[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 37816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15798]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: Order/Notice to Withold Income for Child Support.
    OMB No.: 0970-0154.
    Description: The Social Security Act requires that child support 
agencies, courts, tribes, private attorneys and all other entities use 
the OMB approved federal Income Withholding for Support when ordering 
or sending notice to employers/income withholders of the requirement to 
withhold income for child support. 42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(i) and (ii) 
requires the use of the Income Withholding for Support form in all 
cases enforced by child support agencies where payment is made by 
income withholding, whether the case is processed administratively or 
through the court. 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(8)(B)(iii) provides that the 
requirements of section 666(b)(6) are applicable to cases not being 
enforced by the state child support agency or private cases with 
initial orders issued on or after January 1, 1994. The form promotes 
standardization and is used for title IV-D and non-IV-D cases that 
require income withholding.
    The Income Withholding for Support has been modified to address 
items identified by states and employers/income withholders. The 
shading on the form was removed because it obscures information when 
the form is faxed or scanned to an employer/income withholder. Also, a 
check box has been added to allow employers/income withholders to 
return the Income Withholding for Support form if payments are not 
directed through the State Disbursement Unit (SDU) as required by 
federal and state laws. With the addition of a mechanism to return 
Income Withholding for Support forms, payment instructions that 
conflict with federal and state laws will be addressed.
    Respondents: Not applicable.

                                             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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                                                  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 0.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(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: [email protected]. 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: June 24, 2010.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-15798 Filed 6-29-10; 8:45 am]
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