DCL-01-38, Federal Parent Locator Service Fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002

DCL-01-38

AUG 1, 2001

TO: ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS

RE: Federal Parent Locator Service Fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002

Dear Colleague:

This letter is to notify you of the user fees assessed for State access and usage of the expanded Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) for FY 2002. Please note that there has been no change to the flat access portion of these fees.

Under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is authorized to recover costs incurred in furnishing information at rates determined by the Secretary to be reasonable. These fees recapture a portion of OCSE’s costs for operating and maintaining the FPLS systems, which have dramatically increased the effectiveness of the FPLS mission.

For FY 2002, we will continue to charge a flat access fee and a variable fee based on each State's IV-D caseload average. This fee structure will continue to allow for unlimited use of all FPLS services. User fees are to be paid on a quarterly basis in four equal amounts. Each State is to report their FPLS fee charge-back on line 11 of Form OCSE-396A. Fees that are not paid in a timely manner will be deducted from your quarterly grant.

We appreciate your continued efforts in assuring that the children of our nation receive the support they so desperately need. If you have any questions, please contact Tony Hardy at (202) 401-9231.

Sincerely,

Frank Fuentes
Acting Commissioner
Office of Child Support Enforcement

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