Notice2023-22630
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Child Support Enforcement Direct Funding Request: (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0218)
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Published
October 13, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting proposed revisions to an approved information collection the Tribal Child Support Enforcement Direct Funding Requests--(Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970- 0218, expiration March 31, 2026). We are proposing a new requirement for tribes or tribal organizations to provide that charging fees and recovering costs will not be permitted.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 70993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22630]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Tribal Child Support
Enforcement Direct Funding Request: (Office of Management and Budget
#0970-0218)
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Services, Administration for Children
and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting proposed revisions to an
approved information collection the Tribal Child Support Enforcement
Direct Funding Requests--(Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-
0218, expiration March 31, 2026). We are proposing a new requirement
for tribes or tribal organizations to provide that charging fees and
recovering costs will not be permitted.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#335a5d555c505c5f5f5650475a5c5d735250551d5b5b401d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f49d9a929b979b98989197809d9b9ab4959792da9c9c87da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: The final rule within 45 CFR
part 309, published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2004, contains
a regulatory reporting requirement that, in order to receive funding
for a tribal IV-D program, a tribe or tribal organization must submit a
plan describing how the tribe or tribal organization meets or plans to
meet the objectives of section 455(f) of the Social Security Act,
including establishing paternity; establishing, modifying, and
enforcing support orders; and locating noncustodial parents. The plan
is required for all tribes requesting funding; however, once a tribe
has met the requirements to operate a comprehensive program, a new plan
is not required annually unless a tribe makes changes to its title IV-D
program. If a tribe or tribal organization intends to make any
substantial or material changes, a tribal IV-D plan amendment must be
submitted for approval. Tribes and tribal organizations must have an
approved plan and submit any required plan amendments to receive
funding to operate a tribal IV-D program.
With this request to revise an approved information collection,
OCSS proposes a new requirement for tribes and tribal organizations to
provide that charging fees and recovering costs will not be permitted.
This is due to the Elimination of the Non-Federal Share notice of
proposed rulemaking published on April 21, 2023 (see 88 FR 24526).
Tribes and tribal organizations that charge fees and recover costs must
submit a plan amendment demonstrating compliance with the proposed new
requirement, in accordance with 45 CFR 309.35(d). This notice invites
comments on this proposed change and the related burden implications.
This would be a onetime submission that would be implemented in
conjunction with the issuing of a Final Rule. Only three tribal child
support programs report data on the collection of fees and recovered
costs.
Respondents: Tribes and tribal Organizations.
Burden Estimates
The following burden estimates are specific to burden associated
with the proposed change in requirement. For information about
currently approved burden under OMB #: 0970-0218, which is not expected
to change, see information here: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202212-0970-012">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202212-0970-012</a>.
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number responses per hours per Total burden
of respondents respondent response hours
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45 CFR part 309--Plan Amendment--Charging fees 3 1 3 9
and recovering costs...........................
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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: Title IV-D of the Social Security Act; 45 CFR part 309.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22630 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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