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OMB Control No: 0970-0154	ICR Reference No: 202607-0970-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202602-0970-006
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OCSE
Title: Income Withholding for Support (IWO)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/10/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2026
Responses	11,825,843	17,215,517
Time Burden (Hours)	514,547	751,461
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: Income withholding in child support cases is a federally mandated tool. Federal law also requires a standard income withholding process to increase child support collections for all families, promote self-sufficiency for low-income families, and reduce the burden on employers. The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is the agency responsible for providing oversight of federal child support programs and developed a standard form, Income Withholding for Support (IWO), to help state child support agencies fulfill federal child support requirements. The information collection activities pertaining to the IWO form are authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1), (a)(8) and (b)(6), which require the use of the IWO form to order income withholding for all child support orders. 45 CFR 303.100(e)(x) provides that the form require employers to notify child support agencies when employees are terminated. This request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection. Based on stakeholder feedback, OCSE added fields to address GIG economy workers, updated text and clarified instructions. See Attachment 2 - Summary of Proposed Changes to the IWO Changes with the updates. We are also requesting to extend approval of the currently approved IWO for one additional year to allow states to program their systems to accommodate the proposed changes to the form, sample form, instructions, and e-IWO Record Layout. Once the system is programmed, states will then be required to use the revised version of the IWO and e-IWO.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 666(a)(1), (a)(8) and 666(b)(6 Name of Law: Social Security Act Requirement of Statutorily Prescribed Procedures to Improve Effectiveness of CSE

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:
	91 FR 11979	03/11/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 42734	07/10/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	11,825,843	17,215,517	-5,389,674
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	514,547	751,461	-236,914
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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: OCSE adjusted the respondent burden hour from the previous approval to reflect the increase in respondents using the IWO form and an increase in the number of responses from the employer respondents. There are more employer respondents using e-IWO over secure server connection since the previous approval request, which constitutes an adjustment; however, the e-IWO process decreases respondents’ time and costs, which also constitutes an adjustment since the previous approval.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,790,311

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov

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