[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 91 (Monday, May 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27745-27746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09933]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Information Comparison
With Insurance Data (OMB #0970-0342)
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) Office of
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is requesting a 3-year extension of
the currently approved Information Comparison with Insurance Data (OMB
#0970-0342; Expires 1/31/2021).
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, ACF 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 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 amended Section 452
of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary, through the
Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), to conduct comparisons of
information concerning individuals owing past-due child support with
information maintained by insurers (or their agents) concerning
insurance claims, settlements, awards, and payments. The two options to
participate in the Information Comparison with Insurance Data program
are (1) insurers submit information concerning claims, settlements,
awards, and payments to the federal OCSE. OCSE compares it to
information pertaining to parents who owe past-due support. (2) OCSE
will send a file containing information about parents who owe past-due
support to the insurer, or their agent, to compare with their claims,
settlements, awards, and payments. The insurer or their agent sends any
resulting insurance data matches to OCSE. On a daily basis, OCSE sends
the results of the insurance data match in an ``Insurance Match
Response Record'' to child support agencies responsible for collecting
past-due support. The child support agencies use the insurance data
matches to collect past-due support from the insurance proceeds.
Respondents: Insurers or their agents, including the U.S.
Department of Labor and state agencies administering workers'
compensation programs, and the Insurance Services Office.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average
Total number of annual annual burden Total annual
Instrument of respondents responses per hours per burden hours
annually respondent response
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Insurance Match File: Monthly Reporting 26 12 0.083 25.90
Electronically.................................
Insurance Match File: Weekly Reporting 9 52 0.083 38.84
Electronically.................................
Insurance Match File: Daily Reporting 2 251 0.083 41.67
Electronically.................................
Match File: Daily Reporting Manually............ 108 251 0.1 2,710.80
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,817.21.
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
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technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions
submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(9), which requires OCSE to operate the
FPLS established by 42 U.S.C. 653(a)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 652(m), which
authorizes OCSE, through the FPLS, to compare information concerning
individuals owing past-due support with information maintained by
insurers (or their agents) concerning insurance claims, settlements,
awards, and payments, and to furnish information resulting from the
data matches to the state child support agencies responsible for
collecting child support from the individuals.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-09933 Filed 5-8-20; 8:45 am]
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