Income Withholding for Support (IWO)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 Income withholding orders/termination of employment/income status (Employers and other income withholders) Form	Modified
IWO_0970-0154_Supporting Statement_062223.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-07-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
227081	Electronic income withholding orders/termionation of employment/income status (Employers and other income withholders) Other-Record Layout	Modified
227080	Income withholding orders/termination of employment/income status (Employers and other income withholders) Form	Modified
227079	Income withholding order/notice (Courts, private attorneys, custodial parties or their representatives) Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0154	ICR Reference No: 202306-0970-010
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-0970-003
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OCSE
Title: Income Withholding for Support (IWO)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/12/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2023
Responses	17,215,517	17,318,871
Time Burden (Hours)	751,461	722,410
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Family Support Act of 1988 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 established the framework for mandatory income withholding, via a standard format, for child support orders issued or modified through state IV-D agencies. With limited exceptions, that law also mandates immediate wage withholding for all orders entered or modified on or after January 1, 1994 and requires states to adopt an expanded definition of income available for child support payments in addition to wages to include salaries, commissions, bonuses, workers’ compensation, disability, payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program and interest. The Social Security Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate the standard income withholding form to be sent to employers by all parties to garnish income for child support payments.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 666(a)(1), (a)(8) and 666(b)(6 Name of Law: Social Security Act Requirement of Statutorily Prescribed Procedures to Improve Effectiveness of CSE
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 3994	01/23/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 44363	07/12/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Electronic income withholding orders/termionation of employment/income status (Employers and other income withholders)
Income withholding order/notice (Courts, private attorneys, custodial parties or their representatives)	1	IWO Form
Income withholding orders/termination of employment/income status (Employers and other income withholders)	1	IWO Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	17,215,517	17,318,871	0	0	-103,354	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	751,461	722,410	0	0	29,051	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: All of the IWO instruments underwent revisions to change the “Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)” to “Office of Child Support Services (OCSS).” The IWO form instructions underwent minor edits to clarify the language and OCSS augmented the instructions to include a sample form to improve the respondent’s ability to properly complete the IWO Form. All of the minor edits constitute a program change but do not impact the burden. OCSS adjusted the respondent burden hour from the previous approval to reflect the increase in respondents using the IWO form and an increase in the number of responses from the employer respondents. There are more employer respondents using e-IWO over secure server connection since the previous approval request, which constitutes an adjustment; however, the e-IWO process decreases respondent’s time and costs, which also constitutes an adjustment since the previous approval.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $953,334

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/12/2023

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