This request is for reinstatement,
with change, of a previously approved collection that has expired.
The collection instrument is called the 2020 Current Population
Survey-Child Support Supplement. This supplement will be conducted
by the U.S. Census Bureau and is authorized by Title 13, United
States Code, Section 182. It will be conducted in conjunction with
the April 2020 Current Population Survey (CPS) (OMB #0607-0049).
This supplement, which was last conducted in 2018, will continue
the data series started in 1979 in response to a recommendation of
the Conference on Issues in Federal Statistical Needs Relating to
Women. This supplement is sponsored by the Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
Department of Health and Human Services and is authorized by Title
IV-D of the Social Security Act. The Child Support Supplement is
designed to obtain information on the characteristics of
individuals eligible to receive child support and the types of
financial arrangements made to assist in the support of such
individuals and any children for whom they retain custody.
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USC Part D Name of Law: Title IV-D of the Social Security
Act
The Child Support Supplement
has not been significantly altered since 1994, providing important
trend data for the child support program and policymakers. The
proposed changes to the 2020 Supplement will not change the key
features of the supplement or interfere with the collection of
important trend data, but it will streamline and update the
supplement. We describe the changes in section A15 of Supporting
Statement A. We propose deleting 25 questions and adding 10. These
proposed changes will reduce the number of questions in the
supplement by about 10 percent. Attachment A provides track changes
to show the changes between the previously approved version and
this April 2020 version.
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.