[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 26762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09659]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity: National Medical 
Support Notice Part A (OMB No.: 0970-0222)

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 a 3-year extension of 
the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) Part A. This request 
includes minor revisions to the NMSN Part A form, revisions to and 
separation of the instructions into a stand-alone attachment, a Part A 
sample, and the addition of the State Medical Support Contacts and 
Program Requirements matrix. The current Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval expires on October 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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
All requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: Federal law requires that all child support orders 
under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act include medical coverage. 
The Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (CSPIA) 
requires enforcement of this provision; the NMSN Part A is the means to 
enforce health care orders.
    This information collection expedites requests for medical coverage 
between state child support enforcement agencies and employers. OCSE 
maintains Part A of the NMSN, which states initiate and send to a 
parent's employer to complete. States must supply some sensitive 
information to the parent's employer in order to enroll the child(ren) 
in the correct health coverage plan. This information includes names, 
dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and addresses. The employer 
retains the income withholding part of the form and withholds from the 
employee's income any premium payments the health care plan may 
require. Then, the employer's health care administrator enrolls the 
child(ren) in the health care plan. The Department of Labor (DOL) 
maintains Part B of the NMSN. This request includes minor revisions to 
the NMSN Part A form, revisions to and separation of the instructions 
into a stand-alone attachment, a Part A sample, and the addition of the 
State Medical Support Contacts and Program Requirements matrix. OCSE 
will also request from OMB that the NMSN Part A expiration date match 
the expiration date of the NMSN Part B, which will be submitted by DOL.
    Respondents: States and employers.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Annual number  Average burden
    Information collections        Respondent      Total number    of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours
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National Medical Support        States..........              54          90,194             .17         827,981
 Notice Part A and              Employers.......       1,310,727            3.72             .17         828,904
 Instructions.
State Medical Support Contacts  States..........              54               1               1              54
 and Program Requirements
 Matrix.
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,656,939.
    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: 45 U.S.C. 303.32; the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193; CSPIA, Pub. 
L. 105-200, Sec. 401(c); Sec. 609(a)(5)(C) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-09659 Filed 5-4-22; 8:45 am]
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