45 CFR 303.7 - Provision of
Services in Intergovernmental IV-D; Federally Approved Forms
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/21/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2026
4,655,772
5,255,928
456,947
515,860
0
0
The intergovernmental forms are
critically important for the effective and efficient processing of
child support cases under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
(UIFSA) 2008. Since enactment of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, section 466(f) of the
Social Security Act (Act) has required U.S. states, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as a
condition of receiving federal funds, to enact certain amendments
to UIFSA. Section 311(b) of UIFSA requires that a petition and
accompanying documents conform substantially with the standard
intergovernmental forms mandated by federal law, and 45 CFR
303.7(a)(4) requires state child support agencies to use federally
approved forms in intergovernmental cases, unless a country has
provided alternative forms in an Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE) country-specific caseworker’s guide. All policy
references are documented in Attachment 1.
US Code:
42
USC 666(f) Name of Law: Requirement of statutorily prescribed
procedures to improve effectiveness of child support enforceme
The estimate of annual burden
hours has declined from 515,860 hours in the last approval to
456,947 hours in this request. Changes in burden are due to the
decline in the overall child support caseload over the last several
years. States use these forms to process cases between
jurisdictions; these intergovernmental cases are a percentage of
each state’s overall caseload. Therefore, as the total number of
cases declines, so does the number of intergovernmental cases. For
information on the child support caseload, see OCSE Preliminary
Data Report FY 2023, Table 34.
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.