Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Federal Case Registry

Issuing agencies

Abstract

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting a three-year extension of the Federal Case Registry (FCR) (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) # 0970-0421, expiration November 30, 2026) There are no changes requested to the FGR.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 191 (Monday, October 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63291-63292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0421]


Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Federal 
Case Registry

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 
for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting a three-year extension 
of the Federal Case Registry (FCR) (Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) # 0970-0421, expiration November 30, 2026) There are no changes 
requested to the FGR.

DATES: Comments due November 4, 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=202610-0970-001">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202610-0970-001</a>. You can also obtain copies of the 
proposed collection of information by emailing 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2861464e476b4744444d4b5c41474668494b4e0640405b064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2ebccc4cde1cdcecec7c1d6cbcdcce2c3c1c48ccacad18cc5cdd4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed requests by the title 
of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The FCR is a national database of information 
pertaining to child support cases processed by state child support 
agencies, referred to as IV-D cases, and non-IV-D support orders 
privately established or modified by courts or tribunals on or after 
October 1, 1998. FCR information is comprised of child support orders 
and case information from each State Case Registry (SCR). The FCR 
automatically compares new SCR submissions to existing FCR information 
and to wage and employment information in the National Directory of New 
Hires. The Federal Parent Locator Service notifies state agencies if a 
IV-D case participant in the state matches a participant in a

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IV-D or non-IV-D case in another state and supplies any matched wage 
and employment information. Matches enable state agencies to locate 
parties that live in different states; establish, modify, or enforce 
child support obligations; establish paternity; enforce state law 
regarding parental kidnapping; and establish or enforce child custody 
or visitation determinations. There are no proposed changes to the FCR 
instrument, Appendix G: Input Transactions Layout.
    Respondents: State and territory child support enforcement 
agencies.
    Annual Burden Estimates: Burden estimates have been adjusted to 
reflect the average number of FCR batches submitted by each state in 
the most recent calendar year (CY 2025). The total number of annual 
batch submissions from states has declined since the FCR was last 
reviewed and approved by OMB.

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                                                                Annual number    Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of    of responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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Appendix G: Input Transactions Layout.......              54              390           0.0333              701
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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 653(h); 42 U.S.C. 654a(e); 42 U.S.C. 
654a(f)(1).

Samantha L. Illangasekare,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-20363 Filed 10-2-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-41-P


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