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INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
IM-97-01
February 18, 1997
TO:STATE AGENCIES ADMINISTERING CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PLANS UNDER TITLE IV-D OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS
SUBJECT:Index of the Office Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Action Transmittals (AT's), Information Memoranda (IM's), and Dear Colleague Letters (DCL's)
CONTENT:This index includes all active OCSE Action Transmittals, Information Memoranda, and Dear Colleague Letters issued from January 1995.
An Action Transmittal (AT) has its basis in federal law and regulation, and as the name implies, instructs state child support enforcement programs on the actions they must take to comply with new and amended federal laws.
An Information Memorandum (IM) provides state CSE agencies with information on program practices that can be useful to program improvement.
A Dear Colleague Letters (DCL) are letters sent to State IV-D Directors providing information about practices, changes in procedures, or other CSE topics.
SUPERCEDED MATERIALS: OCSE-IM-95-01 dated March 27, 1995
INQUIRIES: For copies of AT's, IM's and DCL's:
OCSE National Reference Center
Mail/Stop: OCSE/NRC
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
4th floor
Washington, D.C. 20447
(202) 401-9383
___________________________
David Gray Ross
Deputy Director
Office of Child Support Enforcement
INDEX OF OCSE
ACTION TRANSMITTALS
INFORMATION MEMORANDA
AND
DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS
(OCSE IM-97-01)
February 1997
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Child Support Enforcement
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUBJECT MATTER LISTING |
SOURCE |
REFERENCE |
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AUTOMATED SYSTEMS |
AT-96-04 |
Guidance on Advance Planning Document (APD) requirements to meet the automated child support enforcement system provisions of the Family Support Act of 1988 as amended by P.L. 104-35 |
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COLLECTIONS |
AT-96-05 |
Collections of Child Support by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) through offsetting Federal income tax refunds. This Action Transmittal applies to those cases in which the State has an assignment of support rights under Section 402(a)(26) of 471(a)(17) of the Social Security Act, or cases in which the State is enforcing the support obligation pursuant to Section 454(6) of the Social Security Act, or the State has an assignment of medical support rights under Section 1912(a)(1)(A) of the Social Securit y Act |
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ENFORCEMENT |
AT-95-05 |
Prosecution of nonsupport cases under the federal Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 (CSRA) [18 U.S.C. 228]. This Action Transmittal seeks to increase federal criminal prosecutions under CSRA and solicits the assistance of state IV-D agencies in identifying additional cases suitable for prosecution by the ninety-four U.S. Attorney's Districts. CSRA prosecution is only possible if those cases where an obligor (1) lives in a different state from his or her child, (2) has past-due child support greater th an $5,000 or which has remained unpaid for more than a year, and (3) has willfully taken steps to avoid support payments |
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FINANCIAL |
AT-95-03 |
Reduction in Federal Financial Participation (FFP) Rates for the Child Support Enforcement Program Under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (SSA) |
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PATERNITY |
AT-95-04 AT-95-02 |
The Measurement and Reporting of the State Paternity Establishment Percentage (PEP) in accordance with Section 452(g) of the Social Security Act as revised by P.L. 103-66 (OBRA '93) and P.L. 103-432 Revision to the Title IV-D State Plan Preprint; Submission of State Plan Pages to Indicate Compliance with Federal Requirements for Paternity Establishment contained in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and Final Federal Regulations |
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SUBJECT MATTER LISTING |
SOURCE |
REFERENCE |
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PATERNITY |
IM-96-03 |
Enlistment Policy for Men who Acknowledge Paternity |
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STATE PLANS |
AT-95-02 AT-95-01 |
Revision to the Title IV-D State Plan Preprint; Submission of State Plan Pages to Indicate Compliance with Federal Requirements for Paternity Establishment contained in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and Final Federal Regulations Revision to the Title IV-D State Plan Preprint; Submission of State Plan Pages to Indicate Compliance with Federal Requirements for Expedited processes contained in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 |
PART II - CHRONOLOGICAL LISTINGS
ACTION TRANSMITTALS
AT-96-10 12/23/96 Availability of Federal Financial Participation
at an Enhanced Rate Under the Provisions of the
"Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
of 1996"
AT-96-09 12/23/96 Final Rule - Revisions for the President's Reform
Initiative; and extension of the Certified
Statewide Systems Deadline
AT-96-08 11/12/96 Revision to the Title IV-D State Plan Reprint
Submission of State Plan Page to Indicate
Compliance with Federal Requirement on
Computerized Support Enforcement Systems
AT-96-07 NOT ISSUED
AT-96-06 11/4/96 The Calculation and Recoupment of the Federal
Share of the Child Support Collections and the
Payment of Child Support Incentives Under The
Provisions of Public Law 104-193, the "Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996" (PRWORA)
AT-96-05 8/15/96 Collection of Child Support by the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) through offsetting Federal
income tax refunds. This Action Transmittal
applies to those cases in which the State has an
assignment of support rights under Section
402(a)(26) or 471(a)(17) of the Social Security
Act, or cases in which the State is enforcing the
support obligation pursuant to Section 454(6) of
the Social Security Act, or the State has an
assignment of medical support rights under
Section 1912(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act
AT-96-04 2/20/96 Guidance on Advance Planning Document (APD)
requirements to meet the automated child support
enforcement system provisions of the Family
Support Act of 1988 as amended by P.L. 104-35
AT-96-03 NOT ISSUED
AT-96-02 1/31/96 Proposed Rule - Amendments to Federal regulations
governing procedures for making information
available to Consumer Reporting Agencies;
extension of the deadline for certified Statewide
systems; and revisions for the President's Reform
Initiative
AT-96-01 NOT ISSUED
AT-95-06 5/10/96 Final rule for processing garnishment orders for
child support and alimony.
AT-95-05 4/20/95 Prosecution of nonsupport cases under the federal
Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 (CSRA) [18
U.S.C. 228]. This Action Transmittal seeks to
increase federal criminal prosecutions under CSRA
and solicits the assistance of state IV-D
agencies in identifying additional cases suitable
for prosecution by the ninety-four U.S.
Attorney's district. CSRA prosecution if only
possible in those cases where an obligor (1)
lives in a different state from his or her child,
(2) has past-due child support greater than
$5,000 or which has remained unpaid for more than
a year, and (3) has willfully taken steps to
avoid support payments
AT-95-04 1/ /95 The Measurement and Reporting of the State
Paternity Establishment Percentage (PEP) in
accordance with Section 452(g) of the Social
Security Act as revised by P.L. 103-66 (OBRA '93)
and P.L. 103-432
AT-95-03 2/17/95 Reduction in Federal Financial Participation
(FFP) Rates for the Child Support Enforcement
Program Under Title IV-D of the Social Security
Act (Act)
AT-95-02 2/10/95 Revision to the Title IV-D State Plan Preprint;
Submission of State Plan Pages to Indicate
Compliance with Federal Requirements for
Paternity Establishment Contained in the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and Final
Federal Regulations
AT-95-01 1/12/95 Revision to the Title IV-D State Plan Preprint;
Submission of State Plan Page to Indicate
Compliance with Federal Requirements for
Expedited processes Contained in the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
INFORMATION MEMORANDA
IM-96-04 8/22/96 Child Support Recovery Act
IM-96-03 8/5/96 Enlistment Policy for Men who Acknowledge
Paternity
IM-96-02 5/29/96 Clarification of the Procedures for Obtaining
Medical Support from Military Parents
IM-96-01 2/6/96 Tools to Assist Child Support Enforcement
Agencies with issues involving Military Personnel
IM-95-03 7/13/95 Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders
Act
IM-95-02 5/12/95 National Child Support Enforcement Strategic Plan
IM-95-01 3/27/96 Index of OCSE Action Transmittals (AT's),
Information Memoranda (IM's), and Policy
Interpretation Questions (PIQ's)
DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS
12/13/96 DC-96-73 Technical Assistance Needs Assessment - Technical
Assistance Report - Best Practices Form
12/10/96 DC-96-72 Announcing final rule issued on Vote Registration
by ACF/HCFA
12/6/96 DC-96-71 Public Law 104-193 Resource Persons
11/27/96 DC-96-70 New Hire Directory Information Exchange
Conference
11/27/96 DC-96-69 Program Results Performance Measurements Audits
11/22/96 DC-96-68 IRS Mail-Out to Employers (Insurance Agency
Directors)
11/22/96 DC-96-67 IRS Mail-Out to Employers (State IV-D Directors)
11/22/96 DC-96-66 Processing Fee for Commercial Garnishments
11/21/96 DC-96-65 Tax Refund Offset
11/12/96 DC-96-64 Status Report Research and Demonstration Project
(as of October 1, 1996)
11/8/96 DC-96-63 Cross Match of Federal Tax Refund Offset Cases
and Federal Personnel Files
11/8/96 DC-96-62 1996 Amendments to the Uniform Interstate Family
Support Act
11/7/96 DC-96-61 Results of New Hire Reporting Pilot
11/1/96 DC-96-60 Uncollectable Letter
10/30/96 DC-96-59 New Hire Directory Information Exchange
Conference
10/28/96 DC-96-58 Notice of Performance Measurement Act
10/28/96 DC-96-57 Implementation of Provision of Section 13921 of
the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1993
10/25/96 DC-96-56 National Domestic Violence Awareness
10/24/96 DC-96-55 October Collection Report
10/22/96 DC-96-54 Agenda for Welfare Reforms Forums
10/22/96 DC-96-53 IRG State Profiles
10/22/96 DC-96-52 Update for 1997 Submittals
10/11/96 DC-96-51 Welfare Reform Forums
10/11/96 DC-96-50 4th Quarter FPLS FY'96 Billing Invoice
10/10/96 DC-96-49 Headstart/Child Support Collaboration
10/8/96 DC-96-48 New Federal Forms for Interstate Subpoenas and
Interstate Liens
10/8/96 DC-96-47 Litigation Report
9/29/96 DC-96-46 Announcement of FY'97 Fees
9/20/96 DC-96-45 September Collection Report
8/23/96 DC-96-44 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 Partnership
8/21/96 DC-96-43 FPLS Certifications of Compliance
8/21/96 DC-96-42 August 1996 Collection Report
8/16/96 DC-96-41 UIFSA Matrix
8/15/96 DC-96-40 Tax Offset Action Transmittal
8/12/96 DC-96-39 Monthly Crossmatches with SESA
8/2/96 DC-96-38 Amend the Regulation for AFDC
7/24/96 DC-96-37 International Child Support
7/24/96 DC-96-36 Unaccountable Addresses
7/18/96 DC-96-35 Child Support Enforcement Program Resource
Directory
7/17/96 DC-96-34 July Collection Report
7/8/96 DC-96-33 Pilot Test for New Standard Interstate Forms
6/24/96 DC-96-32 Clarification of AT-96-01
6/20/96 DC-96-31 Sixth National Child Support Enforcement
Conference
6/18/96 DC-96-30 June Collection Report
6/5/96 DC-96-29 Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignments
5/31/96 DC-96-28 UIFSA Retreat II
5/29/96 DC-96-27 Child Support Enforcement FY'95 Preliminary Data
Report
5/23/96 DC-96-26 May Collection Report
5/23/96 DC-96-25 Sixth National Child Support Enforcement
Conference
5/20/96 DC-96-24 Tax Refund Offset - Processing Year 1997
Important Dates
5/10/96 DC-96-23 Small Business Administration Regulation
Implementation
4/24/96 DC-96-22 Legislative Implementation Guide
4/24/96 DC-96-21 April Collection Report
4/12/96 DC-96-20 Implementation of Connect Direct
4/11/96 DC-96-19 Second Quarter FY' 96 Billing Invoices
4/11/96 DC-96-18 State Employment Security Agencies Schedule
(SESA)
4/11/96 DC-96-17 State Employment Security Agencies Schedule
(SESA) IV-D
3/22/96 DC-96-16 March Collection Report
3/11/96 DC-96-15 Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs
3/1/96 DC-96-14 February Collection Report
3/1/96 DC-96-13 FY '96 Unaccountable Cases
2/26/96 DC-96-12 Training of Trainers Course (April 22-26)
2/26/96 DC-96-11 Model forms for UIFSA Registration
2/22/96 DC-96-10 Implementation of new System to Identify Social
Security Numbers (SSNs)
2/9/96 DC-96-09 FTRO-Processing Year 1996 Certified
2/5/96 DC-96-08 States Weekly Updates for Tax Offset
1/25/96 DC-96-07 First Quarter FPLS Billing Invoice
1/22/96 DC-96-06 11th Collection Report
11/2/95 DC-96-05 Update on Status of Monthly Crossmatches
11/1/95 DC-96-04 Certifications of Compliance
11/1/95 DC-96-03 Monthly Crossmatches with SESA
10/31/95 DC-96-02 9th Collection Report
10/30/95 DC-96-01 Cover Letter for AT-96-01
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