Federal Collection and Passport Denial Technical Guide

Version 13.0

Publication Date: July 21, 2023
Current as of:

The Federal Collection and Passport Denial Technical Guide (PDF) provides information to state child support agencies about the technical aspects of establishing and maintaining the necessary interfaces between their statewide automated systems and OCSS. Although the primary audience is the agency's technical staff, this information can help state child support administrative, programmatic, and policy staff understand the Federal Collection and Enforcement (FCE) programs, specifically Federal Offset and Passport Denial.

In brief, this guide (PDF) provides:

  1. Overview of the FCE programs
  2. Detailed information regarding processing of state data
  3. Explanation of Pre-Offset Notices
  4. Explanation of Bureau of the Fiscal Service procedures
  5. Explanation of Department of State procedures
  6. Detailed information regarding Federal Offset and Passport Denial processing for the FCE Child Support Portal application
  7. Technical information about submitting and receiving data
  8. Guidance on the use of data