Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration
The Administration for Children and Families proposes to amend the Child Support regulations to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete regulations in the following sections: State Plan Approval and Grant Procedures, State Plan Requirements, Standards for Program Operations, Federal Financial Participation, Program Performance Measures, Standards, Financial Incentives, and Penalties, Computerized Support Enforcement Systems, Annual State Self-Assessment Review and Report, Tribal Child Support Enforcement (IV-D) Program, and Computerized Tribal IV-D Systems and Office Automation. A plain language summary of this proposed rule is available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families 45 CFR Parts 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, and 310 RIN 0970-AD39 AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families proposes to amend the Child Support regulations to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete regulations in the following sections: State Plan Approval and Grant Procedures, State Plan Requirements, Standards for Program Operations, Federal Financial Participation, Program Performance Measures, Standards, Financial Incentives, and Penalties, Computerized Support Enforcement Systems, Annual State Self-Assessment Review and Report, Tribal Child Support Enforcement (IV-D) Program, and Computerized Tribal IV-D Systems and Office Automation. A plain language summary of this proposed rule is available at https://www.regulations.gov . DATES: In order to be considered, written comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before July 20, 2026. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments, identified by docket number ACF-2026-0529 and/or RIN number 0970-AD39, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: Deregulation@acf.hhs.gov . Include the docket number ACF-2026-0529 and/or RIN number 0970…
Citation: 91 FR 36779
