Proposed Information Collection Activity; Electronic Document Exchange (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0435)
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Electronic Do...
Office of Child Support Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Request for public comments.
SUMMARY:
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Electronic Document Exchange (EDE), with minor revisions, for an additional three years. State child support agencies (CSAs) use the EDE to improve case processing. The current OMB approval expires on June 30, 2025.
DATES:
Comments due February 7, 2025. In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above.
ADDRESSES:
You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description:
The EDE provides a centralized, secure system for authorized users in state CSAs to electronically exchange child support and spousal support case information with other state CSAs. EDE benefits state CSAs by reducing delays, costs, and barriers associated with interstate case processing. It increases state collections, improves document security, standardizes data sharing, increases state participation, and improves case processing, resulting in better overall child and spousal support outcomes. OCSS made minor updates to the Portal screens to enhance functionality and changed “Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)” to “Office of Child Support Services (OCSS).”
Respondents:
State CSAs
Annual Burden Estimates
Instrument
Annual
number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Annual burden hours
EDE Screens
49
7,383
0.017
6,150
( printed page 97622)
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.