[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14504-14505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03968]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Tribal 
Child Support Enforcement Direct Funding Requests: (Office of 
Management and Budget #0970-0218)

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Services, 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 Services (OCSS), Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting to extend approval of 
revisions to an approved information collection the Tribal Child 
Support Enforcement Direct Funding Requests (Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) #0970-0218). These revisions

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were approved under an emergency approval for 6-months and included a 
new requirement for Tribes or Tribal organizations to provide that 
charging fees and recovering costs will not be permitted.

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 final rule within 45 CFR part 309, published in 
the Federal Register on March 30, 2004 at 69 FR 16638, contains a 
regulatory reporting requirement that, in order to receive funding for 
a Tribal IV-D program, a Tribe or Tribal organization must submit a 
plan describing how the Tribe or Tribal organization meets or plans to 
meet the objectives of section 455(f) of the Social Security Act, 
including establishing paternity; establishing, modifying, and 
enforcing support orders; and locating noncustodial parents. The plan 
is required for all Tribes requesting funding; however, once a Tribe 
has met the requirements to operate a comprehensive program, a new plan 
is not required annually unless a Tribe makes changes to its title IV-D 
program. If a Tribe or Tribal organization intends to make any 
substantial or material changes, a Tribal IV-D plan amendment must be 
submitted for approval. Tribes and Tribal organizations must have an 
approved plan and submit any required plan amendments in order to 
receive funding to operate a Tribal IV-D program. Through an emergency 
approval request, OCSS included a new requirement for Tribes and Tribal 
organizations to provide that charging fees and recovering costs will 
not be permitted. This is due to the Final Rule on the Elimination of 
the Non-Federal Share published on February 12, 2024 (see 89 FR 9784). 
Tribes and Tribal organizations that charge fees and recover cost must 
submit a plan amendment demonstrating compliance with the proposed new 
requirement, in accordance with 45 CFR 309.35(d). This is a one-time 
submission. Only three Tribal child support programs report data on the 
collection of fees and recovered costs. This request is to extend 
approval with no changes.
    Respondents: Tribes and Tribal Organizations.

Burden Estimates

    The following burden estimates include new burden associated with 
the change in requirement, as well as existing burden under OMB #: 
0970-0218.

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                                                 Total number of
                                                  responses per                    Total burden
           Instrument             Total number      respondent     Burden hours     hours (over    Annual burden
                                 of respondents    (over three     per response    three years)        hours
                                                      years)
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45 CFR 309--New Plan...........              10                3             480          14,400           4,800
45 CFR 309--Plan Amendment.....              60              * 2             105          18,900           6,300
45 CFR 309--Plan Amendment--                  3                1               3               9               3
 Charging fees and recovering..
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    Estimated Burden Hours and   ..............  ...............  ..............          33,309          11,103
     Costs.....................
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* This estimate is based on an average number of about 2 amendments submitted per year per Tribe, but that does
  vary annually and by Tribe.

    Authority: Title IV-D of the Social Security Act; 45 CFR 309.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-03968 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
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