State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information, 23798-23799 [E9-11936]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
23798
Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 97 / Thursday, May 21, 2009 / Rules and Regulations
located at 43°16′18.202″ N.,
077°36′38.919″ W., 43°15′53.209″ N.,
077°37′00.698″ W., 43°15′46.366″ N.,
077°35′30.524″ W., 43°15′21.376″ N.,
077°35′52.307″ W. All Geographic
coordinates are North American Datum
of 1983 (NAD 83).
(b) Effective Period. This regulation is
effective from 10 a.m., May 28, 2009
through 4:30 p.m., May 31, 2009. This
zone will be enforced from 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. May 28, 2009 through May 31,
2009.
(c) Regulations.
(1) The general regulations contained
in 33 CFR 165.23 apply.
(2) All persons and vessels must
comply with the instructions of the
Coast Guard Captain of the Port or the
designated on scene patrol personnel.
Coast Guard patrol personnel include
commissioned, warrant, and petty
officers of the U.S. Coast Guard. Upon
being hailed by a U.S. Coast Guard
vessel via siren, radio, flashing light, or
other means, the operator shall proceed
as directed.
(3) Commercial vessels may request
permission from the Captain of the Port
Buffalo to transit the safety zone.
Approval will be made on a case-bycase basis. Requests must be made in
advance and approved by the Captain of
the Port before transits will be
authorized. The Captain of the Port may
be contacted via U.S. Coast Guard
Sector Buffalo on Channel 16, VHF–FM.
Dated: May 1, 2009.
R.S. Burchell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. E9–11836 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–15–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
45 CFR Parts 302, 303 and 307
RIN 0970–AC01
dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with RULES
State Parent Locator Service;
Safeguarding Child Support
Information
AGENCY: Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF),
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Delay of effective date.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
memorandum of January 20, 2009, from
the Assistant to the President and Chief
VerDate Nov<24>2008
12:12 May 20, 2009
Jkt 217001
of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Review,’’
this action delays until December 30,
2010, the effective date of the final rule
entitled ‘‘State Parent Locator Service;
Safeguarding Child Support
Information,’’ published in the Federal
Register on September 26, 2008 (73 FR
56422). The delay in effective date is
necessary to give Department officials
the opportunity for further review of the
issues of law and policy raised by this
rule.
DATES: The effective date of the rule
amending 45 CFR parts 302, 303, and
307 published in the September 26,
2008 Federal Register (73 FR 56442),
which was delayed on March 20, 2009
(74 FR 11879), is further delayed until
December 30, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yvette Riddick, Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Division of Policy, (202)
401–4885.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On September 26, 2008, a final rule
following notice and comment period
entitled ‘‘State Parent Locator Service;
Safeguarding Child Support
Information’’ was published in the
Federal Register [73 FR 56422] to
address requirements for State Parent
Locator Service responses to authorized
location requests, State IV–D program
safeguarding of confidential
information, authorized disclosures of
this information, and restrictions on the
use of confidential data and information
for child support purposes with
exceptions for certain disclosures
permitted by statute. The effective date
given for the final rule was March 23,
2009.
In accordance with the memorandum
of January 20, 2009, from the Assistant
to the President and Chief of Staff
entitled ‘‘Regulatory Review’’ [74 FR
4435], on March 3, 2009, we published
a notice in the Federal Register [74 FR
9171], seeking public comment on a
contemplated delay of 60 days in the
effective date of the rule entitled ‘‘State
Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding
Child Support Information.’’ In response
to comment, the Department issued a
subsequent notice on March 20, 2009
[74 FR 11879] delaying the effective
date of the September 26, 2008 rule by
60 days until May 22, 2009, in order to
permit officials of the new
Administration an opportunity to
review and approve the policies in the
regulation.
However, subsequent to publication
of the March 20, 2009 notice, we
determined that additional time would
be needed for Department officials to
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
complete their review of the rule and to
assess fully the comments received in
response to the March 3, 2009 notice. As
a result, on April 15, 2009, a notice was
published in the Federal Register [74
FR 17445] indicating that the
Department was contemplating a further
delay in the effective date of the ‘‘State
Parent Locator; Safeguarding Child
Support Information’’ final rule to
December 30, 2010. As discussed below,
the April 15, 2009 notice generated
three comments, all of which supported
the December 30, 2010 effective date.
II. Provision of This Action
This action further delays the
effective date of the September 26, 2008
final rule. The effective date of the final
rule which would have been May 22,
2009, is now December 30, 2010. The
delay in the effective date is necessary
to give Department officials the
opportunity for further review of the
issues of law and policy raised by the
rule.
III. Comments Received in Response to
the April 15, 2009 Notice
We received three comments in
response to the April 15, 2009 notice
with comment period on the
contemplated delay in the effective date
of the ‘‘State Parent Locator Service;
Safeguarding Child Support
Information’’ final rule. Although the
April 15, 2009 notice invited comments
on the contemplated extension of the
effective date of the regulation to
December 30, 2010, it also generated
comments recommending changes to
substantive areas of the final rule. All
commenters supported the delayed
effective date and as a result, we are
delaying the effective date of the rule to
December 30, 2010 to allow sufficient
time for Department officials to review
issues of law and policy raised by the
rule.
A summary of the comments received
follows:
Comments: All three commenters
supported the contemplated delay in the
effective date. Two of the commenters
also provided comments that are
substantive in nature. One commenter
was concerned about the provisions of
the rule that authorize disclosure of
State child support data to private child
support collection agencies (PCAs),
companies that do not operate under a
contract with the State or county child
support program, but instead contract
directly with custodial parents. The
same commenter also recommended
that the Department review the child
welfare provision of the rule to ensure
that it fully complies with the Fostering
Connections to Success and Increasing
E:\FR\FM\21MYR1.SGM
21MYR1
Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 97 / Thursday, May 21, 2009 / Rules and Regulations
Adoptions Act signed into law on
October 7, 2008 after the publication of
the final rule September 26, 2008. For
example, the new law raises a set of
questions about whether data
maintained through the Federal Parent
Locator Service and the State Parent
Locator Service are available to assist
State child welfare agencies in carrying
out their responsibilities to locate adult
relatives of children removed from
parental custody in order to identify
potential placements.
The other substantive comment raised
similar concerns regarding PCAs. In
particular, the commenter was
concerned with the PCAs being an
‘‘agent of the child’’ for the purpose of
locate requests under section 453 of the
Social Security Act. The commenter
believes that the PCA in child support
matters represents the parent, not the
child, thus is not ‘‘the agent of the
child’’ and is not authorized to receive
any Federal Parent Locator Service
information from the IV–D agency. The
commenter also suggested that similar
to the access provided to title IV Social
Security Act programs, human service
programs serving the same family as the
child support program should have
clear and unambiguous access to
Federal information. For example, the
commenter encouraged the Office of
Child Support Enforcement to provide
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program access to child support
information to determine income
eligibility.
Response: The Department believes
that the comments received on the
notice published in the Federal Register
on April 15, 2009 [74 FR 17445]
soliciting comments on the delay in the
effective date of the rule support the
delay in the effective date until
December 30, 2010. While the
substantive comments on the policies
contained in the rule were not solicited,
the delay will provide time for
Department officials to assess those
comments as well as review all issues of
law and policy raised by the rule.
dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with RULES
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.563, Child Support
Enforcement)
Dated: May 18, 2009.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–11936 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
VerDate Nov<24>2008
12:12 May 20, 2009
Jkt 217001
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 90
[WP Docket No. 07–100; FCC 09–29]
Private Land Mobile Radio Services
AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This document addresses
revisions to the Commission’s rules and
policies regarding private land mobile
radio (PLMR) services and particularly
public safety operations. In the Report
and Order portion of this document, the
Commission accords primary status to
4.9 GHz band permanent fixed stations
that are used to deliver broadband
service; harmonizes output power
measurement procedures for 4.9 GHz
technology with procedures for similar
devices that are regulated by part 15 of
the Commission’s rules; and clarifies
that cross-band repeaters are permitted
for all public safety systems. The
Commission makes these changes to
reduce uncertainty in the rules and
harmonize the rules. The intended effect
for public safety licensees is to allow
additional flexibility, create
opportunities for public safety users to
benefit from speedier deployment of
new technologies in the 4.9 GHz band,
and lead to expanded use of 4.9 GHz
broadband networks. The intended
effect for manufacturers is to allow
technologies similar to those covered by
part 15 to be used in the 4.9 GHz band,
resulting in speedier deployment of new
technologies in this band. The intended
effect of the cross-banding rule change
is to enhance communications among
public safety agencies operating in
various frequency bands.
DATES: Effective June 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for locations where the
public may inspect, copy, or purchase
hardcopies of the Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Eng, Policy Division, Public
Safety and Homeland Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission,
Washington, DC 20554, at (202) 418–
0019, TTY (202) 418–7233, via e-mail at
Thomas.Eng@fcc.gov, or via U.S. Mail at
Federal Communications Commission,
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Report and Order
portion of the Commission’s Report and
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
23799
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking in WP Docket No. 07–100,
adopted on April 7, 2009 and released
on April 9, 2009. The complete text of
this document is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. This document
may also be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., in person
at 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, via telephone at
(202) 488–5300, via facsimile at (202)
488–5563, or via e-mail at
FCC@BCPIWEB.com. Alternative
formats (computer diskette, large print,
audio cassette, and Braille) are available
to persons with disabilities or by
sending an e-mail to FCC504@fcc.gov or
calling the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530, TTY
(202) 418–0432. This document is also
available on the Commission’s Web site
at https://www.fcc.gov.
The major decisions in the Report and
Order are as follows:
• Amends § 90.1207 of the
Commission’s rules, which governs
licensing of the 4.9 GHz band, to grant
primary status to stand-alone permanent
fixed links that are used to deliver
broadband service and permanent fixed
links that connect 4.9 GHz base and
mobile stations that are used to deliver
broadband services, as well as other
public safety networks using spectrum
designated for broadband use.
• Amends § 90.1215 of the
Commission’s rules to require the same
output power measurement procedures
for 4.9 GHz technology as those required
for devices that use digital modulation
techniques and are regulated by part 15
of the Commission’s rules.
• Continues to permit paging
operations on Very High Frequency
(VHF) public safety frequencies.
• Modifies the existing language in
§ 90.243(b)(1) to clarify that cross-band
repeaters are permitted for all public
safety systems.
• Declines to amend § 90.20 to
authorize privately-run metropolitan
transit systems to use frequencies in the
Public Safety Pool.
4.9 GHz Band
In the earlier Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM), 72 FR 35190, June
27, 2007, in this proceeding, the
Commission sought comment on two
proposals by M/A–COM to modify the
Commission’s rules regarding the 4.9
GHz band. First, M/A–COM asks the
Commission for an amendment to
§ 90.1207(c) that would ‘‘clarify that
E:\FR\FM\21MYR1.SGM
21MYR1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 97 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23798-23799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11936]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
45 CFR Parts 302, 303 and 307
RIN 0970-AC01
State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support
Information
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Delay of effective date.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2009, from
the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled
``Regulatory Review,'' this action delays until December 30, 2010, the
effective date of the final rule entitled ``State Parent Locator
Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information,'' published in the
Federal Register on September 26, 2008 (73 FR 56422). The delay in
effective date is necessary to give Department officials the
opportunity for further review of the issues of law and policy raised
by this rule.
DATES: The effective date of the rule amending 45 CFR parts 302, 303,
and 307 published in the September 26, 2008 Federal Register (73 FR
56442), which was delayed on March 20, 2009 (74 FR 11879), is further
delayed until December 30, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Riddick, Office of Child
Support Enforcement, Division of Policy, (202) 401-4885.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On September 26, 2008, a final rule following notice and comment
period entitled ``State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child
Support Information'' was published in the Federal Register [73 FR
56422] to address requirements for State Parent Locator Service
responses to authorized location requests, State IV-D program
safeguarding of confidential information, authorized disclosures of
this information, and restrictions on the use of confidential data and
information for child support purposes with exceptions for certain
disclosures permitted by statute. The effective date given for the
final rule was March 23, 2009.
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2009, from the
Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff entitled ``Regulatory
Review'' [74 FR 4435], on March 3, 2009, we published a notice in the
Federal Register [74 FR 9171], seeking public comment on a contemplated
delay of 60 days in the effective date of the rule entitled ``State
Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information.'' In
response to comment, the Department issued a subsequent notice on March
20, 2009 [74 FR 11879] delaying the effective date of the September 26,
2008 rule by 60 days until May 22, 2009, in order to permit officials
of the new Administration an opportunity to review and approve the
policies in the regulation.
However, subsequent to publication of the March 20, 2009 notice, we
determined that additional time would be needed for Department
officials to complete their review of the rule and to assess fully the
comments received in response to the March 3, 2009 notice. As a result,
on April 15, 2009, a notice was published in the Federal Register [74
FR 17445] indicating that the Department was contemplating a further
delay in the effective date of the ``State Parent Locator; Safeguarding
Child Support Information'' final rule to December 30, 2010. As
discussed below, the April 15, 2009 notice generated three comments,
all of which supported the December 30, 2010 effective date.
II. Provision of This Action
This action further delays the effective date of the September 26,
2008 final rule. The effective date of the final rule which would have
been May 22, 2009, is now December 30, 2010. The delay in the effective
date is necessary to give Department officials the opportunity for
further review of the issues of law and policy raised by the rule.
III. Comments Received in Response to the April 15, 2009 Notice
We received three comments in response to the April 15, 2009 notice
with comment period on the contemplated delay in the effective date of
the ``State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support
Information'' final rule. Although the April 15, 2009 notice invited
comments on the contemplated extension of the effective date of the
regulation to December 30, 2010, it also generated comments
recommending changes to substantive areas of the final rule. All
commenters supported the delayed effective date and as a result, we are
delaying the effective date of the rule to December 30, 2010 to allow
sufficient time for Department officials to review issues of law and
policy raised by the rule.
A summary of the comments received follows:
Comments: All three commenters supported the contemplated delay in
the effective date. Two of the commenters also provided comments that
are substantive in nature. One commenter was concerned about the
provisions of the rule that authorize disclosure of State child support
data to private child support collection agencies (PCAs), companies
that do not operate under a contract with the State or county child
support program, but instead contract directly with custodial parents.
The same commenter also recommended that the Department review the
child welfare provision of the rule to ensure that it fully complies
with the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
[[Page 23799]]
Adoptions Act signed into law on October 7, 2008 after the publication
of the final rule September 26, 2008. For example, the new law raises a
set of questions about whether data maintained through the Federal
Parent Locator Service and the State Parent Locator Service are
available to assist State child welfare agencies in carrying out their
responsibilities to locate adult relatives of children removed from
parental custody in order to identify potential placements.
The other substantive comment raised similar concerns regarding
PCAs. In particular, the commenter was concerned with the PCAs being an
``agent of the child'' for the purpose of locate requests under section
453 of the Social Security Act. The commenter believes that the PCA in
child support matters represents the parent, not the child, thus is not
``the agent of the child'' and is not authorized to receive any Federal
Parent Locator Service information from the IV-D agency. The commenter
also suggested that similar to the access provided to title IV Social
Security Act programs, human service programs serving the same family
as the child support program should have clear and unambiguous access
to Federal information. For example, the commenter encouraged the
Office of Child Support Enforcement to provide the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program access to child support information to
determine income eligibility.
Response: The Department believes that the comments received on the
notice published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2009 [74 FR
17445] soliciting comments on the delay in the effective date of the
rule support the delay in the effective date until December 30, 2010.
While the substantive comments on the policies contained in the rule
were not solicited, the delay will provide time for Department
officials to assess those comments as well as review all issues of law
and policy raised by the rule.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.563, Child
Support Enforcement)
Dated: May 18, 2009.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11936 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
