5101:12-50-32.9 Federal adjustments, state payments, and recovery of disbursed federal tax offset collections.

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES

 

DATE:  10/19/2015 TIME: 10:00 AM

LOCATION:   Room 3110-B, Rhodes State Office Tower, 30 East Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43215

 

Pursuant to sections 3123.81, 3125.25 and Chapter 119. of the Ohio Revised Code, the director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services gives notice of the department's intent to consider the amendment of the rules as identified below and of a public hearing thereon.

 

The following Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rules are being proposed for amendment as a result of a review conducted in accordance with section 106.03 of the Revised Code (ORC), which requires five-year reviews of all state agency rules.

 

•         Rule 5101:12-50-30, "Federal offset program," describes the federal tax offset program, which includes the passport denial and the financial institution data match programs. Changes to the rule include: updating the revision dates of the federal act and the U.S. Code.

 

•         Rule 5101:12-50-32, "Federal income tax refund offset program," provides an introduction to the federal tax refund offset program and defines terms that are used in the supplemental rules. Changes to this rule include: replacing the term "financial management service" with "bureau of fiscal service" as the federal office has changed the name.

 

•         Rule 5101:12-50-32.2, "The federal match process and pre-offset notice," describes the federal tax offset match process and the pre-offset notice procedure. Changes to this rule include: replacing the term "financial management service" with "bureau of fiscal service" as the federal office has changed the name.

 

•         Rule 5101:12-50-32.5, "Administrative offset review of federal income tax refund offset program submittals," the process for requesting and conducting an administrative tax offset review when an obligor has been submitted to the federal tax offset program.  Changes to this rule include: revised the language in paragraph (C) for clarity.

 

•         Rule 5101:12-50-32.6, "The federal income tax refund offset process" describes the process used to offset a federal income tax refund. Changes to this rule include: replaced the term "financial management service" with "bureau of fiscal service" as the federal office has changed the name; revised the language in paragraph (B) for clarity; and corrected the name of "Office of Fiscal and Monitoring Services."

 

•         Rule 5101:12-50-32.7, "Service fee," describes the fees that are charged by the federal Bureau of Fiscal Service for each federal tax offset processed. Changes to this rule include: replaced the term "financial management service" with "bureau of fiscal service" as the federal office has changed the name.

 

•         Rule 5101:12-50-32.9, "Federal adjustments, state payments, and recovery of disbursed federal tax offset collections," describes the processes used to rectify an invalid federal tax offset. Changes to this rule include: corrected the title of JFS 07017.

 

•         Rule 5101:12-50-99, "Chapter 5101:12-50 forms - enforcement of the support order," contains a compilation of forms with their effective or revised effective date, referenced within various rules contained within division 5101:12 of the Administrative Code, but first cited within Chapter

 

 

 

 

5101:12-50 of the Administrative Code. Changes to this rule include: revised the effective date of JFS 01850 and 07544; and corrected the title of JFS 07017.

Copies of the proposed rules are available, without charge, to any person affected by the rules at the address listed below. The rules are also available on the internet at http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/.

A public hearing on the proposed rules will be held at the date, time, and location listed at the top of this notice.  Either written or oral testimony will be taken at the public hearing.  Additionally, written comments submitted or postmarked no later than the date of the public hearing will be treated as testimony.

Requests for copies of the proposed rules or comments on the rules should be submitted by mail to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Legal and Acquisition Services, 30 East Broad Street, 31st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-3414, by fax at [phone], or by e- mail at [e-mail].