[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 62175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24448]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Child Support Enforcement Program Quarterly Financial Report 
(OCSE-396) and Quarterly Collection Report (OCSE-34) (OMB #0970-0510)

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 public comment on the following 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 June 30, 2024). There are 
no changes requested to the forms, but the instructions have been 
updated to address comments received in response to a notice published 
in the Federal Register and update burden hours.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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 [email protected]. All requests 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 the 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.
    ACF made updates to the instructions and burden estimates, in 
response to comments received in response to a notice published in the 
Federal Register (86 FR 14756).
    Respondents: Fifty-four 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  Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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Form OCSE-396...................................              54               4              14           3,024
Form OCSE-34....................................             114               4              14           6,384
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,408.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-24448 Filed 11-8-21; 8:45 am]
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