[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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