[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 44363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14662]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Income Withholding for Support Order 
(OMB No.: 0970-0154)

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Services, 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 Services (OCSS) (formerly the 
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF), is requesting the federal Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to extend approval of the Income Withholding for Support 
Order (IWO), with minor changes, for an additional three years. The 
current OMB approval expires September 30, 2023.

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 IWO is the required, standard form used to order, 
and notify, employers and income providers to withhold child support 
payments from an obligor's income. It is also used to notify employers 
and other income providers where to remit the payments, as well as 
other information needed to correctly withhold payments so that 
children and families receive the support to which they are entitled. 
On June 5, 2023, the Administration for Children and Families published 
a notice in the Federal Register (see 88 FR 36587) to announce a new 
official name for the former Office of Child Support Enforcement. As a 
result, all of the IWO instruments underwent revisions to change the 
``Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)'' to ``Office of Child 
Support Services (OCSS).'' The IWO form instructions underwent minor 
edits to clarify the language and OCSS augmented the instructions to 
include a sample form to improve the respondent's ability to properly 
complete the IWO Form. The burden estimates changed to reflect current 
estimates for the annual number of respondents and responses.
    Respondents: Courts, private attorneys, custodial parties, or their 
representatives, employers, and other entities that provide income to 
noncustodial parents

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                        Total annual
                                        Total annual      number of    Average  burden hours per   Total annual
  Information collection instrument       number of     responses per           response           burden hours
                                         respondents     respondent
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Income withholding order/notice             4,694,517               1  5 minutes................         391,210
 (Courts, private attorneys,
 custodial parties or their
 representatives).
Income withholding orders/termination       1,277,952            8.01  2 minutes................         341,213
 of employment/income status
 (Employers and other income
 providers).
Electronic income withholding orders/          33,746           67.70  30 seconds...............          19,038
 termination of employment/income
 status (Employers and other income
 providers).
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 751,461.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(1), (a)(8), and (b)(6).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-14662 Filed 7-11-23; 8:45 am]
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