1. INTRODUCTION TO THE IRG

The IRG is composed of two parts:

• The Profile Section contains a high-level profile of each State's and Tribe's CSE program, including information on the general program; Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA); reciprocity; age of majority; statute of limitations; income withholding; paternity establishment, enforcement, and modification and review/adjustment of child support orders, lump sum payments and insurance matching.
• The Addresses and Location Codes Section contains contact information for State and Tribal CSE offices, as well as addresses for central and regional OCSE offices.This section also contains international addresses and location codes. Tribal contact information has been added for Tribes funded by the federal government.

The IRG provides the States and Tribes with a more effective and efficient way to view and update profile, address, and location code information. It consolidates data that was previously only available through numerous discrete sources into a centralized, automated repository that can be accessed directly through the OCSE website.

1.1 The IRG Public Map Page

The IRG Public Map Page is the entry point for all users of the IRG. From this page, public users can gain access to view Profiles and Addresses and Location Codes permitted for the public to view.

To access the IRG Public Map Page:

1. Go to the Federal OCSE Home Page: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/
2. Click Intergovernmental Referral Guide (IRG) from the Main Menu or click the link under Federal/State Systems.(The IRG Public Map Page, Figure 1-1, is displayed.)

Or:

3. Go directly to the IRG: http://ocse.acf.hhs.gov/ext/irg/sps/selectastate.cfm (The IRG Public Map Page opens)

Chart 1-1 describes the functions that are available from the IRG Public Map Page.

CHART 1-1 :  IRG PUBLIC MAP PAGE WINDOW DESCRIPTION

Element	Description
CLICK HERE to view OCSE / International addresses	Opens the Addresses and Location Codes window to obtain both domestic and international CSE agency addresses and location codes.
Roman Numerals I-X	Shows the States contained in each of the ten OCSE Regions. (The regional numerals themselves are not links.)
Graphical Representation of States and Territories AK-WY	Select the State for which to view the State Profile or Adddresses and Location Codes section of the IRG.
State Profile	When selected, retrieves the State Profile for the State selected on the map.
Location Codes / Addresses	When selected, retrieves the Addresses and Location Codes for the State that was selected on the map.
Tribal Profile	Opens the IRG Tribal Map Page.
State Users	Opens the IRG Home Page window, where authorized State users log in to the IRG.
State Download	Opens a document containing the profiles for all States in the browser window. (For information on downloading Tribal Profiles, see Section 3.6, "Downloading a Tribal Profile".

Chart 1-2 describes the links at the bottom of the IRG Public Map page.

CHART 1 2: IRG PUBLIC MAP PAGE LINKS

Links	Description
IRG Public User Guide	Links to an online version of the IRG Public User Guide.  The document is available in PDF and HTML formats.
IRG Background	Opens a page that contains background information on the IRG.
CSENet 2000 Transaction Type Overview	Opens a page that contains function codes that States and Territories currently use in the electronic exchange of interstate child support information with each other.
BIA	Opens the Bureau of Indian Affairs list of codes.
ISO	Open the United Nations Statistics Division web site.
NCSEA	Open the National Child Support Enforcement Association site.
International Policy	Opens a page that provides international policies as they pertain to child support enforcement.
ACF Home	Opens the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) home page.
OCSE Home	Opens the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) home page.
Privacy Notice	Opens a page that contains the privacy policy of OCSE.
Disclaimer	Opens a page that contains OCSE's disclaimer about browser settings.
IRG Administrator	Opens a pre-addressed e-mail to communicate with the OCSE IRG administrator.
WebMaster	Opens a pre-addressed e-mail to communicate with the OCSE WebMaster.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995	Opens a notice of the public reporting burden for the collection of IRG information.
USA.gov	Opens the U.S. Government's official Web portal.
GobiernoUSA.gov	Opens the U.S. Government's official Web portal (Spanish).

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Last modified: June 17, 2008