DCL-9252

DEC 18 1992

DC-92-52

TO ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS

Dear Colleague:

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), in conjunction with the National Child Support Enforcement (NCSEA), has updated Section I (STATE-AT-A-GLANCE) of the Interstate Roster and Referral Guide (IRG) based upon information provided by State child support enforcement agencies.

The State-At-A-Glance, enclosed, provides a concise overview of each State's interstate requirements. It is designed as a quick reference for frequently asked questions on interstate referrals. This update of Section I contains fourteen additional elements from the initial profile, reflecting changes brought about by the Family Support Act.

Upon request to OCSE, the State-At-A-Glance profile is available to States at no cost on computer diskettes (Wordperfect 5.1 format.)

The Interstate Roster and Referral Guide is divided into two sections. Section II lists all pertinent State addresses; e.g. collection addresses and responding addresses. Section II of the IRG has been automated and is updated on a monthly basis by OCSE.

In addition, all States have access to the federal National Computer Center (NCC) mainframe system and should update their address changes as they occur. On a monthly basis, OCSE batches these changes from NCC and makes them available to all States so they can download this current information to their own computers.

We strongly recommend that States continue to download the Section II monthly updates to assure that you have current address changes from other States. After States have done this, they may choose a variety of ways to share the information with their local offices: hard copies, computer tapes, and/or on-line access.

States have found both sections of the IRG to be valuable tools in the processing of interstate cases. We strongly recommend that you distribute copies of the State-At-A-Glance to your local child support offices and share with them the monthly address updates frequently.

The National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA) issues a publication which contains both sections of the IRG that is available for a subscription fee. This fee includes hard-copy updates of the address information on a quarterly basis.

Sincerely,

Allie Page Matthews
Deputy Director
Office of Child Support Enforcement

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