[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)] [Notices] [Pages 101019-101020] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-29408] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) (Office of Management and Budget No.: 0970-0209) AGENCY: Office of Child Support Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ACTION: Request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) for an additional three years. The IRG contains State and Tribal child support information that helps State and Tribal child support agencies (CSAs) administer their respective programs. Minor updates are proposed, as described below. The current OMB approval (OMB #: 0970- 0209) expires on February 28, 2025. DATES: Comments due January 13, 2025. OMB is required to decide concerning 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 IRG is a centralized and automated repository of State and Tribal profiles that contains high-level descriptions of each CSA program. These profiles provide State, Tribal, and foreign country CSAs with an effective and efficient method for updating and accessing information needed to process intergovernmental child support cases. Revisions are proposed as a result of feedback from respondents suggesting changes, recommendations from the program team, or from the program team workgroup of interested partners. The workgroup is engaged to evaluate the efficacy of the instruments. Specifically, the following changes are proposed:Minor edits to change Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to Office of Child Support Services (OCSS). Edits to the State profile based on recommendations that were received but not implemented in 2022 when the current version of the profile went through the OMB approval process. OCSS has an overview of those recommendations and OCSS responses available upon request. Edits to clarify the State profile questions to make it easier for [[Page 101020]] respondents to understand and complete them. Some of these edits were based on the comments referenced in the prior bullet and others based on other feedback from program staff and workgroup members. Addition of questions in the State profile instrument that are designed to help States establish health care coverage and manage the financial aspects of child support services. The new questions pertain to policies and procedures associated with new hire reporting, income withholdings, lump sum payments, medical support, and State electronic funds transfers. The addition of these questions slightly increased the estimated time per response from .3 hours to .5 hours. Respondents: State and Tribal CSAs. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average Total number annual annual burden Annual burden Information collection instrument of annual responses per hour per hours respondents respondent response ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IRG: State Profile Guide (states and 54 18 0.5 486 territories)................................... IRG: Tribal Profile Guide....................... 62 18 0.3 335 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 821. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7); 42 U.S.C. 666(f); 45 CFR 301.1; 45 CFR 303.7; and 45 CFR 309.120. Mary C. Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2024-29408 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-41-P