DCL-06-26, Fiscal Year 2007 User Fees for FPLS and CSENet 2000

DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER

DCL-06-26

DATE: August 9, 2006

TO: ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS

RE: Fiscal Year 2007 User Fees for FPLS and CSENet 2000

Dear Colleague:

This letter is to inform you of the annual user fees that each state will be assessed for use of the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) and the Child Support Enforcement Network (CSENet) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007. Enclosed are summaries of your state’s fees.

Under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is authorized to recover costs incurred in furnishing FPLS information at rates determined by the Secretary to be reasonable. These fees recover only a portion of OCSE’s costs for operating, maintaining, and upgrading the FPLS. They also recover a portion of FPLS costs for the implementation of new capabilities to support the National Child Support Enforcement strategic plan.

The FPLS and CSENet fees are allocated based on each state’s IV-D caseload average for the most recent six-year period for which final data are available as reported on the OCSE-157 report. Since all states have the opportunity to successfully use FPLS data and CSENet, benefits should be realized in direct proportion to caseloads, and the fees are allocated accordingly.

The FY2007 FPLS and CSENet user fees will be assessed beginning October 1, 2006. These user fees are to be paid on a quarterly basis in equal installments. Each state is to report its FPLS fee charge-back on line 11 and its CSENet fee charge-back on line 12 of Form OCSE-396A. You will continue to receive all fees in a consolidated bill. Fees will automatically be deducted from your state’s quarterly grant.

If you have any questions regarding fees, please contact Dennis Putze at (202) 401-4030 or dennis.putze@acf.hhs.gov. Thank you for your continued efforts on behalf of our nation’s children.

Sincerely,

Margot Bean
Commissioner
Office of Child Support Enforcement

Enclosures (Available in hard copy only)

cc: Regional Program Managers (w/o Attachment)
ACF Regional Administrators (w/o Attachment)