[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19101-19102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06905]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests 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, 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.
    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. 2022-06905 Filed 3-31-22; 8:45 am]
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