82 FR 47527 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 196 (October 12, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47527-47528]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21960]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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.
    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, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201. Attention 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

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proposed information collection should be sent directly to the 
following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction 
Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Mary Jones,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-21960 Filed 10-11-17; 8:45 am]
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