Notice2022-00917

Submission for OMB Review; Child Support Annual Data Report (OCSE-157) (OMB No.: 0970-0177)

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Published
January 19, 2022

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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 of a 3-year extension of the Child Support Annual Data Report and Instructions (OCSE-157). The current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval expires on March 31, 2022. OCSE made minor revisions to the form's instructions.

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 2796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00917]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Child Support Annual Data Report 
(OCSE-157) (OMB No.: 0970-0177)

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 of a 3-year 
extension of the Child Support Annual Data Report and Instructions 
(OCSE-157). The current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval 
expires on March 31, 2022. OCSE made minor revisions to the form's 
instructions.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular 
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9e6f9fbecc0c7cfc6cac6c5c5cccaddc0c6c7e9c8cacf87c1c1da87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cd3ccced9f5f2faf3fff3f0f0f9ffe8f5f3f2dcfdfffab2f4f4efb2fbf3ea">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. All emailed requests should be 
identified by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: Each year, states are required 
to provide OCSE with their 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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                                                              Total number of
                                             Total number of       annual       Average annual    Annual burden
           Collection instrument                  annual       responses per    burden hour per       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.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(a) and (g), and 669.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-00917 Filed 1-18-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-41-P


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