The federally approved
intergovernmental forms are used to facilitate interstate child
support case processing when more than one state child support
agency is involved. The forms are readily recognizable and provide
the information states agree is needed to process a case. More than
one state may become involved in a child support case when the
parents live in different states, where the parties no longer
reside in the state that issued the support order, or when assets
are sought in states other than the state enforcing the support
order. Intergovernmental cases are the most complex and difficult
cases. About 15-25 percent of child support cases are believed to
involve more than one state.
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 771,309 hours in the last approval to
722,635 hours in this request. Changes in burden are due to the
decline in the overall child support caseload over the last several
years and also changes in estimate in response times based on
reading time estimates per HHS guidance. States use these forms to
process cases between jurisdictions; these intergovernmental cases
are a percentage of each state’s overall caseload. Therefore, as
the total number of cases declines, so does the number of
intergovernmental cases.
$898,560
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Molly Buck 202 205-4724
mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
No
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.