[Federal Register: December 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 244)]
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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.: 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 of 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 burden
                    Instrument                       Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Insurance Match Agreement.......................              15               1              .5             8 *
Insurance Match File............................              15              52              .5             390
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............           398 *
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* Figures have been rounded up.

    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
    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 proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and 
Families.

    Dated: December 11, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-6089 Filed 12-19-07; 8:45 am]

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