Attachment A - Public Comments and ACF Responses - OCSE 157

On October 15, 2021, ACF announced minor revisions to the OCSE-157 Form under OMB #0970–0177 in Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197, page 57433. The following information summarizes the comment(s) received and the agency responses.

	Comment Received	ACF Response
1	Two commenters recommended deleting the text added to Section F, and to Lines 25 & 27 that reads: “For purposes of this report, report distributed collections as prescribed in 45 CFR 302.51.”	ACF disagrees that the text should be deleted, however we have added additional clarification in the OCSE-157 form instructions to clarify the reason for adding this statement.
2	A commenter suggested deleting the definition for disbursement	ACF disagrees that the definition should be deleted because it is an accurate definition for disbursement and further explains reporting requirements in Section F of the instructions.
3	A commenter suggested it has a 29 hour burden; its 2 systems are outdated and duplicative; it provided technological ideas for data exchanges; its systems will be enhanced by its child support system modernization that will improve its efficiency and reduce its burden, and that additional federal funds should be allocated for systems updates.	ACF appreciates the additional information and comments regarding system enhancements. We will take them into consideration as more states are able to take on costly system modernization efforts.