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which represent payment on the 

required support obligation for previous 

months. 

(2) * * * 

(3)(i) Except as provided in 

subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 

amounts collected through Federal 

income tax refund offset must be 

distributed as arrearages in accordance 

with § 303.72 of this chapter, and 

section 457 of the Act; 

(ii) Effective October 1, 2009, or up to 

a year earlier at State option, amounts 

collected through Federal income tax 

refund offset shall be distributed in 

accordance with § 303.72 of this chapter 

and the option selected under section 

454(34) of the Act. 

(4) * * * 

(5) The State must pay to a family that 

has never received assistance under a 

state program funded or approved under 

title IV–A or foster care under title IV–

E of the Act the portion of the amount 

collected that remains after withholding 

any annual $25 fee that the State 

imposes under § 302.33(e) of this part. 

* * * * * 

5. In § 302.70, revise paragraph (a)(10) 

in its entirety to read as follows: 

§ 302.70 Required State laws. 

(a) * * * 

(10) Procedures for the review and 

adjustment of child support orders in 

accordance with § 303.8(b) of this 

chapter. 

* * * * * 

PART 303—STANDARDS FOR 

PROGRAM OPERATIONS 

1. The authority citation for part 303 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 651 through 658, 659, 

659A, 660, 663, 664, 666, 667, 1302, 

1396a(a)(25), 1396b(d)(2), 1396b(o), 1396b(p), 

and 1396k. 

2. In § 303.7, add new paragraph (e) 

to read as follows: 

§ 303.7 Provision of services in interstate 

cases. 

* * * * * 

(e) Imposition and reporting of annual 

$25 fee in interstate cases. The title IV–

D agency in the initiating State must 

impose and report the annual $25 fee in 

accordance with § 302.33(e) of this 

chapter. 

* * * * * 

3. In § 303.8, revise paragraphs (b) 

introductory text and (b)(1) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 303.8 Review and adjustment of child 

support orders. 

(a) * * * 

(b) Required procedures. Pursuant to 

section 466(a)(10) of the Act, effective 

October 1, 2007, when providing 

services under this chapter: 

(1) The State must have procedures 

under which, every three years (or such 

shorter cycle as the State may 

determine), if there is an assignment 

under part A, or upon the request of 

either parent, the State shall, with 

respect to a support order being 

enforced under this part, taking into 

account the best interests of the child 

involved: 

* * * * * 

4. In § 303.72 revise paragraphs (a)(3) 

introductory text, (a)(3)(i), and (h)(1) 

and (h)(3) to read as follows: 

§ 303.72 Requests for collection of pastdue support by Federal tax refund offset. 

(a) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(3) For support owed in cases where 

the title IV–D agency is providing title 

IV–D services under § 302.33 of this 

chapter: 

(i) The support is owed to or on behalf 

of a child, or a child and the parent with 

whom the child is living if the same 

support order includes support for the 

child and the parent. 

* * * * * 

(h) Distribution of collections. 

(1) Collections received by the IV–D 

agency as a result of refund offset to 

satisfy title IV–A or non-IV–A past-due 

support shall be distributed as required 

in accordance with section 457 and, 

effective October 1, 2009, or up to a year 

earlier at State option, in accordance 

with the option selected under section 

454(34) of the Act. 

* * * * * 

(3)(i) Through September 30, 2009, or 

up to a year earlier at State option, the 

IV–D agency must inform individuals 

receiving services under § 302.33 of this 

chapter in advance that amounts offset 

will be applied to satisfy any past-due 

support which has been assigned to the 

State and submitted for Federal tax 

refund offset. 

(ii) Effective October 1, 2009, or up to 

a year earlier at State option, the IV–D 

agency must inform individuals 

receiving services under § 302.33 of this 

chapter in advance when the State has 

opted, under section 454(34) of the Act, 

to continue to apply amounts offset first 

to satisfy any past-due support which 

has been assigned to the State and 

submitted for Federal tax refund offset. 

* * * * * 

PART 304—FEDERAL FINANCIAL 

PARTICIPATION 

1. The authority citation for part 304 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 651 through 655, 657, 

1302, 1396a(a)(25), 1396b(d)(2), 1396b(o), 

1396b(p), and 1396k. 

§ 304.20 [Amended] 

2. In § 304.20, revise paragraph (d) to 

read as follows: 

§ 304.20 Availability and rate of Federal 

financial participation. 

* * * * * 

(d) Federal financial participation at 

the 90 percent rate is available for 

laboratory costs incurred in determining 

paternity on or after October 1, 1988, 

and until September 30, 2006, including 

the costs of obtaining and transporting 

blood and other samples of genetic 

material, repeated testing when 

necessary, analysis of test results, and 

the costs for expert witnesses in a 

paternity determination proceeding, but 

only if the expert witness costs are 

included as part of the genetic testing 

contract. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 25 

[IB Docket 06–160; DA 07–25] 

Processing Applications in the Direct 

Broadcast Satellite Service; Feasibility 

of Reduced Orbital Spacing for 

Provision of Direct Broadcast Satellite 

Service in the United States 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

reply comment period. 

SUMMARY: On August 18, 2006, the 

Commission released a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (71 FR 56923, 

September 28, 2006) (NPRM) in the 

proceeding captioned above. The NPRM 

seeks comment from the public on 

proposed licensing procedures and 

service rules for satellites providing 

Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service. 

The NPRM also seeks comment on 

licensing non-nine-degree-spaced DBS 

applications. 

On December 22, 2006, SES 

Americom, Inc. filed a Motion for 

Extension of Time, requesting the 

Commission to extend the reply 

comment filing deadline in this 

proceeding. SES Americom, Inc. stated 

that an extension would enable the 

parties to the proceeding to provide a 

more complete record for review, 

considering the important policy and 


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1 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children 

(LATCH) system. 

2NHTSA estimated the benefits of the rule to be 

36 to 50 lives saved per year, and 1,231 to 2,929 

injuries prevented. Based on an estimated average 

total annual cost of $152 million, the cost per 

equivalent life saved was estimated to be from $2.1 

to $3.7 million. 

technical issues raised in the 

proceeding. 

The Commission concurred that the 

issues raised in the proceeding are 

complex, technical, and of great 

importance to the DBS service and to 

direct-to-home satellite consumers 

throughout the United States. Thus, the 

Commission granted SES Americom, 

Inc.’s request, and extended the reply 

comment pleading deadline to January 

25, 2007. The Commission stated that 

the public interest will be served by the 

extension to enable the filing of a more 

complete record in this proceeding. 

Accordingly, pursuant to section 1.46 

of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.46, 

the request of SES Americom, Inc. is 

granted. 

The deadline for filing reply 

comments in this proceeding is 

extended to January 25, 2007. 

This action is taken under delegated 

authority pursuant to sections 0.51 and 

0.261 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 

0.51, 0.261. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Robert G. Nelson, 

Chief, Satellite Division, International 

Bureau. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 571 

[Docket No. NHTSA–07–26833] 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standards; Child Restraint Systems 

Child Restraint Anchorage Systems 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting, 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NHTSA is having a public 

meeting to bring together a roundtable 

of child restraint and vehicle 

manufacturers, retailers, technicians, 

researchers and consumer groups to 

discuss ways to improve child safety 

through improving the design and 

increasing the use of child restraint 

systems. Through a combination of 

presentations by invited speakers and 

group discussions among roundtable 

attendees, the group will focus on the 

following topics at this meeting: 

improving Lower Anchors and Tethers 

for Children (LATCH) system designs, 

improving child side impact safety, and 

educating the public about LATCH. This 

notice announces the date, time and 

location of the meeting. 

DATES: Public Meeting: The public 

meeting will be held on February 8, 

2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the 

L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant 

Plaza, SW., Washington, DC. 

Comments: Written comments may be 

submitted to the agency and must be 

received no later than April 9, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Debbie Ascone, Office of Vehicle Safety, 

NHTSA, telephone 202–366–4383, email Debbie.Ascone@dot.gov, or Ms. 

Deirdre Fujita, Chief Counsel’s Office, 

NHTSA, telephone 202–366–2992, email Dee.Fujita@dot.gov. Both officials 

may also be reached at 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 

ADDRESSES: Public meeting: The public 

meeting will be held at the L’Enfant 

Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, telephone 202–

484–1000. 

Written comments: Written comments 

must refer to the docket number of this 

notice and be submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. DOT, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Nassif Building, Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC 20590–001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

You may call Docket Management at 

202–366–9324 and visit the Docket from 

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday. 

Note that all comments received will 

be posted without change to http:// 

dms.dot.gov, including any personal 

information provided. Please see the 

Privacy Act discussion under the 

heading ‘‘How do I prepare and submit 

comments?’’ at the end of this notice. 

Please see also the discussion there of 

confidential business information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In March 1999, NHTSA issued a final 

rule that established Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard No. 225, ‘‘Child 

restraint anchorage systems,’’ which 

requires motor vehicle manufacturers to 

provide motorists with a new means of 

installing child restraints (64 FR 10786; 

March 5, 1999) in nearly all new 

passenger vehicles. The new means, 

named the ‘‘LATCH’’ 1 system by 

industry, is a standardized child 

restraint anchorage system designed to 

be used exclusively for securing child 

restraints. Each vehicle LATCH system 

consists of an upper anchor point (top 

tether anchor) and two lower anchor 

points. Each lower anchor point 

includes a six millimeter (mm) diameter 

straight rod, or ‘‘bar,’’ that is located 

near the intersection of the seat cushion 

and seat back (‘‘seat bight’’) in a 

recessed position where they will not be 

felt by seated adult occupants. 

Each vehicle with at least two seating 

positions behind the front seat must 

have full LATCH systems (consisting of 

the two rigid lower bars and the top 

tether anchor) in at least two rear 

seating positions. If the vehicle has a 

third rear seating position, the vehicle 

must also have a top tether anchor at a 

third rear seating position. 

The rule also required child restraint 

systems manufactured on or after 

September 1, 2002 to have components 

capable of attaching to the LATCH 

system. In addition, the rule required 

child restraints manufactured after that 

date to continue to be capable of being 

attached to a vehicle by way of the 

vehicle’s belt system. 

The LATCH system was phased into 

new vehicles from 1999 to 2002, 

beginning with the tether anchor in 

passenger cars in 1999 and ending with 

full implementation of the LATCH 

system for passenger cars, multipurpose 

passenger vehicles (including sport 

utility vehicles (SUVs) and vans), and 

light trucks and buses in September 

2002.2 Id. 

Implementing LATCH 

The agency recognized early on that 

educating consumers about the new 

LATCH system would be crucial to the 

success of the system. After issuing the 

LATCH final rule, NHTSA met regularly 

with vehicle and child restraint 

manufacturers, retailers, and consumer 

groups on developing public 

information and marketing strategies to 

educate consumers about the new 

LATCH products becoming available on 

the market, including the correct use of 

the products. The groups last met in 


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