[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71575-71576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22809]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Federal 
Case Registry (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0421)

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for 
Children and Families, United States 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 (OMB) 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 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 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. The Federal Parent Locator Service notifies state agencies if a 
IV-D case participant in the state matches a participant in a 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 Record Layout, contains minor 
changes in 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    Average 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            0.033              730
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 730.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 653(h); 42 U.S.C. 654a(e); 42 U.S.C. 
654a(f)(1).


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Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22809 Filed 10-16-23; 8:45 am]
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