45 CFR § 309.20 - Who submits a Tribal IV-D program application and where?

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title: "45 CFR § 309.20 - Who submits a Tribal IV-D program application and where?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "309.20"
section_name: "Who submits a Tribal IV-D program application and where?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION OF FAMILIES AND SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "309"
part_name: "TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT (IV-D) PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 655(f) and 1302."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
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# 309.20 Who submits a Tribal IV-D program application and where?

(a) The authorized representative of the Tribe or Tribal organization must sign and submit the Tribal IV-D program application.

(b) Applications must be submitted to the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Attention: Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement 

, with a copy to the appropriate regional office.

[69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 85 FR 35208, June 9, 2020]