[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 236 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70842-70843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26916]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Federal Tax Refund
Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial
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 the federal Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Federal Tax Refund Offset,
Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial with minor edits to the
``Comments'' section of the record specifications to clarify the
corresponding fields for an additional three years. The current OMB
approval expires on June 30, 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: The Federal Tax Refund Offset and Administrative
Offset programs collect past-due child and spousal support by
intercepting certain federal payments, including federal tax refunds,
of parents who have been ordered to pay support and are delinquent. The
Federal Offset Program is a cooperative effort among the U.S.
Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, OCSE, and
state child support enforcement agencies. The Passport Denial Program
reports noncustodial parents who owe child and spousal support above a
specified threshold to the U.S. Department of State, which will then
deny passports to these individuals. State child support enforcement
agencies routinely submit the names, Social Security numbers,
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and the amount(s) of past-due child and spousal support of noncustodial
parents who are delinquent in making payments to OCSE.
Respondents: Child Support Enforcement Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Information collection instrument Number of responses per hours per Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Input Record Specifications..................... 54 52 .3 842.4
Output Record Specifications.................... 54 52 .46 1,291.68
Payment File.................................... 54 52 .14 393.12
Annual Certification Letter..................... 54 1 .4 21.6
Child Support Portal Processing Screens......... 173 281 .01 486.13
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,034.93.
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(b); 42 U.S.C. 664; 26 U.S.C. 6402(c); 31
CFR 285.3; 45 CFR 302.60; 45 CFR 303.72; 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; 31
U.S.C. 3716(h); 31 CFR 285.1; 42 U.S.C. 652(k); 42 U.S.C. 654(31); 22
CFR 51.60; 42 U.S.C. 654(31); 42 U.S.C. 664; 31 CFR 285.1; and 31 CFR
285.3.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-26916 Filed 12-10-21; 8:45 am]
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