Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Federal Case Registry
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting a three-year extension of the Federal Case Registry (FCR) (Office o...
Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Request for public comments.
SUMMARY:
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting a three-year extension of the Federal Case Registry (FCR) (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) # 0970-0421, expiration November 30, 2026) There are no changes requested to the FGR.
Description:
The FCR is a national database of information pertaining to child support cases processed by state child support agencies, referred to as IV-D cases, and non-IV-D support orders privately established or modified by courts or tribunals on or after October 1, 1998. FCR information is comprised of child support orders and case information from each State Case Registry (SCR). The FCR automatically compares new SCR submissions to existing FCR information and to wage and employment information in the National Directory of New Hires. The Federal Parent Locator Service notifies state agencies if a IV-D case participant in the state matches a participant in a
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IV-D or non-IV-D case in another state and supplies any matched wage and employment information. Matches enable state agencies to locate parties that live in different states; establish, modify, or enforce child support obligations; establish paternity; enforce state law regarding parental kidnapping; and establish or enforce child custody or visitation determinations. There are no proposed changes to the FCR instrument, Appendix G: Input Transactions Layout.
Respondents:
State and territory child support enforcement agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates: Burden estimates have been adjusted to reflect the average number of FCR batches submitted by each state in the most recent calendar year (CY 2025). The total number of annual batch submissions from states has declined since the FCR was last reviewed and approved by OMB.
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91 FR 63291
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“Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Federal Case Registry,” thefederalregister.org (October 5, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-20363/submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review-federal-case-registry.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202610-0970-001
42 U.S.C. 653(h)