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OMB Control No: 0970-0421	ICR Reference No: 201406-0970-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201301-0970-004
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal Case Registry
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/16/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/05/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2014
Responses	2,693,790	0	4,021,394
Time Burden (Hours)	65,099	0	218,469
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,311,756	0	3,167,264

Abstract: The Child Support Enforcement Program was established under title IV-D of the Social Security Act (the Act) by the Social Services Amendments of 1974, for the purpose of enforcing the support obligations owed by absent parents, establishing paternity and obtaining child support. Because States were not providing adequate IV-D services, Congress enacted the Family Support Act of 1988 to strengthen the program by requiring, among other things, mandatory use of support guidelines, immediate income withholding, increased efforts to establish paternity and mandatory automated systems. In addition, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) further strengthened the program by requiring, among other things, the establishment of State Case and New Hire Registries and an Expanded Federal Parent Locator Service, mandatory implementation of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and expedited administrative procedures, and enhanced automated systems. This information collection covers the transmission of both IV-D and non-IV-D data from the State Case Registry to the Federal Case Registry and the additional requirements for States operating under a waiver of Statewideness, and those whose high-risk Information Technology projects have triggered an Independent Validation and Verification review.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 104 - 193 Title III Name of Law: PRWORA

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 6709	02/02/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 31340	06/02/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,693,790	4,021,394	-1,327,604
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	65,099	218,469	-153,370
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,311,756	3,167,264	1,144,492

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The number of respondents was adjusted to reflect an increase in the number of courts that submit case information. The burden hours were also adjusted to reflect the increase in number of courts submitting case information electronically, thereby reducing the amount of time it takes to submit case information to the FCR. The total burden was also adjusted to reflect a reduced burden as a result of moving the IV&V information collections to OMB No. 0970–0417.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,300,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Robert Sargis 2026907275

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