[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 104 (Friday, May 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32400-32401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11578]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Federal Case Registry 
(FCR) (OMB #0970-0421)

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) is 
requesting a 3-year extension of the Federal Case Registry (FCR). There 
are no changes to the collection instruments used for the FCR (current 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval expires January 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

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Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or written, should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: ACF implemented the FCR within the Federal Parent 
Locator Service (FPLS) on October 1, 1998, pursuant to federal law. The 
FCR is a national database of information pertaining to child support 
cases processed by state child support agencies, referred to as ``IV-
D'' cases, and non-IV-D support orders privately established or 
modified by courts or tribunals on or after October 1, 1998. FCR 
information is submitted by each State Case Registry (SCR), which is a 
central registry of child support orders and cases. The FCR 
automatically compares new SCR submissions to existing FCR information 
and notifies state agencies if an IV-D case participant in the state 
appears as a participant in an IV-D or non-IV-D case in another state.
    Respondents: State child support enforcement agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Total number  of      Average
                  Instrument                     Total number    responses  per    burden hours    Annual burden
                                                of respondents     respondent      per response        hours
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Appendix G: Input Record Layout...............              54               151          0.0333             272
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 272.
    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: The information collection activities pertaining to the 
FCR are authorized by: 42 U.S.C. 653(h), which requires the 
establishment of the FCR within the FPLS; 42 U.S.C. 654a(e), which 
requires state child support agencies to include a SCR in the state's 
automated system; and 42 U.S.C. 654a(f)(1), which requires states to 
conduct information comparison activities between the SCR and the FCR.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-11578 Filed 5-28-20; 8:45 am]
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