[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No.: 0970-0177]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Support Annual 
Data Report and Instructions (OCSE-157)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting approval for a 3-year 
extension of the Child Support Annual Data Report and Instructions 
(OCSE-157) with revisions. The current Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval expires on March 31, 2022.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements 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]. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: Each year, states are required to provide OCSE with 
child support information pertaining to case inventory, performance 
status, and accomplishments in the following areas: paternity 
establishment, services requested and provided, medical support, 
collections due and distributed, staff, program expenditures, non-
cooperation and good cause, and administrative enforcement. The 
information collected from the Child Support Annual Data Report (OCSE-
157) enables OCSE to (1) report child support enforcement activities to 
Congress as required by law, (2) calculate states' incentive measures 
for performance and assess performance indicators utilized in the 
program, and (3) assist OCSE in monitoring and evaluating state child 
support programs.
    Respondents: State and Local Child Support Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of
                                              Total number of       annual      Average  annual    Total annual
            Collection instrument                  annual       responses per   burden hour per    burden hours
                                                respondents       respondent        response
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OCSE-157 Report and Instructions............              54                1                7              378
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 378.
    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: 42 U.S.C. 652(a) and (g), and 669.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-22457 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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