Notice2025-18351
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Central Authority Payment Service (New Collection)
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Published
September 22, 2025
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration of Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget to approve a new information collection, Central Authority Payment Service (CAP). Participating state child support agencies (CSAs) and foreign authorities will use CAP to send or receive child support payments electronically.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 181 (Monday, September 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45385-45386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18351]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Central Authority
Payment Service (New Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration
of Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget to
approve a new information collection, Central Authority Payment Service
(CAP). Participating state child support agencies (CSAs) and foreign
authorities will use CAP to send or receive child support payments
electronically.
DATES: Comments due November 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: 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. You can obtain
copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#660f08000905090a0a0305120f090826070500480e0e1548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="157c7b737a767a79797076617c7a7b557476733b7d7d663b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title
of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: OCSE is the federal agency that oversees the national
child support enforcement program and is the U.S. Central Authority for
international child support. OCSE is mandated to facilitate locating
noncustodial parents, establishing paternity, establishing and
enforcing support orders, modifying orders, and collecting and
disbursing child support payments. It is also required to provide
technical assistance and training to state CSAs to process and enforce
national and international child support.
To help states eliminate the burden of sending child support
payments
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through the international Automated Clearing House or by wire, OCSE
developed CAP, which is a centralized and secure hub for participating
states to send international child support payments. After
consolidating payments from states, CAP sends one payment to each
foreign authority through established federal international electronic
payment channels. Payments are converted to applicable currency and
distributed by the foreign authority, according to secure case and
payment details provided through CAP, to the custodial parent in their
country. To participate, states and foreign authorities must enroll in
the CAP service to transmit or receive payments.
Respondents: State CSAs and the foreign authorities.
Annual Burden Estimates: Based on the current enrollment status,
OCSE anticipates 46 states and 13 foreign authorities to implement CAP
or maintain their CAP contacts over the next three years.
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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CAP Service State Contact Form.................. 46 1 0.08 3.68
CAP Service Foreign Authority Contact Form...... 13 1 0.12 1.56
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Estimated Total Burden Hours................ .............. .............. .............. 5.24
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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: 42 U.S.C. 652(n), 652(a)(7), and 659A(c)(3).
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-18351 Filed 9-19-25; 8:45 am]
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