[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 55461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19840]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Federal Case Registry (FCR) (OMB 
#0970-0421)

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for 
Children and Families, Health and Human Services (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 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 within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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-case in another state.
    Respondents: State child support enforcement agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                               Total number of   Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of   responses per      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents       respondent        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.

    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.

John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-19840 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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