82 FR 26106 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 107 (June 6, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26106-26107]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11589]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Information Comparison with Insurance Data.
    OMB No.: 0970-0342.
    Description: The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 amended Section 452 
of the Social Security Act (the 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. 42 
U.S.C. 652(m)(1).
    An insurer may choose to participate in the data comparison using 
one of the following methods:
     An insurer submits information concerning claims, 
settlements, awards, and payments to the federal Office of Child 
Support and Enforcement (OCSE). OCSE compares the information with 
parents who owe past-due support.
     OCSE sends 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 the matches to OCSE.
    On a daily basis, OCSE sends the results of the comparison in the 
Insurance Match Response Record to child support agencies responsible 
for collecting past-due support. Child support agencies use the matches 
to collect past-due support from the insurance proceeds.
    The information collection activities pertaining to the information 
comparison with insurance data are authorized by:
    (1) 42 U.S.C. 652(a)(9) which requires the federal Office of Child 
Support Enforcement (OCSE) to operate the FPLS established by 42 U.S.C. 
653(a)(1); and
    (2) 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.
    Respondents: Insurers or their agents, including the U.S. 
Department of Labor and state agencies administering workers' 
compensation programs, and the Insurance Services Office (ISO).

                                             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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Insurance Match File: Monthly Reporting                       22              12           0.083              22
 Electronically.................................
Insurance Match File: Weekly Reporting                         7              52           0.083              30
 Electronically.................................
Insurance Match File: Daily Reporting                          2             251           0.083              42
 Electronically.................................
Match File: Daily Reporting Manually............              80             251             0.1           2,008
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,102
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,102 hours.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 Administration, 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

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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,
Report Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11589 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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