Income Withholding for Support (IWO)

OMB Control No: 0970-0154	ICR Reference No: 202602-0970-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202309-0970-008
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OCSE
Title: Income Withholding for Support (IWO)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/20/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/17/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	08/31/2026	08/31/2026
Responses	17,215,517	0	34,534,388
Time Burden (Hours)	751,461	0	1,487,593
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: OMB approved the IWO for an additional three years on August 23, 2023. During the OMB review period, OCSS found references to “child support enforcement (CSE) agencies” that were not updated to “child support agency (CSA)” as intended. As a result, the IWO program team submitted the forms for additional quality review, which resulted in additional minor edits to the form and instructions. States are required to use the IWO form to issue income withholding orders. OCSS provided states the option to use the previously approved IWO form for an additional 12 months so that child support agencies remain compliant with federal law while making any system changes to accommodate the proposed edits to the IWO form. This request is to remove those outdated materials, which were clearly specified as only being used for one year.

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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 Income withholding orders/termination of employment/income status (Employers and other income withholders) - 2020 1 IWO Form - 2020 Electronic income withholding orders/termionation of employment/income status (Employers and other income withholders) Electronic income withholding orders/termionation of employment/income status (Employers and other income withholders) - 2020 Income withholding order/notice (Courts, private attorneys, custodial parties or their representatives) 1 IWO Form Income withholding order/notice (Courts, private attorneys, custodial parties or their representatives) - 2020 1 IWO Form - 2020 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 Approved	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	34,534,388	0	-17,318,871	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	751,461	1,487,593	0	-736,132	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: OCSE requests to update ROCIS to remove the lines for the 2020 versions of the IWO and align the annual burden with the annual burden that was approved for the revised versions implemented from 2023-2024. This does not impact the burden estimates or content presented in SSA or any of the versions for 2024-2026.

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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

Agency Contact: Molly Buck 202 205-4724 [email protected]

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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: 02/17/2026

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