[Federal Register: September 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 170)]
[Notices]
[Page 50684]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Information Comparison with Insurance Data.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 amended Section 452
of the Social Security Act (the Act) to authorize the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, through the Federal Parent Locator Service
(FPLS), to conduct comparisons of information concerning individuals
owing past-due child support with information maintained by insurance
companies (or their agents) concerning insurance claims, settlements,
awards, and payments. The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE) operates the FPLS in accordance with section 453(a)(1) of the
Act. The Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders (FCR) is
maintained in the FPLS in accordance with section 453(h)(1) of the Act.
At the option of an insurer, the comparison may be accomplished by
either the following methods: Under the first method, an insurer or the
insurer's agent will submit to OCSE information concerning claims,
settlements, awards, and payments. OCSE will then compare that
information with information pertaining to individuals owing past-due
support; under the second method, OCSE will furnish to the insurer or
the insurer's agent a file containing information pertaining to
individuals owing past-due support. The insurer or the insurer's agent
will then compare that information with information pertaining to
claims, settlements, awards, and payments. The insurer will furnish the
information resulting from the comparison to OCSE.
On a daily basis, OCSE will furnish the results of a comparison to
the State agencies responsible for collecting child support from the
individuals by transmitting the Insurance Match Response Record. The
results of the comparison will be used by the State agencies to collect
from the insurance proceeds past-due child support owed by the
individuals.
Respondents: Insurance companies or their agents, including the
U.S. Department of Labor and State agencies administering workers'
compensation programs.
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 Agreement....................... 15 1 .5 7.5
Insurnce Match File............................. 15 52 .5 390
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 397.5
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
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.
Dated: August 28, 2007.
Janean Chmbers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-4295 Filed 8-31-07; 8:45 am]
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