[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 47217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16891]
[[Page 47217]]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB #0970-0196]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Multistate Financial
Institution Data Match With Federally Assisted State Transmitted Levy
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 Multistate Financial Institution Data Match with
Federally Assisted State Transmitted Levy (MSFIDM/FAST Levy) (current
OMB approval 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: State child support enforcement
agencies are statutorily required to enter into data matching
agreements with financial institutions doing business in their state to
locate obligors' accounts. OCSE operates the MSFIDM program through the
Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) and facilitates the required data
match between state child support agencies and financial institutions
doing business in multiple states. State child support enforcement
agencies use the data match outcomes to fulfill a statutory requirement
to seize an obligor's assets to satisfy overdue child support payments.
OCSE also operates FAST Levy, which is an automated application
within the FPLS to exchange electronic lien/levy information securely
and efficiently. State child support enforcement agencies and
multistate financial institutions (MSFIs) use FAST Levy to seize
financial assets more quickly and efficiently.
Respondents: MSFIs and state child support agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average annual
Instrument Annual number of responses burden hours Annual burden
of respondents per respondent per response hours
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Financial Data Match Record Specifications: 184 4 .083 61.1
Match File Upload/Download: Portal Users.......
Election Form................................... 15 1 .5 7.5
FAST Levy Response Withhold Record 1 1 1,716 1,716.0
Specifications: Financial Institutions.........
FAST Levy Request Withhold Record 1 1 1,610 1,610.0
Specifications: State Child Support Agencies...
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,394.6.
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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(l), 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(2) and
(c)(1)(G)(ii), 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(17)(A), 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7), and 45
CFR 303.7(a)(5).
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-16891 Filed 8-3-20; 8:45 am]
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