE to provide technical 
assistance to state child support enforcement agencies to help them 
establish effective systems for collecting child and spousal support; 
(2) 42 U.S.C. 666(f), which requires states to enact the Uniform 
Interstate Family Support Act; (3) 45 CFR. 301.1, which defines an 
intergovernmental case to include cases between states and tribes; (4) 
45 CFR. 303.7, which requires state CSE agencies to provide services in 
intergovernmental cases; and (5) 45 CFR. 309.120, which requires a 
tribal child support program to include intergovernmental procedures in 
its tribal IV-D plan.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-07885 Filed 4-14-20; 8:45 am]
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