2022-06905. Submission for OMB Review; Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial

AGENCY:

Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION:

Request for public comment.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial with minor edits to the “Comments” section of the record specifications to clarify the corresponding fields for an additional three years. The current OMB approval expires on June 30, 2022.

DATES:

Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a decision about 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.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. You can also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by emailing [e-mail]. Identify all emailed requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description: The Federal Tax Refund Offset and Administrative Offset programs collect past-due child and spousal support by intercepting certain federal payments, including federal tax refunds, of parents who have been ordered to pay support and are delinquent. The Federal Offset Program is a cooperative effort among the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, OCSE, and state child support enforcement agencies. The Passport Denial Program reports noncustodial parents who owe child and spousal support above a specified threshold to the U.S. Department of State, which will then deny passports to these individuals. State child support enforcement agencies routinely submit the names, Social Security numbers, and the amount(s) of past-due child and spousal support of noncustodial parents who are delinquent in making payments to OCSE.

Respondents: Child Support Enforcement Agencies.

Annual Burden Estimates

Information collection instrument	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Annual burden hours
Input Record Specifications	54	52	.3	842.4
Output Record Specifications	54	52	.46	1,291.68
Payment File	54	52	.14	393.12
Annual Certification Letter	54	1	.4	21.6
Child Support Portal Processing Screens	173	281	.01	486.13

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,034.93.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652(b); 42 U.S.C. 664; 26 U.S.C. 6402(c); 31 CFR 285.3; 45 CFR 302.60; 45 CFR 303.72; 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 3716(h); 31 CFR 285.1; 42 U.S.C. 652(k); 42 U.S.C. 654(31); 22 CFR 51.60; 42 U.S.C. 654(31); 42 U.S.C. 664; 31 CFR 285.1; and 31 CFR 285.3.

Mary B. Jones,

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.