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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; State Access and Visitation
Grant Application (OMB #0970–0482)
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The federal Office of Child
Support Enforcement (OCSE),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) is
requesting a 3-year extension of the
State Access and Visitation Grant
Application (OMB #0970–0482,
expiration 5/31/2022). There are
changes requested to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
SUMMARY:
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 created the
‘‘Grants to States for Access and
Visitation’’ program (AV grant program).
Funding for the program began in fiscal
year 1997 with a capped, annual
entitlement of $10 million. The
statutory goal of the program is to
provide funds to states that will enable
them to provide services for the purpose
of increasing noncustodial parent access
to and visitation with their children.
State governors decide which state
entity will be responsible for
implementing the AV grant program in
addition to determining who will be
served, what services will be provided,
and whether the services will be
statewide or in local jurisdictions. The
statute specifies certain activities that
may be funded, including voluntary and
mandatory mediation, counseling,
education, the development of parenting
plans, supervised visitation, and the
development of guidelines for visitation
and alternative custody arrangements.
Even though OCSE manages this
program, funding for the AV grant is
separate from funding for federal and
state administration of the child support
program.
Section 469B(e)(3) of the Social
Security Act (Pub. L. 104–193) requires
that each state receiving an AV grant
award shall monitor, evaluate, and
report on such programs in accordance
with regulations. Additionally, the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
states that there is an application
requirement for Grants to States for
Access and Visitation Programs
(93.597). The application process assists
OCSE in complying with this
requirement and emphasizes program
efficiency, coordination of services,
building support for parenting time
services, and ensuring the safety of
parents and children.
Specifically, the application requires
states to submit a detailed program plan
indicating how they anticipate spending
their funds within the program statute
and regulations. The applications cover
3 fiscal years and any changes made to
the plan during the 3-year period will
require a notification of change to
OCSE.
OCSE will review the applications to
ensure that planned services meet the
requirements laid out in section
469B(e)(3) of the Social Security Act
(Pub. L. 104–193). This review will
include monitoring of program
compliance and the safe delivery of
services. In addition to monitoring, the
report will also assist in OCSE’s ability
to provide technical assistance to states
that request assistance.
The State Access and Visitation Grant
Application is proposing changes to the
application itself, including
requirements for states and territories to:
—Address disparities in access;
—ensure the proactive identification of
systemic barriers to AV grant services
for people of color and other
underserved populations;
—describe how grant activities will
redress such barriers; and
—describe how outreach and
recruitment efforts will promote
equity in access for underserved or
marginalized populations.
The grant application also expands
requirements for partnerships with
domestic violence service providers to
address the access issues experienced
by marginalized victims of domestic
violence.
Respondents: Recipients of the State
Access and Visitation Grant (54 states
and territories).
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 180.
Comments: The Department
specifically requests comments on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
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and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
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use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Sec. 469B(e)(3), Public Law
104–193.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a new matching
program.
AGENCY:
The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), Office
of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is
providing notice of a re-established
matching program between HHS/ACF/
OCSE and state agencies administering
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP). The matching program
compares state SNAP agency records
with new hire, quarterly wage, and
unemployment insurance information
maintained in the National Directory of
New Hires (NDNH). The outcomes of
the comparisons help state agencies
with establishing or verifying eligibility
for applicants and recipients of SNAP
benefits, reducing SNAP benefit errors,
and maintaining program integrity.
DATES: The deadline for comments on
this notice is January 27, 2022. The reestablished matching program will
commence no sooner than 30 days after
publication of this notice, provided no
comments are received that warrant a
change to this notice. The matching
program will be conducted for an initial
term of 18 months (from approximately
February 16, 2022, through August 15,
2023), and within 3 months of
expiration, may be renewed for one
additional year if the parties make no
change to the matching program and
certify that the program has been
conducted in compliance with the
agreement.
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Interested parties may
submit written comments on this notice
to Venkata Kondapolu, Acting Director,
Division of Federal Systems, Office of
Child Support Enforcement,
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The
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552a), provides certain
protections for individuals applying for
and receiving federal benefits. The law
governs the use of computer matching
by federal agencies when records in a
system of records, which contains
information about individuals that are
retrieved by name or other personal
identifier, are matched with records of
other federal, state, or local government
records. The Privacy Act requires
agencies involved in a matching
program to:
1. Obtain approval of a Computer
Matching Agreement, prepared in
accordance with the Privacy Act, by the
Data Integrity Board of any federal
agency participating in a matching
program.
2. Enter into a written Computer
Matching Agreement.
3. Provide a report of the matching
program to Congress and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and
make it available to the public, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o), (u)(3)(A),
and (u)(4).
4. Publish a notice of the matching
program in the Federal Register as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(12) after
OMB and Congress complete their
review of the report, as provided by
OMB Circular A–108.
5. Notify the individuals whose
information will be used in the
matching program that the information
they provide is subject to verification
through matching, as required by 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D).
6. Verify match findings before
suspending, terminating, reducing, or
making a final denial of an individual’s
benefits or payments or taking other
adverse action against the individual, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(p).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
ADDRESSES:
Administration for Children and
Families, by email at
venkata.kondapolu@acf.hhs.gov, or by
mail at Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C
St. SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC
20201. Comments received will be
available for public inspection at this
address from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General questions about the matching
program may be submitted to Venkata
Kondapolu, Acting Director, Division of
Federal Systems, Office of Child
Support Enforcement, Administration
for Children and Families, by email at
venkata.kondapolu@acf.hhs.gov, or by
mail at Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C
St. SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC
20201, or by telephone at 202–260–
4712.
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This matching program complies with
these requirements.
Linda Boyer,
Deputy Commissioner, OCSE.
Participating Agencies
The Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE) is the source
agency, and state agencies administering
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) are non-federal
(recipient) agencies.
Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
The authority for conducting the
matching program is contained in
section 453(j)(10) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(10)). The
Agriculture Act of 2014, Public Law
113–079, amended section 11(e) of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2020(e)(24)) by adding the
requirement that the state agency shall
request wage data directly from the
NDNH, established under section 453(i)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
653(i)), relevant to determining
eligibility to receive supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits
and determining the correct amount of
those benefits at the time of
certification.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program
is to provide each participating state
agency administering SNAP with new
hire, quarterly wage, and
unemployment insurance information
from OCSE’s NDNH system of records to
assist them in establishing or verifying
SNAP applicants’ and recipients’
eligibility for assistance, reducing
payment errors, and maintaining
program integrity, including
determining whether duplicate
participation exists or if the applicant or
recipient resides in another state. The
state SNAP agencies may also use the
NDNH information for the secondary
purpose of updating the recipients’
reported participation in work activities
and updating recipients’ and their
employers’ contact information
maintained by the state SNAP agencies.
Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals involved
in the matching program are adult
members of households who have
applied for or receive SNAP benefits.
Categories of Records
The categories of records involved in
the matching program, which may
include personal identifiers, are new
hire, quarterly wage, and
unemployment insurance information.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Access and
Visitation Grant Application (OMB #0970-0482)
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting a 3-year extension of the
State Access and Visitation Grant Application (OMB #0970-0482,
expiration 5/31/2022). There are changes requested to the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected].
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 created the ``Grants to States for Access
and Visitation'' program (AV grant program). Funding for the program
began in fiscal year 1997 with a capped, annual entitlement of $10
million. The statutory goal of the program is to provide funds to
states that will enable them to provide services for the purpose of
increasing noncustodial parent access to and visitation with their
children. State governors decide which state entity will be responsible
for implementing the AV grant program in addition to determining who
will be served, what services will be provided, and whether the
services will be statewide or in local jurisdictions. The statute
specifies certain activities that may be funded, including voluntary
and mandatory mediation, counseling, education, the development of
parenting plans, supervised visitation, and the development of
guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements. Even
though OCSE manages this program, funding for the AV grant is separate
from funding for federal and state administration of the child support
program.
Section 469B(e)(3) of the Social Security Act (Pub. L. 104-193)
requires that each state receiving an AV grant award shall monitor,
evaluate, and report on such programs in accordance with regulations.
Additionally, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance states that
there is an application requirement for Grants to States for Access and
Visitation Programs (93.597). The application process assists OCSE in
complying with this requirement and emphasizes program efficiency,
coordination of services, building support for parenting time services,
and ensuring the safety of parents and children.
Specifically, the application requires states to submit a detailed
program plan indicating how they anticipate spending their funds within
the program statute and regulations. The applications cover 3 fiscal
years and any changes made to the plan during the 3-year period will
require a notification of change to OCSE.
OCSE will review the applications to ensure that planned services
meet the requirements laid out in section 469B(e)(3) of the Social
Security Act (Pub. L. 104-193). This review will include monitoring of
program compliance and the safe delivery of services. In addition to
monitoring, the report will also assist in OCSE's ability to provide
technical assistance to states that request assistance.
The State Access and Visitation Grant Application is proposing
changes to the application itself, including requirements for states
and territories to:
--Address disparities in access;
--ensure the proactive identification of systemic barriers to AV grant
services for people of color and other underserved populations;
--describe how grant activities will redress such barriers; and
--describe how outreach and recruitment efforts will promote equity in
access for underserved or marginalized populations.
The grant application also expands requirements for partnerships
with domestic violence service providers to address the access issues
experienced by marginalized victims of domestic violence.
Respondents: Recipients of the State Access and Visitation Grant
(54 states and territories).
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number of Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Total burden Annual burden
respondents respondent response hours hours
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State Access and Visitation Grant Application...................... 54 1 10 540 180
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 180.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the
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use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions
submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Sec. 469B(e)(3), Public Law 104-193.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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