[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 307-308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29182]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Interstate 
Administrative Subpoena and Notice of Interstate Lien (OMB #0970-0152)

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 Interstate Administrative Subpoena 
and Notice of Interstate Lien forms (OMB #0970-0152, expiration 7/31/
2021). There is no change requested to these forms.

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, AFC 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 Administrative Subpoena is used by State IV-D 
agencies to obtain income and other financial information regarding 
noncustodial parents for purposes of establishing, enforcing, and 
modifying child support orders. The Notice of Interstate Lien imposes 
liens in cases with overdue support and allows a State IV-D agency to 
file liens across state lines, when it is more efficient than involving 
the other state's IV-D agency. Section 452(a)(11) of the Social 
Security Act requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and 
Human Services to promulgate forms for administrative subpoenas and 
imposition of liens used by state child support enforcement (Title IV-
D) agencies in interstate cases. Section 454(9)(E) of the Social 
Security Act requires each state to cooperate with any other state in 
using the federal forms for issuance of administrative subpoenas and 
imposition of liens in interstate child support cases.
    Respondents: State, local, or tribal agencies administering a child 
support enforcement program under title IV-D of the Social Security 
Act.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Annual number  Average burden
                   Instrument                      Annual number   of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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Administrative Subpoena.........................          27,763               1             .50          13,882
Notice of Lien..................................       1,786,988               1             .50         893,494
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 907,376.
    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.


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(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652; 42 U.S.C. 654)

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-29182 Filed 1-4-21; 8:45 am]
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