82 FR 17667 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 69 (April 12, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17667-17668]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07317]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Federal Case Registry (FCR)
    OMB No.: 0970-0421.
    Description: Established within the Federal Parent Locator Service 
(FPLS) on October 1, 1998, the Federal Case Registry (FCR) is a 
database that contains basic case and participant data from each of the 
State Case Registries (SCR). The SCRs are central registries of child 
support cases and orders in each state.
    The FCR is a national database that includes all child support 
cases handled by state child support agencies (referred to as IV-D 
cases), and all support orders established or modified on or after 
October 1, 1998 (referred to as non-IV-D orders). It assists states in 
locating parties that live in different states to establish, modify, or 
enforce child support obligations; establish paternity; enforce state 
law regarding parental kidnapping; and, establish or enforce child 
custody or visitation determinations.
    While information in the FCR is provided through the SCRs, the FCR 
is not a duplication of all of the data maintained in each state's 
automated child support system. Rather, it is a

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database of the most basic case and participant information.
    When a state sends the FCR information about persons in a new case 
or child support order, this new information is automatically compared 
to existing person information in the FCR. If matches are found, the 
FPLS notifies all appropriate state child support enforcement agencies 
of the record match. In this way, a state will know if another state 
has a case or support order with participants in common with them, and 
can take appropriate action. The data in the FCR is also compared to 
the employment data in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH).
    The information collection activities pertaining to the FCR are 
authorized by:
    (1) 42 U.S.C. 653(h), requiring the establishment of the Federal 
Case Registry (FCR) within the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS).
    (2) 42 U.S.C. 654A(e), requiring State child support agencies to 
include a State Case Registry (SCR) in the state's automated system.
    (3) 42 U.S.C. 654A(f)(1), requiring states to conduct information 
comparison activities between the SCR and the FCR.
    Respondents: State Child Support Agencies and Courts

                                             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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Collection of non-IV-D data for SCR: Courts.....             824            1544          0.0205          26,081
Collection of Child Data for IV-D cases for SCR:           3,144             144          0.0205           9,281
 Courts.........................................
States: Transmission to the FCR.................              54          18,848           0.033          33,926
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 69,289
    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), the Administration for 
Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific 
aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the 
proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be 
forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-07317 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
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