Notice2022-20367
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; National Medical Support Notice Part A (OMB No.: 0970-0222)
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Published
September 21, 2022
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 a three-year extension of the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) Part A. This request includes minor revisions to the NMSN Part A form, revisions to and separation of the instructions into a stand-alone attachment, a Part A sample, and the addition of the State Medical Support Contacts and Program Requirements matrix. To allow states to program the changes to the proposed NMSN Part A, OCSE also requests an extension of the current version of the NMSN Part A for an additional year. The current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval expires on October 31, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57701-57703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20367]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review;
National Medical Support Notice Part A (OMB No.: 0970-0222)
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, 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 Enforcement (OCSE), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), is
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requesting a three-year extension of the National Medical Support
Notice (NMSN) Part A. This request includes minor revisions to the NMSN
Part A form, revisions to and separation of the instructions into a
stand-alone attachment, a Part A sample, and the addition of the State
Medical Support Contacts and Program Requirements matrix.
To allow states to program the changes to the proposed NMSN Part A,
OCSE also requests an extension of the current version of the NMSN Part
A for an additional year. The current Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval expires on October 31, 2022.
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="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://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#89e0e7efe6eae6e5e5eceafde0e6e7c9e8eaefa7e1e1faa7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="432a2d252c202c2f2f2620372a2c2d032220256d2b2b306d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by
the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Federal law requires that all child support orders
under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act include medical coverage.
The Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (CSPIA)
requires enforcement of this provision; the NMSN Part A is the means to
enforce health care orders.
This information collection expedites requests for medical coverage
between state child support enforcement agencies and employers. OCSE
maintains Part A of the NMSN, which states initiate and send to a
parent's employer to complete. States must supply some sensitive
information to the parent's employer in order to enroll the child(ren)
in the correct health coverage plan. This information includes names,
dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and addresses. The employer
retains the income withholding part of the form and withholds from the
employee/obligor's income any premium payments that may be required by
the employer's health care plan. Then the employer's health care
administrator enrolls the child(ren) in the health care plan. The
Department of Labor (DOL) maintains Part B of the NMSN. This request
includes minor revisions to the NMSN Part A form, revisions to and
separation of the instructions into a stand-alone attachment, a Part A
sample, and the addition of the State Medical Support Contacts and
Program Requirements matrix. OCSE will also request from OMB that the
NMSN Part A expiration date match the expiration date of the NMSN Part
B, which will be submitted by DOL.
Respondents: States and employers.
Annual Burden Estimates:
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Annual number Average
Information collection title Total number of responses burden hours Annual burden
of respondents per respondent per response hours
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2019 Form--Estimated Burden for Use Through 2023
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National Medical Support Notice--Part A--Notice 54 90,194 .17 827,981
to Withhold for Health Care Coverage--States...
National Medical Support Notice--Part A--Notice 1,310,727 3.72 .17 828,904
to Withhold for Health Care Coverage--Employers
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Estimated Annual Burden 2022-2023:.......... .............. .............. .............. 1,656,885
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Revised Form--Estimated Burden for Implementation in 2023
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National Medical Support Notice--Part A--Notice 54 90,194 .17 827,981
to Withhold for Health Care Coverage--States...
National Medical Support Notice--Part A--Notice 1,310,727 3.72 .17 828,904
to Withhold for Health Care Coverage--Employers
State Medical Support Contacts and Program 54 1 1 54
Requirement Matrix--States.....................
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Estimated Annual Burden Beginning 2023:..... .............. .............. .............. 1,656,939
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,656,885 while states update
systems and then 1,656,939 once states use the revised collection.
Authority: 45 U.S.C. 303.32; the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-193; CSPIA, Pub. L.
105-200, Sec. 401(c); Sec. 609(a)(5)(C) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20367 Filed 9-20-22; 8:45 am]
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