[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 58165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15692]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Support Portal 
Registration (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0370)

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), Administration 
for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the federal Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the ``Child Support Portal 
Registration,'' with minor revisions, for an additional three years. 
The OCSS Child Support Portal (``Portal'') contains applications to 
help state child support agencies administer their programs. Authorized 
Portal users must register with OCSS to access Portal applications and 
provide OCSS with certain Portal application preferences. The current 
OMB approval expires on February 28, 2025.

DATES: Comments due September 16, 2024. 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: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Identify all requests by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The OCSS Division of Federal Systems (DFS) maintains 
the Portal, which contains various applications through which 
authorized users may view, update, upload, or download information for 
child support purposes. Authorized users must register to access the 
Portal. The DFS Portal team authenticates registrants and then creates 
secure profiles for authorized users for employers, insurers, and 
financial institutions based on information provided in the Employer 
Services and Insurance Match Debt Inquiry Portal Agreement and Profile 
forms. Information provided in the electronic National Medical Support 
Notice (e-NMSN), the electronic Incoming Withholding Order (e-IWO), and 
Federally Assisted State Transmitted (FAST) Levy Financial Institution 
Profile form gives DFS the necessary information to set up the 
respective program user's process and capture preferences. The 
information OCSS collects for the Portal registration and profiles 
remains the same but they underwent minor clarification revisions and 
edits to update ``Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)'' to 
``Office of Child Support Services (OCSS).''
    State child support agencies manage and authenticate authorization 
for individual users via the state proxy server; therefore, a Portal 
Registration form is not required. State users must, however, provide 
DFS with their respective Portal preferences.
    Respondents: Employers, Financial Institutions, Insurers, and State 
Child Support Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total annual    Total annual
                                                     estimated       number of    Average burden   Total annual
        Information collection instrument            number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response
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Portal Registration Screens.....................          52,284               1            0.15        7,842.60
Employer Services Agreement and Profile.........          20,040               1            0.08        1,603.20
Insurance Match Debt Inquiry Agreement and                     6               1            0.08            0.48
 Profile........................................
e-NMSN: Plan Administrator Profile..............               0               0            0.22            0.00
e-NMSN: Employer Profile........................              20               1            0.22            4.40
e-NMSN: State Profile...........................               4               1            0.22            0.88
e-IWO Employer/Payroll Provider Profile.........             117               1            0.08            9.36
FAST Levy Financial Institution Profile.........               2               1            0.08            0.16
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,461.08.
    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(m)(2) and 44 U.S.C. 3554.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-15692 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
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