[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14756-14757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05630]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Support 
Enforcement Program Quarterly Financial Report (OCSE-396) and Quarterly 
Collection Report (OCSE-34) (OMB #0970-0181)

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for 
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

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 forms: OCSE-34 ``Child Support 
Enforcement Program Quarterly Collection Report,'' and OCSE-396 ``Child 
Support Enforcement Program Quarterly Financial Report.'' These forms 
are currently approved under the ACF Generic Clearance for Financial 
Reports (OMB #0970-0510; expiration May 31, 2021), and ACF is proposing 
to reinstate the previous OMB number under which these forms had been 
approved (OMB #0970-0181). There are no changes requested to the forms, 
but the instructions have been updated for clarity and to update the 
current fee amounts.

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: Form OCSE-396 and Form OCSE-34 are financial reports 
submitted following the end of each fiscal quarter by grantees 
administering the Child Support Enforcement Program in accordance with 
plans approved under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. Submission 
of these forms enables grantees to meet their statutory and regulatory 
requirement to report program expenditures and child support 
collections, respectively, from the previous fiscal quarter.
    States use Form OCSE-396 to report quarterly expenditures made in 
the previous quarter and to estimate program expenditures to be made, 
and incentive payments to be earned, in the upcoming quarter. ACF 
provides federal funding to states for the Child Support Enforcement 
Program at the rate of 66 percent for all allowable and legitimate 
administrative costs of this program. States use Form OCSE-34 to report 
quarterly collections made under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.
    Tribes use OMB Form SF-425 to report quarterly expenditures made in 
the previous quarter. Form SF-425 is approved under OMB #4040-0014 and 
is not included as part of this comment request.
    Respondents: 54 states (including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin 
Islands, and the District of Columbia) complete Forms OCSE-396 and 
OCSE-34. Approximately 60 tribes complete Form OCSE-34.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Annual  number
                                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average     Annual  burden
                   Instrument                           of              per        burden  hours       hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response
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Form OCSE-396...................................              54               4               6           1,296
Form OCSE-34....................................             114               4              14           6,384
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,680.
    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: Sections 454(10), 455(b), 455(d), and 458(e) of the 
Social Security Act.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-05630 Filed 3-17-21; 8:45 am]
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