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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 107143-107144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31186]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Tribal 
Child Support Direct Funding Request: 45 CFR 309 (Office of Management 
and Budget #0970-0218)

AGENCY: The Office of Child Support Services, Administration for 
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) is requesting a 
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of revisions to the 
Tribal Child Support Direct Funding Request: (OMB #0970-0218). These 
revisions are necessary to align this collection with updates resulting 
from a final rule: Employment and Training Services for Noncustodial 
Parents in the Child Support Program, which will require tribes to 
amend tribal plans if they elect to participate in employment and 
training services for non-custodial parents in the child support 
program.

DATES: Comments due January 30, 2025. OMB must decide about 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 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: On May 31, 2024, OCSS published a Notice for Proposed 
Rulemaking (89 Federal Register (FR) 47109; Regulation Identifier 
Numbers (RIN) 0970-AD00) proposing to allow federal financial 
participation (FFP) for certain optional and nonduplicative employment 
and training services for eligible noncustodial parents in the child 
support program.
    On December 13, 2024, OCSS published the Employment and Training 
Services for Noncustodial Parents in the Child Support Program final 
rule (89 FR 100789; RIN 0970-AD00). This final rule permits tribes, at 
their discretion, to use FFP to provide any or all of the following 
services: Job search assistance; job readiness training; job 
development and job placement services; skills assessments; job 
retention services; work supports; and occupational training and other 
skills training directly related to employment.
    This rule results in revisions to this information collection, as 
tribes that elect to participate in employment and training services 
for non-custodial parents in the child support program must submit a 
plan amendment to OCSS. To account for tribes potentially submitting 
revisions to their tribal plans and as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we are submitting the revised data 
collection to OMB for review and approval. Tribes can elect to 
participate in these services by submitting a plan amendment as set 
forth in revised 45 CFR 309.65(b). OCSS is updating the burden 
estimates to account for potential additional amendments because of 
this rule.
    Respondents: Tribal IV-D Agencies.

Annual Burden Estimates

    We estimate that tribes opting to provide nonduplicative employment 
and training services for eligible noncustodial parents will take six 
hours to draft the required information to amend their tribal plans. We 
estimate that about 36 tribes will submit amendments.

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                                                   Total number   Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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45 CFR 309-New Plan.............               2               1             480             960             320
45 CFR 309-Plan Amendment.......              63             1.5             105           9,922           3,307
Amendments Specific to the                    36               1               6             216              72
 Optional Employment and
 Training Services for Non-
 Custodial Parents in the Child
 Support Program................
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    Estimated Total Annual        ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           3,699
     Burden Hours...............
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    Authority: Title IV-D of the Social Security Act Section 455(f); 45 
CFR 309.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-31186 Filed 12-30-24; 8:45 am]
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