[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12104-12105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05077]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Federal Tax Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport
Denial.
OMB No.: 0970-0161.
Description: The Federal Offset programs (Federal Tax Refund Offset
and Administrative Offset) collect past-
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due child and spousal support by intercepting certain Federal payments,
including Federal tax refunds, of parents who have been ordered to pay
support and are delinquent. The Federal Offset programs consist of a
cooperative effort among the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the
Fiscal Service, the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE),
and State child support agencies.
The Passport Denial program reports noncustodial parents who owe
child and spousal support above a threshold to the Department of State,
which will then deny passports.
On an ongoing basis, State child support agencies submit names,
Social Security numbers, and the amount(s) of past-due child and
spousal support of noncustodial parents who are delinquent in making
payments to OCSE.
Federal laws authorize information collection activities pertaining
to the Federal Offset and Passport Denial programs and require State
child support agencies to submit information pertaining to past-due
support that meets specific criteria and to comply with Annual
Certification Letter requirements:
(1) 42 U.S.C. 652(b), 42 U.S.C. 664, and 26 U.S.C. 6402(c), for the
offset of the Federal tax refund of the noncustodial parent;
(2) 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. and 31 U.S.C. 3716(h), for the offset of
the Federal payments other than Federal tax refunds of the noncustodial
parent; and
(3) 42 U.S.C. 654(31) and 42 U.S.C. 652(k), to Department of State
for the denial, revocation, restriction, or limitation of the passport
of the noncustodial parent.
Respondents: State IV-D Agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Input Record.................................... 54 52 .3 842.40
Output Record................................... 54 52 .46 1,291.68
Payment File.................................... 54 52 .135 379.08
Certification Letter............................ 54 1 .4 21.60
CSP FCE Processing screens...................... 173 280.65 0.01 485.52
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 3,020.28
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,020 hours.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201. Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email
address: [email protected].
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email:
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-05077 Filed 3-7-16; 8:45 am]
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