The focus group with employers revealed that employers could use forms that contain the OMB expiration date as long as there is a clear explanation of what the OMB expiration date refers to (i.e., it does not refer to a termination of income withholding). Per the results of this focus group, ACF agrees to use the revised IWO form which includes the OMB expiration date along with an explanation of what this date does and does not mean. However, because employers expressed reservations that they would not be able to efficiently withhold income if forms did not contain both the child's name and date of birth information, ACF may continue to collect this information.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2010
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2007
15,577,826
0
216,000
221,095
0
980,230
0
0
0
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, Section 324, requires the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to develop a standardized form to collect child support payments from an obligor's employer. The form, which promotes standardization and is used for title IV-D and non-IV-D cases that require income withholding, expires 5/31/2007, and the Administration for Children and Families is taking this opportunity to revise the form and its instructions.
Overall, the language and format of the form have been edited, modified, and made easier to read and comprehend. The two-page form provides a detailed legal description of the established order, support amounts, and remittance information an employer needs to withhold payments from an obligor who owes child support. One of the new fields on the form is for the attachment of lump sum payments by employers. This addition allows the issuing entity to instruct the employer with respect to the attachment and remittance of lump sum payments. Fields for child's name and date of birth have been moved to the front of the form, allowing the employer community to easily identify who the form is for and to avoid implementation of duplicate orders. Other changes that have enhanced the form include: a simplified title, clear identification of who is sending the form, and modifications to allow the employer to easily report employee terminations.
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 193 324
Name of Law: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcillation Act of 1996
We estimate that it will take 6 seconds to generate the form with the increased use of automation. For the prior submission, the form was manually generated and it was estimated that it took 5 minutes and 4 seconds to generate each form; therefore, the hour burden was reduced from 980,230 to 221,095. The responses have been calculated based on a FY 2005 caseload of 12 million with orders.
$0
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Saleda Perryman
Reginfo record details
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
10-19-07 memo.pdf
05 IWO PRA supporting_statement_5-07-07_vfinal.doc
IWO