The Child Support Enforcement Program
was established under title IV-D of the Social Security Act (the
Act) by the Social Services Amendments of 1974, for the purpose of
enforcing the support obligations owed by absent parents,
establishing paternity and obtaining child support. Because States
were not providing adequate IV-D services, Congress enacted the
Family Support Act of 1988 to strengthen the program by requiring,
among other things, mandatory use of support guidelines, immediate
income withholding, increased efforts to establish paternity and
mandatory automated systems. In addition, the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(PRWORA) further strengthened the program by requiring, among other
things, the establishment of State Case and New Hire Registries and
an Expanded Federal Parent Locator Service, mandatory
implementation of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and
expedited administrative procedures, and enhanced automated
systems. This information collection covers the transmission of
both IV-D and non-IV-D data from the State Case Registry to the
Federal Case Registry and the additional requirements for States
operating under a waiver of Statewideness, and those whose
high-risk Information Technology projects have triggered an
Independent Validation and Verification review.
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.