The intergovernmental forms are critically important for the effective and efficient processing of child support cases under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) 2008. Since enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, section 466(f) of the Social Security Act (Act) has required U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as a condition of receiving federal funds, to enact certain amendments to UIFSA. Section 311(b) of UIFSA requires that a petition and accompanying documents conform substantially with the standard intergovernmental forms mandated by federal law, and 45 CFR 303.7(a)(4) requires state child support agencies to use federally approved forms in intergovernmental cases, unless a country has provided alternative forms in an Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) country-specific caseworkerâs guide. All policy references are documented in Attachment 1.
US Code:
42 USC 666(f)
Name of Law: Requirement of statutorily prescribed procedures to improve effectiveness of child support enforceme
The estimate of annual burden hours has declined from 515,860 hours in the last approval to 456,947 hours in this request. Changes in burden are due to the decline in the overall child support caseload over the last several years. States use these forms to process cases between jurisdictions; these intergovernmental cases are a percentage of each stateâs overall caseload. Therefore, as the total number of cases declines, so does the number of intergovernmental cases. For information on the child support caseload, see OCSE Preliminary Data Report FY 2023, Table 34.
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:
(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;
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.