[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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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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