82 FR 33921 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 139 (July 21, 2017)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 139 (July 21, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-15348 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 33921] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-15348] [[Page 33921]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Child Support Enforcement Program Expenditure Report (Form OCSE-396) and the Child Support Enforcement Program Collection Report (Form OCSE-34). OMB No.: 0970-0181. Description: State and Tribal agencies administering the Child Support Enforcement Program under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act are required to provide information each fiscal quarter to the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) concerning administrative expenditures and the receipt and disposition of child support payments from non-custodial parents. State title IV-D agencies report quarterly expenditures and collections using Forms OCSE-396 and OCSE-34, respectively. Tribal title IV-D agencies report quarterly expenditures using Form SF-425, as prescribed in program regulations, and formerly reported quarterly collections using only a modified version of Form OCSE-34. The information collected on these reporting forms is used to compute quarterly grant awards to States, the annual incentive payments to States, and provides valuable information on program finances of States and Tribes. The collected information is also included in a published annual statistical and financial report, available to the general public. In response to an earlier Federal Register Notice (77 FR 72352 December, 2012), this agency received comments to support the minor changes and revisions to these forms at this time. As we continued to discuss improvements to these reporting forms with State and Tribal grantees we list a few minor revisions that have been incorporated to facilitate grant award operations and grantee financial reporting. These revisions were limited to any changes that allow Tribal grantees to, at least, use the same quarterly collection report submitted by State grantees. Additionally, further clarification was provided to reduce confusion over the inclusion of the Federal share of funding in computations of claims and to standardize treatment of claims. Finally, there were minor revisions in the title of the forms by reverting to the original designation as Form OCSE-396 and Form OCSE-34 and minor changes to the existing wording to improve clarity and accuracy. One respondent was concerned with the Tribal and State governments using the same OCSE-34 Form, which was perceived to lead to an added burden and confusion about the submission of specific data elements. Our sense is that the form is developed in a sufficiently clear manner to inform respondents on the data elements required by each type of grantee. Furthermore, we consistently provide outreach and technical assistance to all grantees to ensure that reporting burdens are clear and minimized. A few respondents provided technical and clerical edits to the OCSE-396 Form to increase accuracy and clarity. We have incorporated many of the requested edits and appreciate the detailed and thoughtful comments. One respondent was concerned that the instructions to the OCSE-396 may be creating an additional burden by maintaining a 5 percent variance threshold (an increase or decease in any data element of Part 1 compared to that same data element for the previous quarter). While we are understanding of this concern our position is that the form will be used nationally and raising the variance threshold above 5 percent is not justified at this time. Respondents: State and Tribal agencies (including New York, Texas, Washington, Puyallup Tribe, and Port Gamble S'klallam Tribe) administering a Child Support Enforcement Program. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCSE-396........................................ 54 4 6 1,296 OCSE-34......................................... 114 4 14 6,384 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,680. 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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 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, Fax: 202-395-7285, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Robert Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND awards to States, the annual incentive the same OCSE–34 Form, which was
HUMAN SERVICES payments to States, and provides perceived to lead to an added burden
valuable information on program and confusion about the submission of
Administration for Children and finances of States and Tribes. The specific data elements. Our sense is that
Families collected information is also included in the form is developed in a sufficiently
a published annual statistical and clear manner to inform respondents on
Submission for OMB Review; financial report, available to the general the data elements required by each type
Comment Request public. of grantee. Furthermore, we consistently
In response to an earlier Federal provide outreach and technical
Title: Child Support Enforcement Register Notice (77 FR 72352 December,
Program Expenditure Report (Form assistance to all grantees to ensure that
2012), this agency received comments to reporting burdens are clear and
OCSE–396) and the Child Support support the minor changes and
Enforcement Program Collection Report minimized.
revisions to these forms at this time. As A few respondents provided technical
(Form OCSE–34). we continued to discuss improvements
OMB No.: 0970–0181. and clerical edits to the OCSE–396 Form
to these reporting forms with State and to increase accuracy and clarity. We
Description: State and Tribal agencies Tribal grantees we list a few minor
administering the Child Support have incorporated many of the
revisions that have been incorporated to requested edits and appreciate the
Enforcement Program under Title IV–D facilitate grant award operations and
of the Social Security Act are required detailed and thoughtful comments.
grantee financial reporting. These
to provide information each fiscal revisions were limited to any changes One respondent was concerned that
quarter to the Office of Child Support that allow Tribal grantees to, at least, the instructions to the OCSE–396 may
Enforcement (OCSE) concerning use the same quarterly collection report be creating an additional burden by
administrative expenditures and the submitted by State grantees. maintaining a 5 percent variance
receipt and disposition of child support Additionally, further clarification was threshold (an increase or decease in any
payments from non-custodial parents. provided to reduce confusion over the data element of Part 1 compared to that
State title IV–D agencies report quarterly inclusion of the Federal share of same data element for the previous
expenditures and collections using funding in computations of claims and quarter). While we are understanding of
Forms OCSE–396 and OCSE–34, to standardize treatment of claims. this concern our position is that the
respectively. Tribal title IV–D agencies Finally, there were minor revisions in form will be used nationally and raising
report quarterly expenditures using the title of the forms by reverting to the the variance threshold above 5 percent
Form SF–425, as prescribed in program original designation as Form OCSE–396 is not justified at this time.
regulations, and formerly reported and Form OCSE–34 and minor changes Respondents: State and Tribal
quarterly collections using only a to the existing wording to improve agencies (including New York, Texas,
modified version of Form OCSE–34. The clarity and accuracy. Washington, Puyallup Tribe, and Port
information collected on these reporting One respondent was concerned with Gamble S’klallam Tribe) administering a
forms is used to compute quarterly grant the Tribal and State governments using Child Support Enforcement Program.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents burden hours
respondent per response
OCSE–396 ....................................................................................................... 54 4 6 1,296
OCSE–34 ......................................................................................................... 114 4 14 6,384
Estimated Total Annual Burden if OMB receives it within 30 days of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Hours: 7,680. publication. Written comments and HUMAN SERVICES
Additional Information recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent Health Resources and Services
Copies of the proposed collection may directly to the following: Office of Administration
be obtained by writing to the Management and Budget, Paperwork
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Administration for Children and Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–7285,
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Families, Office of Planning, Research Email: OIRA_SUBMISSION@
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, the Administration for Children and Administration, HHS.
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All Families. ACTION: Notice of non-competitive,
requests should be identified by the title HRSA-initiated supplemental funding
of the information collection. Email Robert Sargis,
award.
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Reports Clearance Officer.
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