Notice2026-04594
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Title Central Authority Payment Service (New Collection)
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Published
March 10, 2026
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, 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 91, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 11554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04594]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Title
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, 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 April 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The public may view and comment on this information
collection request at: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202603-0970-004">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202603-0970-004</a>. You can also obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#deb7b0b8b1bdb1b2b2bbbdaab7b1b09ebfbdb8f0b6b6adf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4cdcac2cbc7cbc8c8c1c7d0cdcbcae4c5c7c28accccd78ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed 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 through international Automated Clearing House, 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 to the custodial parent in their
country according to secure case and payment details provided through
CAP. 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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Annual number Average
Instrument Number of of responses burden hours Annual burden
respondents per respondent per response hours
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State Contact Form.............................. 46 1 0.08 3.68
Foreign Authority Contact Form.................. 13 1 0.12 1.56
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:.............. .............. .............. .............. 5.24
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(n), 652(a)(7), and 659A(c)(3)
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-04594 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-41-P
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