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Displaying records 1 - 25 from the 29 total records in the database.

DCL-08-37, Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2008 Reporting Period     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2008/dcl-08-37.htm)
This Dear Colleague Letter announces the Data Submission Requirements for the FY 2008 Data Reliability Audits.

DCL-07-26, Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2007 Reporting Period     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2007/dcl-07-26.htm)
Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2007 Reporting Period

DCL-07-26, Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2007 Reporting Period     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2007/dcl-07-26.htm)
Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2007 Reporting Period

DCL-06-29, Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2006 Reporting Period     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2006/dcl-06-29.htm)
This DCL details Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2006 Reporting Period. The attachment contains data submission requirements for the Federal fiscal year 2006 DRAs.

DCL-05-28, Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2005 Reporting Period     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2005/dcl-05-28.htm)
Audit Trail Specifications for FY05 data reliability audit

DCL-04-43, Resubmission of FY 2003 Data Found to be Incomplete or Unreliable for Determination of FY 2004 Performance-Based Incentives and Penalties     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2004/dcl-04-43.htm)
This letter is to remind you of the importance of correcting and resubmitting any child support data reported for FY 2003 that the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) determined to be incomplete or unreliable. For several states, corrected FY 2003 data are necessary to compute the FY 2004 paternity establishment percentage (PEP) or to enable a state to show improvement in performance between FY 2003 and FY 2004.

DCL-04-37, Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2004 Reporting Period     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2004/dcl-04-37.htm)
FY 2004 DRA data submission requirements

DCL-04-02, Data Reliability Audit Process for Auditing States Less Frequently than Annually     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2004/dcl-04-02.htm)
OCSE will, for the first time since the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), implement provisions in the statute and regulations that permit auditing states data reliability on a cycle less frequently than annually.

DCL-03-30, Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2003 Reporting Period     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2003/dcl-03-30.htm)
This is the Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2003 Reporting Period.

DCL 03-17, State Disbursement Unit (SDU) Payment Processing and Physical Security     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2003/dcl-03-17.htm)
This DCL transmits a final copy of the guidance for auditing SDU's as part of the systems certification review. The Guidance is used to provide assurance that the internal controls implemented by the IV-D agency to safeguard assets, including the custody and execution to collections and corresponding payments, are functioning effectively as intended.

DCL-02-30, Urgent Need for States to Correct and Resubmit FY 2001 Data Found to be Incomplete or Unreliable for Determination of FY 2002 Performance-Based Incentives and Penalties     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2002/dcl-02-30.htm)
Urgent need for States to correct and resubmit data found to be incomplete or unreliable or for determining performance-based incentives and penalties.

DCL-02-30, Urgent Need for States to Correct and Resubmit FY 2001 Data Found to be Incomplete or Unreliable for Determination of FY 2002 Performance-Based Incentives and Penalties     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2002/dcl-02-30.htm)
Urgent need for States to correct and resubmit data found to be incomplete or unreliable or for determining performance-based incentives and penalties.

DCL-02-07, Guide for Auditing Data Reliability     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2002/dcl-02-07.htm)
Audit process for reviewing states' performance indicator definitions, data systems security and reliability of the data generated by these systems.

DCL-01-50, Base Level Program Expenditures for Incentive Reinvestment Purposes - Revision     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2001/dcl-01-50.htm)
Calculating the base amount of spending for each state for incentive reinvestment purposes.

DCL-01-41, Data Reliability Audit Requirements for the Fiscal Year 2001 Reporting Period     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2001/dcl-01-41.htm)
Section 452(a)(4)(C)(I) of Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act, requires the Office of Child Support Enforcement’s (OCSE) Office of Audit to conduct Data Reliability Audits (DRAs) to evaluate the completeness, reliability, security and the accuracy of the performance indicator data reported by the States.

DCL-01-33, Base Year Level of Program Expenditures for Incentive Reinvesting Purposes     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2001/dcl-01-33.htm)
This DCL disseminates two ways of calculating the base amount of program expenditures for incentive reinvestment purposes. The first table enclosed shows the 1998 State share of administrative expenditures less actual incentive payments by State. The second table shows the average State share of administrative expenditures for FY's 1996, 1997, and 1998 less actual incentive payments.

DCL-00-77, Data Reliability Audit Requirements for FFY 2000     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2000/dcl-00-77.htm)
The Office of Child Support EnforcementA?s (OCSE) Division of Audit is required to conduct audits to evaluate the completeness, reliability, security and the accuracy of the performance indicator data reported by the States.

DCL-00-76, The National Child Support Enforcement Strategic Plan for FY 2000-2004     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2000/dcl-00-76.htm)
This letter transmits the National Child Support Enforcement Strategic Plan for FY 2000-2004. We are pleased to report that State, local, tribal, and Federal partners developed the plan over the last several months, and consensus with State partners was reached on the new plan on June 13, 2000.

DCL-00-76, The National Child Support Enforcement Strategic Plan for FY 2000-2004     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2000/dcl-00-76.htm)
This letter transmits the National Child Support Enforcement Strategic Plan for FY 2000-2004. We are pleased to report that State, local, tribal, and Federal partners developed the plan over the last several months, and consensus with State partners was reached on the new plan on June 13, 2000.

DCL-00-34, Data Reliability Audit Requirements     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2000/dcl-00-34.htm)
Beginning with FY 2000, one-third of the State`s incentives payments will be based on their performance with respect to the five performance indicators specified in section 458A of the Social Security Act (Act).

DCL-00-19, Data Reliability Audit Guide     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/2000/dcl-00-19.htm)
This transmits a copy of the Division of AuditA?s Guide for Auditing Data Reliability. This audit guide includes the broader issues such as controls, security, and reliability of system generated data for all future audits.

DCL-99-108, Data Reliability and Audit Requirements     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/1999/dcl99108.htm)
Beginning October 1, 1999, Data Reliability Audits will be performed in all 54 States and Territories. This letter contains an example of a Database Specifications Request.

DCL-99-17, Clarification of DCL 99-03, Completeness and Reliability of State Data Reporting     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/1999/dcl9917.htm)
We have been advised that Dear Colleague Letter 99-03, dated Januray 5, 1999, lead to some misunderstanding of the implementation of the new incentive system, enacted by the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998. This letter will clarify the earlier information and will supersede and replace DCL-99-03.

DCL-99-03, Completeness and Reliability of State Data Reporting     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/1999/dcl9903.htm)
This notice is to remind States of the importance of reporting complete and accurate information on Federal forms OCSE-157, OCSE-34A and OCSE-396A.

DCL-98-93, Final Report on State Child Support Enforcement Performance Penalties     

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/DCL/1998/dcl9893.htm)
This memorandum transmits to you the Final Report on State Child Support Enforcement Performance Penalties.

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