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V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to approve a 

SIP submission that complies with the 

provisions of the Act and applicable 

Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C 7410(k); 

40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP 

submissions, the EPA’s role is to 

approve State choices, provided that 

they meet the criteria of the CAA. 

Accordingly, this action merely 

approves State law as meeting Federal 

requirements and does not impose 

additional requirements beyond those 

imposed by State law. For that reason, 

this action: 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 14094 (88 FR 

21879, April 11, 2023); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.S. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) 

because it approves a State program; 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); and 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act. 

In addition, the SIP is not approved 

to apply on any Indian reservation land 

or in any other area where the EPA or 

an Indian Tribe has demonstrated that a 

tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 

Indian country, the rule does not have 

Tribal implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on Tribal 

governments or preempt Tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

Executive Order 12898 (Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994) directs Federal 

agencies to identify and address 

‘‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects’’ 

of their actions on minority populations 

and low-income populations to the 

greatest extent practicable and 

permitted by law. Executive Order 

14096 (Revitalizing Our Nation’s 

Commitment to Environmental Justice 

for All, 88 FR 25251, April 26, 2023) 

builds on and supplements E.O. 12898 

and defines environmental justice (EJ) 

as, among other things, ‘‘the just 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of all people, regardless of income, race, 

color, national origin, Tribal affiliation, 

or disability, in agency decision-making 

and other Federal activities that affect 

human health and the environment.’’ 

The State did not evaluate EJ 

considerations as part of its SIP 

submittal; the CAA and applicable 

implementing regulations neither 

prohibit nor require such an evaluation. 

The EPA did not perform an EJ analysis 

and did not consider EJ in this action. 

Consideration of EJ is not required as 

part of this action, and there is no 

information in the record inconsistent 

with the stated goal of Executive Orders 

12898 and 14096 of achieving EJ for 

communities with EJ concerns. 

This action is subject to the 

Congressional Review Act, and the EPA 

will submit a rule report to each House 

of the Congress and to the Comptroller 

General of the United States. This action 

is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 

U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by March 3, 2025. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this action for 

the purposes of judicial review nor does 

it extend the time within which a 

petition for judicial review may be filed, 

and shall not postpone the effectiveness 

of such rule or action. This action may 

not be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen oxides, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: December 23, 2024. 

Martha Guzman Aceves, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Environmental Protection 

Agency amends part 52, chapter I, title 

40 of the Code of Federal Regulations as 

follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart F—California 

■ 2. Section 52.220 is amended by 

adding paragraph (c)(607)(i)(C) to read 

as follows: 

§ 52.220 Identification of plan—in part. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(607) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(C) Feather River Air Quality 

Management District. 

(1) Rule 7.15, ‘‘Clean Air Act 

Nonattainment Fees,’’ amended on 

April 4, 2022. 

(2) [Reserved] 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2024–31396 Filed 12–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

45 CFR Parts 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 

307, 308, 309, and 310 

RIN 0970–AD06 

Name Change From Office of Child 

Support Enforcement to Office of Child 

Support Services 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS or the Department). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: In an effort to make child 

support regulations consistent with 

recent rulemaking and updated Tribal 

child support processes and reporting, 

this direct final rule (DFR) makes 

technical updates reflect the current 

name of the child support program, 

Office of Child Support Services 

(OCSS). This is a conforming update to 


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1See Name Change Announcement—Office of 

Child Support Enforcement; Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 

Authority (88 FR 36587) at https://

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-05/pdf/ 

2023-11815.pdf. 

2See Final Rule—Elimination of the Tribal NonFederal Share Requirement (89 FR 9784) at https:// 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-12/pdf/ 

2024-02110.pdf. 

align with the Federal Register notice 

changing the office’s name in the 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority that was 

published on June 5, 2023, and updates 

based on the Elimination of the Tribal 

Non-Federal Share Requirement final 

rule issued on February 12, 2024. 

DATES: This rule is effective March 3, 

2025, without further action unless 

adverse comment is received by January 

30, 2025. If significant adverse comment 

is received, ACF will publish a timely 

withdrawal of the rule in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Regulatory Information 

Number (RIN) number, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Written comments may be 

submitted to: Office of Child Support 

Services, Attention: Director of Policy 

and Training, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and RIN 

for this rulemaking. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Docket: Go to the Federal Rulemaking 

Portal at https://www.regulations.gov for 

access to the rulemaking docket, 

including any background documents 

and the plain-language summary of the 

rule of not more than 100 words in 

length required by the Providing 

Accountability Through Transparency 

Act of 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tavaughn McKenny, Program 

Specialist, OCSS Division of Policy and 

Training, at ocss.dpt@acf.hhs.gov or 

(202) 565–0129. Telecommunications 

Relay users may dial 711 first. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Submission of Comments 

Comments should be specific, address 

issues raised by the rule, and explain 

reasons for any objections or 

recommended changes. This rule will be 

effective on the date shown in the DATES

section unless OCSS receives significant 

adverse comment on or before the 

deadline for comments. Significant 

adverse comments are comments that 

provide strong justifications for why the 

rule should not be adopted or for 

changing the rule. OCSS does not expect 

to receive any significant adverse 

comments because it is adopting the 

name change already announced in the 

Federal Register and making technical 

updates to 45 CFR part 309. If OCSS 

receives any significant adverse 

comments, it will publish a document 

in the Federal Register withdrawing 

this rule before the effective date. 

Although we will not acknowledge 

receipt of individual comments, we will 

review and consider all comments that 

are relevant and received during the 

comment period. We will respond to 

these comments in the withdrawal if the 

rule is withdrawn. If OCSS receives no 

significant adverse comments, the rule 

will be effective 60 days after 

publication without further notice. 

Statutory Authority 

This DFR is published under the 

authority granted to the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services by section 

1102 of the Social Security Act (the Act) 

(42 U.S.C. 1302). Section 1102 of the 

Act authorizes the Secretary to publish 

regulations, not inconsistent with the 

Act, as may be necessary to the efficient 

administration of the functions with 

which the Secretary is responsible 

under the Act. This DFR is also 

authorized by section 452(a) of the Act 

(42 U.S.C. 652(a)), which gives the 

Secretary of HHS the statutory authority 

to change the name of the child support 

program. 

This DFR is further published in 

accordance with section 455(f) of the 

Act (42 U.S.C. 655(f)) which authorizes 

the Secretary to make child support 

funding available to Tribes and Tribal 

organizations operating child support 

programs and to issue regulations 

establishing requirements for Tribal 

child support programs. 

Background 

In 1975, Congress established the 

child support program under title IV–D 

of the Social Security Act (Pub. L. 93– 

647). The child support program is 

administered at the federal level by the 

Office of Child Support Enforcement 

(OCSE) and functions in 54 states and 

territories and over 60 Tribes. When the 

child support program began, its 

primary focus was collecting child 

support to recover welfare costs, but 

that has changed significantly over time. 

Today, the program is focused on 

delivering family-centered child support 

services that improve the long-term 

financial and emotional support of 

children, by collecting and facilitating 

consistent child support payments 

based on noncustodial parents’ ability to 

pay. This evolution has been guided by 

the changing needs of families, by 

Federal legislation, and by research and 

data that contribute to OCSE’s 

understanding of the standards and 

requirements necessary to establish an 

effective child support program. 

On June 5, 2023, ACF published a 

notice in the Federal Register, 88 FR 

36587,1 updating the office’s Statement 

of Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority to announce 

that the Office of Child Support 

Enforcement is now the Office of Child 

Support Services. This name change 

reflects the program’s commitment to 

serve the whole family and provide 

services that promote family selfsufficiency, so children receive reliable 

support from both parents. 

On February 12, 2024, ACF published 

a final rule in the Federal Register, 89 

FR 9784,2 to announce the Elimination 

of the Tribal Non-Federal Share 

Requirement. The final rule provided 

additional support to Tribes to 

administer their Tribal IV–D programs, 

however, a few changes are required in 

related regulations in 45 CFR 309.75(e) 

to align with the final rule. 

Additionally, as the Tribal IV–D 

program continues to evolve, updated 

Tribal processes and reporting 

necessitate updates to 45 CFR part 309. 

Justification 

The purpose of this rule is to change 

the name of the child support program 

in 45 CFR chapter III, parts 301 through 

310, and make required technical 

updates to 45 CFR part 309. The name 

of the child support program was 

changed from OCSE to OCSS on June 5, 

2023. However, all child support 

regulations throughout 45 CFR chapter 

III refer to the child support program as 

OCSE. OCSS needs to change all 

references to the child support program 

in 45 CFR chapter III from OCSE to 

OCSS to align with the name change of 

the child support program. 

Additionally, technical updates are 

required to remove paragraphs one 

through four in 45 CFR 309.75(e) for 

alignment with the Elimination of the 

Tribal Non-Federal Share Requirement 

final rule. Technical updates are also 

required to align § 309.130(a)(2) with 

OCSS’s current process for making 

awards, and to align §§ 309.20(b), 

309.130(b)(3), 309.135(d), 309.160, and 

309.170(b) introductory text, (b)(1), (2), 

and (7), and (c) with updated Tribal IV– 

D reporting, including Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 


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3See Notice of Proposed Rulemaking— 

Elimination of the Tribal Non-Federal Share 

Requirement (88 FR 24526) at https://

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-21/pdf/ 

2023-07861.pdf. 

4See Final Rule—Elimination of the Tribal NonFederal Share Requirement (89 FR 9784) at https:// 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-12/pdf/ 

2024-02110.pdf. 

5See Notice—Change in Federal Award Closeout 

Provisions (88 FR 63591) at https://

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-15/pdf/ 

FR-2023-09-15.pdf. 

approved data collection forms, and to 

allow for Tribal IV–D program 

applications to be submitted 

electronically. 

Summary Description of the Regulatory 

Provisions 

The following is a summary of the 

regulatory provisions included in this 

direct final rule and, where appropriate, 

how these provisions differ from the 

provisions currently reflected in 45 CFR 

chapter III. 

The final rule makes a nomenclature 

change, to remove the name ‘‘Office of 

Child Support Enforcement’’ wherever 

it appears throughout 45 CFR chapter 

III, within titles, images, sections, and 

paragraphs, and replace it with the 

name ‘‘Office of Child Support 

Services’’. This name change promotes 

family self-sufficiency, emphasizing the 

need for children to receive reliable 

support from both parents. 

The term ‘‘Office of Child Support 

Enforcement’’ is replaced with ‘‘Office 

of Child Support Services’’ in 45 CFR 

chapter III as shown in the following 

table: 

Part Sections 

301 .... 301.1, 301.13. 

303 .... 303.20. 

304 .... 304.25, 304.29. 

305 .... 305.32, 305.35. 

309 .... 309.05, 309.20. 

The final rule makes a nomenclature 

change, to remove the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ 

wherever it appears throughout 45 CFR 

chapter III, within titles, images, 

sections, and paragraphs, and replace it 

with the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’. This 

acronym change supports the name 

change to Office of Child Support 

Services that recognizes the program’s 

commitment to serve the whole family 

and provide services that promote 

family self-sufficiency. 

The acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ is replaced 

with acronym ‘‘OCSS’’ in 45 CFR 

chapter III as shown in the following 

table: 

Part Sections 

301 .... 301.13, 301.15, 301.16. 

302 .... 302.85. 

303 .... 303.11, 303.72. 

304 .... 304.40. 

305 .... 305.1, 305.35, 305.60, 305.66. 

307 .... 307.1, 307.05, 307.15, 307.25. 

308 .... 308.1. 

309 .... 309.05, 309.45, 309.130, 309.145, 

309.160, 309.170. 

310 .... 310.1, 310.5, 310.10, 310.20, 

310.25, 310.30, 310.35, 310.40. 

In addition to changing the name of 

the ‘‘Office of Child Support 

Enforcement’’ to the ‘‘Office of Child 

Support Services’’ and changing the 

related acronym from ‘‘OCSE’’ to 

‘‘OCSS,’’ this direct final rule removes 

the word ‘‘enforcement’’ where it is 

unnecessary or changes the word 

‘‘enforcement’’ to the word ‘‘services’’ or 

the word ‘‘program’’ as appropriate. 

These changes acknowledge and reflect 

the name change and the broader scope 

of services the child support program 

provides to families. The changed 

provisions are §§ 301.1, 301.13, 

302.19(a), 302.30, 302.70(d)(2), 

302.75(b)(6), 302.85(b)(2)(ii), 303.2(a)(3), 

303.5(g)(ii)(B), 304.11, 304.20(b) 

introductory text, (b)(1) introductory 

text, (b)(1)(iii), and (b)(12), 304.23(i), 

304.24, 304.30, 305.1(d), 305.35(e), 

307.1(h)(1), 307.5(c)(3), 309.01(a), 

309.05, 309.10(c), 309.55, 309.130(a)(1), 

(b)(4), and (c)(2), and 309.170(a). 

This direct final rule also changes the 

word ‘‘insure’’ to the word ‘‘ensure’’ in 

§ 302.19(a), and it adds the word 

‘‘child’’ to clarify ‘‘support services’’ 

and removes the word ‘‘enforcement’’ in 

the heading and the body of § 302.30. 

Section 309.20 Who submits a Tribal 

IV–D program application and where? 

Section 309.20(b) requires Tribes or 

Tribal organizations submitting an 

initial application for funding under 

§ 309.65(a) to mail the application to 

OCSS, with a copy to the appropriate 

regional office. This rule amends that 

requirement by revising paragraph (b) to 

allow applications to be submitted via 

email to OCSS.Tribal@acf.hhs.gov. 

Section 309.75 What administrative 

and management procedures must a 

Tribe or Tribal organization include in 

a Tribal IV–D plan? 

Prior to the elimination of the Tribal 

non-Federal share requirement, 

§ 309.75(e) described the requirements 

for a Tribe and Tribal organization that 

intends to charge an application fee or 

recover costs in excess of the fee. 

Collected fees and recovered costs are 

considered program income and 

deducted from total allowable costs in 

accordance with 45 CFR 75.307(e)(1). 

When we proposed eliminating the 

Tribal non-Federal share requirement, 

we also proposed revising § 309.75(e) to 

require Tribal child support programs to 

have procedures that prohibit charging 

fees and recovering costs and to remove 

paragraphs (e)(1) through (4).3 There 

were no objections to the proposed 

regulatory amendments and the 

amended language was incorporated in 

the final rule.4 However, when the 

revisions to § 309.75(e) were codified in 

the CFR, paragraphs (e)(1) through (4) 

were inadvertently retained. This rule 

effectuates that conforming change by 

removing paragraphs (e)(1) through (4). 

Section 309.130 How will Tribal IV–D 

programs be funded and what forms are 

required? 

Section 309.130(a)(2) provides that 

Tribes and Tribal organizations eligible 

for grants of less than $1 million per 12- 

month funding period will receive a 

single annual award, while those 

eligible for grants of $1 million or more 

per 12-month funding period will 

receive four equal quarterly awards. In 

practice, all Tribes and Tribal 

organizations receive a single annual 

award regardless of the funded amount. 

This rule makes a technical correction 

to § 309.130(a)(2) by revising the 

paragraph to align with OCSS’s current 

process for making awards. 

Tribes and Tribal organizations are 

required under § 309.130(b)(3) to submit 

a final SF 425, ‘‘Federal Financial 

Report,’’ within 90 days after the end of 

the fourth quarter of both the funding 

and liquidation periods. This timeframe 

is more restrictive than the OMB 

modified closeout provisions at 2 CFR 

200.344, which allow 120 days for the 

submission of non-Federal entity 

closeout reports. In 2023, HHS began 

following 2 CFR 200.344. As explained 

in the published Change in Federal 

Award Closeout Provisions notice,5

‘‘[a]dhering to the 2 CFR 200.344 

closeout provisions would provide more 

time for recipient compliance and 

conform with other Federal awarding 

agencies, thus promoting greater equity 

and fairness.’’ For these same reasons, 

this rule amends § 309.130(b)(3) by 

removing the number ‘‘90’’ and adding, 

in its place, the number ‘‘120’’ to align 

with 2 CFR 200.344. 

Section 309.135 What requirements 

apply to funding, obligating and 

liquidating Federal title IV–D grant 

funds? 

Section 309.135(d) requires that a 

Tribe or Tribal organization use Form 

SF 269A to report quarterly on the 

amount of Federal title IV–D grant funds 

that have been obligated and liquidated 

and the amounts that remain 


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6See OCSS AT–22–02 at https://

www.acf.hhs.gov/css/policy-guidance/ 

implementing-revised-ocse-75-form-andinstructions-effective-fy-2023. 

unobligated and unliquidated at the end 

of each fiscal quarter during the 

obligation and liquidation periods. 

Form SF 269A is now known as the SF 

425, ‘‘Federal Financial Report.’’ This 

rule makes a technical correction to the 

citation by removing the number 

‘‘269A’’ and adding, in its place, the 

number ‘‘425’’. 

Section 309.170 What statistical and 

narrative reporting requirements apply 

to Tribal IV–D programs? 

The OCSS–75 Tribal Annual Data 

Report is used to report program status 

and accomplishments according to 

§ 309.170(b). In 2021, form OCSS–75 

was revised through a joint workgroup 

with Tribal child support directors and 

provided to all Tribal child support 

directors for review and feedback, in 

addition to being made available for 

public comment in compliance with the 

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

As such, this rule updates § 309.170 to 

conform to the revised OCSS–75 Tribal 

Annual Data Report,6 which was 

implemented beginning Fiscal Year 

2023. 

Section 309.170(b) and (c) make a 

general reference to the submission of 

Tribal IV–D program statistical and 

narrative reports. This rule amends both 

citations to reference the Tribal Annual 

Data Report (OCSS–75) more 

specifically by adding the text ‘‘on the 

Tribal Annual Data Report (OCSS–75)’’ 

to paragraph (b) and removing the text 

‘‘Tribal IV–D program statistical and 

narrative reports’’ from paragraph (c) 

and adding, in its place, the text ‘‘the 

Tribal Annual Data Report (OCSS–75)’’. 

Section 309.170(b)(1) is amended to 

add the addition of new Tribal reporting 

criteria on Line 2A of the OCSS–75 

report, ‘‘Total Number of Tribal Cases 

Open at Any Time During the Fiscal 

Year’’. 

Section 309.170(b)(2) is amended to 

reflect revised OCSS–75 data reporting 

requirements for paternity 

establishment. Requirements to report 

out-of-wedlock births in the previous 

year and paternities established or 

acknowledged are revised to reflect 

updated requirements to report the total 

number of children in cases open at any 

time during the fiscal year and the total 

number of children with paternity 

concluded. 

Section 309.170(b)(7) instructs Tribal 

child support programs to report total 

costs claimed. However, the OCSS–75 

report does not collect data on total 

costs claimed. This rule removes 

paragraph (b)(7) accordingly and 

redesignates paragraph (b)(8) to 

paragraph (b)(7). 

Effective Dates 

The effective date will be 60 days 

from the date of publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Regulatory Review 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

No new information collection 

requirements are imposed by these 

regulations. 

Regulatory Impact Analysis 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders 12866, as amended 

by Executive Order 14094, and 13563 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, of 

reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, 

and of promoting flexibility. This rule 

meets the standards of Executive Orders 

12866, as amended by Executive Order 

14094, and 13563 because it does not 

have an economic impact and it 

harmonizes the OCSS Name Change, the 

Elimination of the Tribal Non-Federal 

Share Requirement final rule, and Tribal 

IV–D regulations with current Tribal IV– 

D processes and reporting requirements. 

There is no financial impact to making 

these required technical updates. 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

The Secretary certifies that, under 5 

U.S.C. 605(b), as enacted by the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96– 

354), this rule will not result in a 

significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4) requires 

agencies to prepare an assessment of 

anticipated costs and benefits before 

issuing any rule that may result in an 

annual expenditure by State, local, and 

Tribal governments, in the aggregate, or 

by the private sector, of $100 million or 

more (adjusted annually for inflation). 

That threshold level is currently 

approximately $177 million. This rule 

does not impose any mandates on State, 

local, or Tribal governments, or the 

private sector, that will exceed this 

threshold in any year. 

Assessment of Federal Regulations and 

Policies on Families 

Section 654 of the Treasury and 

General Government Appropriations 

Act of 1999 requires Federal agencies to 

determine whether a proposed policy or 

regulation may affect family well-being. 

If the agency’s determination is 

affirmative, then the agency must 

prepare an impact assessment 

addressing seven criteria specified in 

the law. We certify that we have 

assessed this rule’s impact on the wellbeing of families. This rule will not 

affect family well-being. 

Congressional Review 

This rule is not a major rule as 

defined in 5 U.S.C. chapter 8. 

Executive Order 13132 

Executive Order 13132 prohibits an 

agency from publishing any rule that 

has federalism implications if the rule 

either imposes substantial direct 

compliance costs on State and local 

governments and is not required by 

statute, or the rule preempts State law, 

unless the agency meets the 

consultation and funding requirements 

of section 6 of the Executive order. This 

rule does not have federalism impacts as 

defined in the Executive Order 13132. 

Meg Sullivan, Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, performing the delegable 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families, approved this 

document on December 10, 2024. 

List of Subjects 

45 CFR Part 301 

Child support, Grant procedures, 

State plan approval. 

45 CFR Part 302, 303, and 304 

Child support, Grant programs— 

social programs. 

45 CFR Part 305 

Child support, Financial incentives, 

Penalties, Program performance 

measures, Standards. 

45 CFR Part 307 

Child support, Computer technology, 

Grant programs—social programs. 

45 CFR Part 308 

Child support, Grant programs— 

social programs, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 


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45 CFR Part 309 

Child support, Grant programs— 

social programs, Indians—tribal 

government. 

45 CFR Part 310 

Child support, Computer technology, 

Grant programs—social programs, 

Indians—tribal government. 

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Xavier Becerra, 

Secretary, Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Department of Health and 

Human Services amends 45 CFR parts 

301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, 

and 310 as set forth below: 

PART 301—STATE PLAN APPROVAL 

AND GRANT PROCEDURES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 301 

continues to read as follows: 

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

659a, 660, 664, 666, 667, 1301, and 1302. 

§ 301.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 301.1 by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ 

and adding in its place the word 

‘‘Services’’ in the definitions for 

‘‘Director’’, ‘‘Federal PLS’’, ‘‘Office’’, 

and ‘‘Regional Office and Central 

Office’’; and 

■ b. Removing the word ‘‘enforcement’’ 

and adding in its place the word 

‘‘program’’ in the definition for 

‘‘Procedures’’. 

§ 301.13 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amend § 301.13 by: 

■ a. Removing the text ‘‘Child Support 

Enforcement’’ from the introductory text 

and adding, in its place, the text ‘‘child 

support’’; 

■ b. Removing the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ 

everywhere it appears and adding, in its 

place, the word ‘‘Services’’ in paragraph 

(b); and 

■ c. Removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and 

adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’ in paragraph (e). 

§ 301.15 [Amended] 

■ 4. Amend § 301.15 by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ 

and adding, in its place, the word 

‘‘Services’’ in the introductory text and 

paragraphs (a)(1) and (2); and 

■ b. Removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ 

everywhere it appears and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’ in 

paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) and (b)(2) and 

(3). 

§ 301.16 [Amended] 

■ 5. Amend § 301.16(b)(1) by removing 

the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’. 

PART 302—STATE PLAN 

REQUIREMENTS 

■ 6. The authority citation for part 302 

continues to read as follows: 

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

659a, 660, 664, 666, 667, 1302, 1396a(a)(25), 

1396b(d)(2), 1396b(o), 1396b(p), and 1396(k). 

§ 302.19 [Amended] 

■ 7. Amend § 302.19(a) by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘insure’’ and 

adding, in its place, the word ‘‘ensure’’; 

and 

■ b. Removing the word ‘‘enforcement’’. 

■ 8. Amend § 302.30 by revising the 

section heading to read as follows: 

§ 302.30 Publicizing the availability of 

child support services. 

§ 302.70 [Amended] 

■ 9. Amend § 302.70(d)(2) by removing 

the text ‘‘Child Support Enforcement’’ 

and adding, in its place, ‘‘child 

support’’. 

§ 302.75 [Amended] 

■ 10. Amend § 302.75(b)(6) by removing 

the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ and adding, in 

its place, the word ‘‘Services’’. 

§ 302.85 [Amended] 

■ 11. Amend § 302.85 by: 

■ a. Removing the text ‘‘OCSE website’’ 

and adding, in its place, the text ‘‘OCSS 

website’’ in paragraph (a)(1); 

■ b. Removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ 

and adding, in its place the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’ in paragraph (a)(2); and 

■ c. Removing the text ‘‘Child Support 

Enforcement’’ in paragraph (b)(2)(ii) and 

adding, in its place, the text ‘‘child 

support’’. 

PART 303—STANDARDS FOR 

PROGRAM OPERATIONS 

■ 12. The authority citation for part 303 

continues to read as follows: 

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

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

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

1396(k), and 25 U.S.C. 1603(12) and 1621e. 

§ 303.2 [Amended] 

■ 13. Amend § 303.2(a)(3) by removing 

the word ‘‘enforcement’’. 

§ 303.5 [Amended] 

■ 14. Amend § 303.5(g)(1)(ii)(B) by 

removing the word ‘‘enforcement’’. 

§ 303.11 [Amended] 

■ 15. Amend § 303.11(b)(21)(iv) by 

removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and 

adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’. 

§ 303.20 [Amended] 

■ 16. Amend § 303.20(b)(4) by removing 

the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ and adding, in 

its place, the word ‘‘Services’’. 

§ 303.72 [Amended] 

■ 17. Amend § 303.72 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’ in 

paragraphs (b) heading, (f)(3), and (h)(5). 

PART 304—FEDERAL FINANCIAL 

PARTICIPATION 

■ 18. 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 1396(k). 

§ 304.11 [Amended] 

■ 19. Amend § 304.11 by removing the 

word ‘‘enforcement’’. 

§ 304.20 [Amended] 

■ 20. Amend § 304.20 by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ 

and adding, in its place, the word 

‘‘Services’’ in paragraphs (b) 

introductory text and (b)(1)(iii) and 

(b)(12); and 

■ b. Removing the text ‘‘Child Support 

Enforcement’’ in paragraph (b)(1) 

introductory text and adding, in its 

place, the text ‘‘child support’’. 

§ 304.23 [Amended] 

■ 21. Amend § 304.23(i) by removing 

the word ‘‘enforcement’’. 

§ 304.24 [Amended] 

■ 22. Amend § 304.24 by removing the 

word ‘‘Enforcement’’ everywhere it 

appears and adding, in its place, the 

word ‘‘Services’’. 

§ 304.25 [Amended] 

■ 23. Amend § 304.25(a) by removing 

the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ and adding, in 

its place, the word ‘‘Services’’. 

§ 304.29 [Amended] 

■ 24. Amend § 304.29 by removing the 

word ‘‘Enforcement’’ everywhere it 

appears and adding, in its place, the 

word ‘‘Services’’. 

§ 304.30 [Amended] 

■ 25. Amend § 304.30(a) introductory 

text and (b) introductory text by 

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§ 304.40 [Amended] 

■ 26. Amend § 304.40(a)(2) by removing 

the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’. 

PART 305—PROGRAM 

PERFORMANCE MEASURES, 

STANDARDS, FINANCIAL 

INCENTIVES, AND PENALITES 

■ 27. The authority citation for part 305 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(8), 652(a)(4) 

and (g), 658a, and 1302. 

§ 305.1 [Amended] 

■ 28. Amend § 305.1 by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘enforcement’’ 

from paragraph (d); and 

■ b. Removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ 

and adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’ in paragraph (j). 

§ 305.32 [Amended] 

■ 29. Amend § 305.32(f) by removing 

the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ and adding, in 

its place, the word ‘‘Services’’. 

§ 305.35 [Amended] 

■ 30. Amend § 305.35 by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ 

from paragraph (e) introductory text; 

and 

■ b. Removing the text ‘‘OCSE–396’’ 

everywhere it appears and adding, in its 

place, the text ‘‘OCSS–396’’ in 

paragraph (e); and 

■ c. Removing the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ 

and adding, in its place, the word 

‘‘Services’’ in paragraph (f). 

§ 305.60 [Amended] 

■ 31. Amend § 305.60 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’ in 

paragraphs (a), (b) introductory text, (c) 

introductory text, (c)(1), and (d). 

§ 305.66 [Amended] 

■ 32. Amend § 305.66(a) by removing 

the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’. 

PART 307—COMPUTERIZED 

SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM 

■ 33. The authority citation for part 307 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652 through 658, 664, 

666 through 669A, and 1302. 

§ 307.1 [Amended] 

■ 34. Amend § 307.1 by: 

■ a. Removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and 

adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’ in paragraph (g); and 

■ b. Removing the text ‘‘Child Support 

Enforcement’’ in paragraph (h)(1) and 

adding, in its place, the text ‘‘child 

support’’. 

§ 307.5 [Amended] 

■ 35. Amend § 307.5 by: 

■ a. Removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and 

adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’ in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2); 

and 

■ b. Removing the text ‘‘Child Support 

Enforcement’’ in paragraph (c)(3) and 

adding, in its place, the text ‘‘child 

support’’. 

§ 307.15 [Amended] 

■ 36. Amend § 307.15 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’ in 

paragraphs (b)(10)(ii) introductory text, 

(b)(10)(ii)(A) and (B), and (b)(10)(iii). 

§ 307.25 [Amended] 

■ 37. Amend § 307.25 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’ in 

paragraph (b). 

PART 308—ANNUAL STATE SELFASSESSMENT REVIEW AND REPORT 

■ 38. The authority citation for part 308 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 654(15)(A) and 1302. 

§ 308.1 [Amended] 

■ 39. Amend § 308.1(e)(1) by removing 

the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ everywhere it 

appears and adding, in its place, the 

acronym ‘‘OCSS’’. 

PART 309—TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT 

(IV–D) PROGRAM 

■ 40. The authority citation for part 309 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 655(f) and 1302. 

■ 41. Revise the heading for part 309 to 

read as set forth above. 

§ 309.01 [Amended] 

■ 42. Amend § 309.01(a) by removing 

the word ‘‘enforcement’’. 

■ 43. Amend § 309.05 by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ 

and adding in its place the word 

‘‘Services’’ in the definition for ‘‘Central 

office’’; 

■ b. Removing the definition of ‘‘OCSE’’ 

and adding the definition of ‘‘OCSS’’ in 

its place; and 

■ c. Revising the definition of ‘‘Title IV– 

D’’. 

The addition and revision read as 

follows: 

§ 309.05 What definitions apply to this 

part? 

* * * * * 

OCSS refers to the Federal Office of 

Child Support Services. 

* * * * * 

Title IV–D refers to the title of the 

Social Security Act that authorizes the 

Child Support Services Program, 

including the Tribal Child Support 

Program. 

* * * * * 

§ 309.10 [Amended] 

■ 44. Amend § 309.10(c) introductory by 

removing the word ‘‘enforcement’’. 

■ 45. Amend § 309.20 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 309.20 Who submits a Tribal IV–D 

program application and where? 

* * * * * 

(b) Applications must be submitted to 

the Office of Child Support Services, 

either via email to OCSS.Tribal@

acf.hhs.gov or mailed to the Office of 

Child Support Services, Attention: 

Federal Office of Child Support 

Services, with a copy to the appropriate 

regional office. 

§ 309.45 [Amended] 

■ 46. Amend § 309.45(c) by removing 

the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’. 

■ 47. Revise § 309.55 to read as follows: 

§ 309.55 What does this subpart cover? 

This subpart defines the Tribal IV–D 

plan provisions that are required to 

demonstrate that a Tribe or Tribal 

organization has the capacity to operate 

a child support program meeting the 

objectives of title IV–D of the Act and 

this part, including establishment of 

paternity, establishment, modification, 

and enforcement of support orders, and 

location of noncustodial parents. 

§ 309.75 [Amended] 

■ 48. Amend § 309.75 by removing 

paragraphs (e)(1) through (4). 

■ 49. Amend § 309.130 by: 

■ a. Removing the word ‘‘enforcement’’ 

in paragraph (a)(1); 

■ b. Revising paragraph (a)(2); 

■ c. Removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and 

adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’ in paragraph (b) introductory 

text; 

■ d. Removing the number ‘‘90’’ and 

adding, in its place, the number ‘‘120’’ 

in paragraph (b)(3); 

■ e. In paragraph (b)(4): 

■ i. Removing the text ‘‘OCSE–34’’ and 

‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in their places, the 

text ‘‘OCSS–34’’ and ‘‘OCSS’’, 

respectively; and 

■ ii. Removing the word ‘‘Enforcement’’ 

and adding, in its place, the word 

‘‘Services’’; and 

■ f. Removing the word ‘‘enforcement’’ 

in paragraph (c)(2). 

The revision reads as follows: 


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§ 309.130 How will Tribal IV–D programs 

be funded and what forms are required? 

(a) * * * 

(2) Tribes and Tribal organizations 

eligible for grants will receive a single 

annual award. 

* * * * * 

§ 309.135 [Amended] 

■ 50. Amend § 309.135(d) by removing 

the number ‘‘269A’’ and adding, in its 

place, the number ‘‘425’’. 

§ 309.145 [Amended] 

■ 51. Amend § 309.145(a)(3)(v) by 

removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and 

adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’. 

§ 309.160 [Amended] 

■ 52. Amend § 309.160 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ everywhere it appears 

and adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’. 

§ 309.170 [Amended] 

■ 53. Amend § 309.170 by: 

■ a. Revising the first sentence of 

paragraph (a), the introductory text of 

paragraph (b), and paragraphs (b)(1) and 

(2); 

■ b. Adding the word ‘‘and’’ at the end 

of paragraph (b)(6); 

■ c. Removing paragraph (b)(7); 

■ d. Redesignate paragraph (b)(8) as 

paragraph (b)(7); and 

■ e. Revising paragraph (c). 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 309.170 What statistical and narrative 

reporting requirements apply to Tribal IV–D 

programs? 

(a) Tribes and Tribal organizations 

operating a Tribal IV–D program must 

submit to OCSS the Child Support 

Services Program: Quarterly Report of 

Collections (Form OCSS–34). * * * 

(b) Tribes and Tribal organizations 

must submit the following information 

and statistics for Tribal IV–D program 

activity and caseload on the Tribal 

Annual Data Report (OCSS–75) for each 

annual funding period: 

(1) Total number of cases and, of the 

total number of cases, the number that 

are Tribal cases, the number that are 

State or Tribal TANF cases, and the 

number that are non-TANF cases; 

(2) Total number of children in cases 

open during the fiscal year and total 

number of children with paternity 

concluded; 

* * * * * 

(c) A Tribe or Tribal organization 

must submit the Tribal Annual Data 

Report (OCSS–75) required by 

paragraph (b) of this section no later 

than 90 days after the end of each 

funding period. 

PART 310—COMPUTERIZED TRIBAL 

IV–D SYSTEM AND OFFICE 

AUTOMATION 

■ 54. The authority citation for part 310 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 655(f) and 1302. 

§ 310.1 [Amended] 

■ 55. Amend § 310.1(a)(6) by removing 

the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’. 

§ 310.5 [Amended] 

■ 56. Amend § 310.5(b)(1) by: 

■ a. Removing the acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and 

adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’; and 

■ b. Removing the words ‘‘of this part’’. 

§ 310.10 [Amended] 

■ 57. Amend § 310.10 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’ in 

paragraphs (a)(1), (f) introductory text, 

(f)(2), and (g). 

§ 310.20 [Amended] 

■ 58. Amend § 310.20 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ everywhere it appears 

and adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’ in paragraphs (a)(1) and (b). 

§ 310.25 [Amended] 

■ 59. Amend § 310.25 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ and adding, in its 

place, the acronym ‘‘OCSS’’ in 

paragraphs (b), (c)(2), and (d). 

§ 310.30 [Amended] 

■ 60. Amend § 310.30 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ everywhere it appears 

and adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’ in paragraphs (a) and (b). 

§ 310.35 [Amended] 

■ 61. Amend § 310.35 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ everywhere it appears 

and adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’ in paragraphs (a) introductory 

text, (a)(1) introductory text, (a)(1)(ii), 

(a)(2) introductory text, (a)(2)(ii), and 

(b). 

§ 310.40 [Amended] 

■ 62. Amend § 310.40 by removing the 

acronym ‘‘OCSE’’ everywhere it appears 

and adding, in its place, the acronym 

‘‘OCSS’’. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–41–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Parts 386 and 387 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0280] 

RIN 2126–AC76 

Broker and Freight Forwarder 

Financial Responsibility; Extension of 

Compliance Date 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA amends its November 

16, 2023, final rule, ‘‘Broker and Freight 

Forwarder Financial Responsibility,’’ by 

extending the compliance date for 

certain provisions from January 16, 

2025, to January 16, 2026. FMCSA is 

taking this action because the Agency 

determined that only its forthcoming 

online registration system will be used 

to accept filings and track notifications, 

and this functionality will not be added 

to its legacy systems. As the online 

registration system is not expected to be 

available before January 16, 2025, 

FMCSA extends the compliance date to 

provide regulated entities time to begin 

using and familiarizing themselves with 

the system before compliance is 

required. 

DATES: Effective date: This rule is 

effective December 31, 2024. 

Expiration dates: Section 387.307T, 

which contains the regulations on 

brokers of property surety bonds or trust 

funds which are currently in effect, 

expires as of January 16, 2026. Section 

387.307 is stayed until January 16, 2026. 

Compliance dates: Brokers, freight 

forwarders, surety providers, and 

financial institutions must comply with 

all the provisions of § 387.307 beginning 

on January 16, 2026. 

Petition submittal date: Petitions for 

reconsideration of this final rule must 

be submitted to the FMCSA 

Administrator no later than January 30, 

2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Alvarez, Financial Analyst, Office of 

Registration, Financial Responsibility 

Filings Division, FMCSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 6th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 

366–0401; ana.alvarez@dot.gov. If you 

have questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Dockets 

Operations at (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FMCSA 

organizes this final rule as follows: 


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