[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 32226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10759]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Federal Case Registry 
(Office of Management and Budget #0970-0421)

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for 
Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting from the Office of 
Management and Budget to extend approval of the Federal Case Registry 
(FCR) for an additional three years. The current approval expires 
November 30, 2023. OCSE is proposing minor changes to punctuation, 
formatting, grammar, clarity, and spacing to enable easier completion 
of the form.

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: The FCR is a national database of information 
pertaining to child support cases processed by state child support 
agencies, referred to as ``IV-D'' cases, and non-IV-D support orders 
privately established or modified by courts or tribunals on or after 
October 1, 1998. FCR information is comprised of child support orders 
and case information from each State Case Registry (SCR). The FCR 
automatically compares new SCR submissions to existing FCR information 
and to wage and employment information in the National Directory of New 
Hires (NDNH). The Federal Parent Locator Service notifies state 
agencies if an IV-D case participant in the state matches a participant 
in an IV-D or non-IV-D case in another state and supplies any matched 
wage and employment information. Matches enable state agencies to 
locate parties that live in different states, to establish, modify, or 
enforce child support obligations; to establish paternity; to enforce 
state law regarding parental kidnapping; and to establish or enforce 
child custody or visitation determinations. The FCR instrument, 
Appendix G: Input Transactions Layout, contains minor changes to 
punctuation, formatting, grammar, clarity, and spacing to enable easier 
completion of the form.
    Respondents: State child support enforcement agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual number    Annual burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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Appendix G: Input Transactions Layout......               54              406           0.0333              730
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 730.
    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. 653(h); 42 U.S.C. 654a(e); 42 U.S.C. 
654a(f)(1).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-10759 Filed 5-18-23; 8:45 am]
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