Final Rule

Name Change From Office of Child Support Enforcement to Office of Child Support Services; Withdrawal

Direct final rule; withdrawal.

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Summary:

ACF published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2024, a direct final rule making technical updates throughout Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Chapter III. On February 27, 2025, ACF re- opened the comment period and delayed the effective date until April 28, 2025. The comment period closed March 31, 2025. ACF is withdrawing the direct final rule because the Agency received significant adverse comment.

Key Dates

Citation: 90 FR 17012

The direct final rule published at 89 FR 107015 on December 31, 2024 is withdrawn effective April 23, 2025.

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Document Details

Document Number	2025-06958
FR Citation	90 FR 17012
Type	Final Rule
Published	Apr 23, 2025
Effective Date	Apr 23, 2025
RIN	0970-AD06
Docket ID	-
Pages	17012–17012 (1 pages)
Text Fetched	Yes

Agencies & CFR References

Agency Hierarchy:

Health and Human Services Department→Children and Families Administration

CFR References:

45 CFR 301 45 CFR 302 45 CFR 303 45 CFR 304 45 CFR 305 45 CFR 307 45 CFR 308 45 CFR 309 45 CFR 310

Linked CFR Parts

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Paired Documents

Type	Proposed	Final	Method	Conf
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Doc #	Type	Title	Published
2025-03147	Final Rule	Name Change From Office of Child Support...	Feb 27, 2025
2024-30987	Final Rule	Name Change From Office of Child Support...	Dec 31, 2024

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<RULE>
 
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
 <SUBAGY>Administration for Children and Families</SUBAGY>
 <CFR>45 CFR Parts 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, and 310</CFR>
 <RIN>RIN 0970-AD06</RIN>
 <SUBJECT>Name Change From Office of Child Support Enforcement to Office of Child Support Services; Withdrawal</SUBJECT>
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
 Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 
 
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
 Direct final rule; withdrawal. 
 
 <SUM>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
 
 ACF published in the 
 <E T="04">Federal Register</E>
 on December 31, 2024, a direct final rule making technical updates throughout Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Chapter III. On February 27, 2025, ACF re-opened the comment period and delayed the effective date until April 28, 2025. The comment period closed March 31, 2025. ACF is withdrawing the direct final rule because the Agency received significant adverse comment.
 
 </SUM>
 <EFFDATE>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
 The direct final rule published at 89 FR 107015 on December 31, 2024 is withdrawn effective April 23, 2025. 
 </EFFDATE>
 <FURINF>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
 
 Kimberly Curtis, Division of Policy and Training, OCSS, telephone (202) 690-6614. Email inquiries to 
 <E T="03">ocss.dpt@acf.hhs.gov.</E>
 Telecommunications Relay users may dial 711 first.
 
 </FURINF>
 
 <SUPLINF>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
 
 On December 31, 2024, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a direct final rule to change the name of the child support program throughout 45 CFR Chapter III, parts 301-310 and make technical updates to 45 CFR part 309. The direct final rule stated that if significant adverse comments were received, ACF would publish a timely withdrawal of the DFR in the 
 <E T="04">Federal Register</E>
 . ACF is withdrawing the direct final rule published in the 
 <E T="04">Federal Register</E>
 at 89 FR 107015 on December 31, 2024 because the agency has received significant adverse comments.
 
 <SIG>
 <DATED>Dated: April 18, 2025.</DATED>
 <NAME>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,</NAME>
 Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. 
 </SIG>
 </SUPLINF>
 <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-06958 Filed 4-22-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC>
 </RULE>
						

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