[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 91 (Monday, May 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27745-27746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09933]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Information Comparison 
With Insurance Data (OMB #0970-0342)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of 
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is requesting a 3-year extension of 
the currently approved Information Comparison with Insurance Data (OMB 
#0970-0342; Expires 1/31/2021).

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, ACF 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 (OPRE), 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 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 amended Section 452 
of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary, through the 
Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), to conduct comparisons of 
information concerning individuals owing past-due child support with 
information maintained by insurers (or their agents) concerning 
insurance claims, settlements, awards, and payments. The two options to 
participate in the Information Comparison with Insurance Data program 
are (1) insurers submit information concerning claims, settlements, 
awards, and payments to the federal OCSE. OCSE compares it to 
information pertaining to parents who owe past-due support. (2) OCSE 
will send a file containing information about parents who owe past-due 
support to the insurer, or their agent, to compare with their claims, 
settlements, awards, and payments. The insurer or their agent sends any 
resulting insurance data matches to OCSE. On a daily basis, OCSE sends 
the results of the insurance data match in an ``Insurance Match 
Response Record'' to child support agencies responsible for collecting 
past-due support. The child support agencies use the insurance data 
matches to collect past-due support from the insurance proceeds.
    Respondents: Insurers or their agents, including the U.S. 
Department of Labor and state agencies administering workers' 
compensation programs, and the Insurance Services Office.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total number       Average
                                                   Total number      of annual     annual burden   Total annual
                   Instrument                     of respondents   responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                     annually       respondent       response
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Insurance Match File: Monthly Reporting                       26              12           0.083           25.90
 Electronically.................................
Insurance Match File: Weekly Reporting                         9              52           0.083           38.84
 Electronically.................................
Insurance Match File: Daily Reporting                          2             251           0.083           41.67
 Electronically.................................
Match File: Daily Reporting Manually............             108             251             0.1        2,710.80
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,817.21.
    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

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technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions 
submitted within 60 days of this publication.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(9), which requires OCSE to operate the 
FPLS established by 42 U.S.C. 653(a)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 652(m), which 
authorizes OCSE, through the FPLS, to compare information concerning 
individuals owing past-due support with information maintained by 
insurers (or their agents) concerning insurance claims, settlements, 
awards, and payments, and to furnish information resulting from the 
data matches to the state child support agencies responsible for 
collecting child support from the individuals.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-09933 Filed 5-8-20; 8:45 am]
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