Notice2021-22457
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Support Annual Data Report and Instructions (OCSE-157)
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Published
October 15, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting approval for a 3-year extension of the Child Support Annual Data Report and Instructions (OCSE-157) with revisions. The current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval expires on March 31, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22457]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No.: 0970-0177]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Support Annual
Data Report and Instructions (OCSE-157)
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting approval for a 3-year
extension of the Child Support Annual Data Report and Instructions
(OCSE-157) with revisions. The current Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval expires on March 31, 2022.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d14131b121e121111181e091412133d1c1e1b5315150e531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bed7d0d8d1ddd1d2d2dbddcad7d1d0fedfddd890d6d6cd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>. All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Each year, states are required to provide OCSE with
child support information pertaining to case inventory, performance
status, and accomplishments in the following areas: paternity
establishment, services requested and provided, medical support,
collections due and distributed, staff, program expenditures, non-
cooperation and good cause, and administrative enforcement. The
information collected from the Child Support Annual Data Report (OCSE-
157) enables OCSE to (1) report child support enforcement activities to
Congress as required by law, (2) calculate states' incentive measures
for performance and assess performance indicators utilized in the
program, and (3) assist OCSE in monitoring and evaluating state child
support programs.
Respondents: State and Local Child Support Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Total number of annual Average annual Total annual
Collection instrument annual responses per burden hour per burden hours
respondents respondent response
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OCSE-157 Report and Instructions............ 54 1 7 378
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 378.
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(a) and (g), and 669.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-22457 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-41-P
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