Online Interstate Referral Guide (IRG)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 IRG State User Guide - States and Territories Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 IRG Tribal Profile Guidance Form and Instruction	Modified
2019 Final IRG 60 comments and responses for the Supporting Statement.docx Supplementary Document	2020-04-10
0970_0209_IRG_Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-04-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
187582	IRG State User Guide - States and Territories Form and Instruction	Modified
10045	IRG Tribal Profile Guidance Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0209	ICR Reference No: 202004-0970-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201808-0970-007
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: OCSE
Title: Online Interstate Referral Guide (IRG)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/08/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/15/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2022	01/31/2022	01/31/2022
Responses	2,088	0	2,088
Time Burden (Hours)	627	0	627
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) provides a centralized and automated repository of state and tribal profiles that contain essential high-level descriptions of each entity's programs and procedures, which allows access to that information by state, tribal, and international child support enforcement agencies to more efficiently process intergovernmental child support cases and to decrease costs by avoiding multiple searches for case processing information. This request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection to address requests for changes from state and tribal agencies. More robust changes are expected prior to January 2022, after OCSE convenes a workgroup specific to the IRG information collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 652(a)(7) Name of Law: The Public Health and Welfare
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 65818	11/29/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 21012	04/15/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
IRG Tribal Profile Guidance	1	IRG Tribal Profile
IRG State User Guide - States and Territories	1	IRG State Profile

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,088	2,088	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	627	627	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $272,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 04/15/2020

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