Proposed Information Collection Activity; Interstate Administrative Subpoena and Notice of Interstate Lien (OMB #0970-0152)

• Citation: 86 FR 307
• Record Number: 2020-29182
• Published date: 05 January 2021
• Section: Notices
• Court: Children And Families Administration

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 307-308]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-29182]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
                Administration for Children and Families
                Proposed Information Collection Activity; Interstate
                Administrative Subpoena and Notice of Interstate Lien (OMB #0970-0152)
                AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for
                Children and Families, HHS.
                ACTION: Request for public comment.
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                SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
                requesting a 3-year extension of the Interstate Administrative Subpoena
                and Notice of Interstate Lien forms (OMB #0970-0152, expiration 7/31/
                2021). There is no change requested to these forms.
                DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
                the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
                Act of 1995, AFC is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects
                of the information collection described above.
                ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
                obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
                [email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
                by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
                Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
                DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
                written, should be identified by the title of the information
                collection.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                 Description: The Administrative Subpoena is used by State IV-D
                agencies to obtain income and other financial information regarding
                noncustodial parents for purposes of establishing, enforcing, and
                modifying child support orders. The Notice of Interstate Lien imposes
                liens in cases with overdue support and allows a State IV-D agency to
                file liens across state lines, when it is more efficient than involving
                the other state's IV-D agency. Section 452(a)(11) of the Social
                Security Act requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and
                Human Services to promulgate forms for administrative subpoenas and
                imposition of liens used by state child support enforcement (Title IV-
                D) agencies in interstate cases. Section 454(9)(E) of the Social
                Security Act requires each state to cooperate with any other state in
                using the federal forms for issuance of administrative subpoenas and
                imposition of liens in interstate child support cases.
                 Respondents: State, local, or tribal agencies administering a child
                support enforcement program under title IV-D of the Social Security
                Act.
                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                 Annual number Average burden
                 Instrument Annual number of responses hours per Annual burden
                 of respondents per respondent response hours
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                Administrative Subpoena......................... 27,763 1 .50 13,882
                Notice of Lien.................................. 1,786,988 1 .50 893,494
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                 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 907,376.
                 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.
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                (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652; 42 U.S.C. 654)
                Mary B. Jones,
                ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2020-29182 Filed 1-4-21; 8:45 am]
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