Ariz. Admin. Code § 6-7-401
The following definitions apply in this Article unless otherwise provided in a specific Section of this Article:
1. "Certification" means to furnish OCSE with the name, identifying information, and amount of the arrearage owed by an individual determined delinquent in fulfilling a child support obligation.
2. "Federal administrative offset" means the interception of certain federal payments in order to collect past-due child support. Based on the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996, the process is managed by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), through the Financial Management Service (FMS) of the Department of the Treasury, in conjunction with the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program.
3. "Passport denial" means the certification process followed by the Title IV-D Agency and the United States Secretary of State, to refuse to issue a passport or to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport that was previously issued, because the obligor in a Title IV-D case has an arrearage in an amount that qualifies for certification under federal statute.
4. "Secretary" means the United States Secretary of State.
5. "Title IV-D case" means a proceeding for support managed by the Title IV-D Agency as required by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-7-401