The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
amended Section 452 of the Social Security Act (the Act) to
authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the
Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS), to conduct comparisons of
information concerning individuals owing past-due child support
with information maintained by insurance companies (or their
agents) concerning insurance claims, settlements, awards, and
payments. The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
operates the FPLS in accordance with section 453(a)(1) of the Act.
The Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders (FCR) is
maintained in the FPLS and contains all State caseloads in
accordance with section 453(h)(1) of the Act. At the option of an
insurer, the comparison may be accomplished by either of the
following methods: under the first method, an insurer or the
insurer's agent will submit to OCSE information concerning claims,
settlements, awards, and payments. OCSE will then compare that
information with information pertaining to individuals owing
past-due support; under the second method, OCSE will furnish to the
insurer or the insurer's agent a file containing information
pertaining to individuals owing past-due support. The insurer or
the insurer's agent will then compare that information with
information pertaining to claims, settlements, awards, and
payments. The insurer will furnish the information resulting from
the comparison to OCSE. On a daily basis, OCSE will furnish the
results of the comparison to the State CSE agencies responsible for
collecting the past-due child support by transmitting the Insurance
Match Response Record via the FCR. The results of the comparison
will be used by the State agencies to collect past-due child
support from the insurance proceeds. This match is optional for
both States and insurers or their agents.
US Code:
42
USC 652 Name of Law: Information Comparisons with Insurance
Data
An adjustment was made to the
number of respondents from the previous PRA approval, from 15 to 22
respondents and the frequency was adjusted from weekly to monthly
because some of the participants are not able to match weekly. This
will change the total burden hours from 398 hours to 143
hours.
$654,533
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Robert Sargis
2026907275
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.