On January 1, 2017, the multilateral 2007 Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (the Hague Child Support Convention) came into force for the U.S. The U.S. now has reciprocal relationships with 36 other foreign countries under the Hague Convention and that number is growing. Countries that are party to the Hague Child Support Convention use 14 standardized Convention case processing forms, which were designed to greatly reduce the complexity of case processing in the international context.
Section 311(b) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) 2008, which has been enacted by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, requires states to use forms mandated by federal law. (UIFSA enactment was required by Public Law (P.L.) 113-183.) Regulations under 45 CFR 303.7 also require child support programs to use federally-approved forms in intergovernmental IV-D cases unless a country has provided alternative forms as a part of its chapter in a Caseworker's Guide to Processing Cases with Foreign Reciprocating Countries.
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Name of Law: Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act
From the last information collection, the number of burden hours decreased slightly due to a decline in the national caseload: from 13,478 annual burden hours to 13,001 burden hours in this information collection. However, in this estimate, we included a higher hourly wage and fringe benefits rate, so that this collection estimates a higher average hourly wage, which accounts for a higher annual cost of $447,754, as compared to $294,494 in the last information collection.
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:
(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;
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.
Annex B: Application for Enforcement of a Decision Made or Recognized in the Requested State, including restricted information on the applicant