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                                                                                                                     OMB Control No: 0970-0166 
                                                                                                              OMB  Expiration  Date:  07/31/2025  

                                  Multistate Employer                Registration      Form    for 
                                                 New Hire            Reporting 

Employers who have employees working in two or  more states may use this form to register  to submit  their new  hire  
reports to one state or make changes to a previous registration. Multistate employers may register online at  
https://ocsp.acf.hhs.gov/OCSE/. 

Note:   If you are  a third-party provider, your clients     must    have employees in two   or more     states   to register as a 
multistate  employer. 

Federal law (42 U.S.C. § 653A(b)(1)(A)) requires employers to supply the following information about newly hired 
employees to the State Directory of New Hires in the state where the employee works: 

     ■  Employee's name, address, Social Security            number,   and the   date of hire (the date services  for remuneration 
        were first performed     by the employee)
     ■  Employer's    name,  address,  and  Federal  Employer        Identification Number    (FEIN)

If you are an employer with employees working in two or more states, and you will transmit the required information or 
reports magnetically or electronically, you can use this form to designate one state where any employee works to transmit all 
new hire reports to the State Directory of New Hires. 

If you are no longer a multistate employer or you are a multistate employer but no longer report to a single state, select the No 
Longer a Multistate Employer check box below. 

   No Longer  a Multistate Employer  (If selected, complete items 1–4 and  7) and return the form to  the email address 
   msedb@acf.hhs.gov  or  mail it to the  address  located  on  page  3. 

  If you need  help   completing  this form, contact  the    Multistate Employer Help Desk          at   800-258-2736 (8   a.m. –   5 p.m. ET,  
Monday through Friday).       

Note: All required fields    are followed by a   red asterisk        .*

     1.  Enter your company's FEIN without   a hyphen.                              2. Enter today's  date in   MM/DD/YYYY format. 
         This  is  the  nine-digit  number  used  by  the  IRS  to
         identify  your  company.
           FEIN *:                                                                         Date   :*

     3.  Enter  your  company's  legal name  used for  child  support  documents.  This  is  the  name  associated  with  the  FEIN  in
         item  1.
         Employer Name   :*

         Enter your company's address,    including  city,   state, and ZIP code. This is the address associated with      the FEIN in 
         item     1. If your company's FEIN address     is a foreign address, enter the country's   name and postal code. 

         Employer Address  *:

         City    :*                                          State  *:

         ZIP Code  *:

         (For foreign  addresses  only)  Country  Name:                                       Country  Postal Code:

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4. Enter your name, title,  work  phone   number,  work email   address,   and work fax  number. 
   Name *:                                                       Title:
   Phone  *:                                                     Fax  (optional):
   Email  *:
      Is this also the address  for mailing Income    Withholding    for Support Orders (IWOs)?                 Yes       No  

   Subsidiary Information: Please go to the Organization FEIN Template at             https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/training-
                                                                                                                                     
   technical-assistance/organization-fein-template      to  access     the FEIN Excel file, enter information  about all your 
   company's subsidiaries, and submit it with this form. Subsidiaries are companies wholly controlled by another 
                                                                                                                          
   company. 

5. Select the state or U.S. territory to submit new hires to.
                                                                                          
   Note: The state you designate must be a state where you have one or more employees.
                              
   State or U.S. territory  :*
                                                                                                                 
6. Select all other states and U.S. territories where you have one or more employees.* 
   Do not include the previously selected   reporting state.
                                                                        
   Select at least one state or territory to register as a multistate employer.

        All States and  Territories 
        Alabama                   Alaska               Arizona             Arkansas            California            Colorado 
        Connecticut               Delaware             District  of        Florida             Georgia               Guam 
                                                       Columbia 
        Hawaii                    Idaho                Illinois            Indiana             Iowa                  Kansas 
        Kentucky                  Louisiana            Maine               Maryland            Massachusetts         Michigan 
        Minnesota                 Mississippi          Missouri            Montana             Nebraska              Nevada 
        New  Hampshire            New  Jersey          New  Mexico         New  York           North Carolina        North  Dakota 
        Ohio                      Oklahoma             Oregon              Pennsylvania        Puerto  Rico          Rhode  Island 
        South  Carolina           South  Dakota        Tennessee           Texas               Utah                  Vermont 
        Virgin  Islands           Virginia             Washington          West  Virginia      Wisconsin             Wyoming 

7. Sign this form.

By completing this form,   I certify the information  provided  is   accurate and that I   am authorized to   complete this form on  
my company's behalf     . 

Signature   ofthe person completing   this form  *  :                                                     Date*:  

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    Submitting this form   to the U.S. Department   of Health        and Human Services meets the requirement   to supply             written notice 
    about your choice to report new hire information to only one state and to identify                  that state (42 U.S.C.    § 653A(b)(1)(B)).      
    The completed form         can be submitted by   email or   postal service    . 

    Email the completed form to                                        HHS Administration for Children and Families             
    msedb@acf.hhs.gov.                                                 Office of Child Support Enforcement       Multistate 
                                                                       Employer Registration                    
                                                                       PO Box 509    
                                                                       Randallstown, MD 21133 
                                                                                                     
For general information about the employer's role in the child       support program, visit OCSE's Employer Services website at 
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/employers         . 
Note: If your company merges with or      acquires another   company,    or has  other  changes that may affect     this reporting                    
requirement, send    a revised form with  the new or updated      information. You can also update this information       online at 
https://ocsp.acf.hhs.gov/OCSE/      . 

PAPERWORK REDUCTION        ACT OF 1995  (Pub. L. 104-13)   STATEMENT OF PUBLIC  BURDEN:   The purpose  of this voluntary information  collection is for       
multistate employers to register to submit their new hire reports to one state or make changes to a previous registration. Public reporting estimated             
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .050 hours to submit  the MSER form per respondent, including the time for reviewing      
instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. As provided   by 42 U.S.C. § 653(m)(2), confidential 
information collected for this program is accessed only by authorized  users. A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection       without 
a valid OMB Control Number. No individual or entity is required to respond to, nor shall an individual or entity be subject to a penalty for failure to   comply 
with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork   Reduction Act of 1995, without a current valid OMB Control Number. If you          
have any comments on this collection of information, please  contact OCSEFedSystems@acf.hhs.gov    . 

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