[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84155-84156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24228]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Federal Tax Refund 
Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial

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) to approve the Federal Tax Refund Offset, 
Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial with minor edits to change

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``Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)'' to ``Office of Child 
Support Services (OCSS)'' and minor formatting enhancements. The 
current OMB approval expires on June 30, 2025.

DATES: Comments due December 20, 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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#355c5b535a565a59595056415c5a5b755456531b5d5d461b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7beb9b1b8b4b8bbbbb2b4a3beb8b997b6b4b1f9bfbfa4f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The Federal Tax Refund Offset and Administrative 
Offset programs collect past-due child and spousal support by 
intercepting certain federal payments, including federal tax refunds, 
of parents who have been ordered to pay support and are delinquent. The 
Federal Offset Program is a cooperative effort among the Department of 
the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, OCSS, and state child 
support agencies (CSAs). The Passport Denial Program reports 
noncustodial parents who owe child and spousal support above a 
specified threshold to the Department of State, which will then deny 
passports to these individuals. State CSAs routinely submit the names, 
Social Security numbers, and the amount(s) of past-due child and 
spousal support of noncustodial parents who are delinquent in making 
payments to OCSS.
    Respondents: Child Support Agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                          Average
                                                                        Annual  number     annual       Annual
           Information collection instrument               Number of    of  responses      burden       burden
                                                          respondents  per  respondent   hours per      hours
                                                                                          response
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Input Record Specifications............................            54               52           .3        842.4
Output Record Specifications...........................            54               52          .46     1,291.68
Payment File (Charts 4-5)..............................            54               52          .14       393.12
Annual Certification Letter............................            54                1           .4         21.6
Child Support Portal Processing Screens................           173              281          .01       486.13
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,034.93.
    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. 652(b); 42 U.S.C. 664; 26 U.S.C. 6402(c); 31 
CFR 285.3; 45 CFR 302.60; 45 CFR 303.72; 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; 31 
U.S.C. 3716(h); 31 CFR 285.1; 42 U.S.C. 652(k); 42 U.S.C. 654(31); 22 
CFR 51.60; 42 U.S.C. 654(31); 42 U.S.C. 664; 31 CFR 285.1; and 31 CFR 
285.3.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-24228 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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