[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 18 (Monday, January 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4014-4015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-343]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects:
    Title: ORR Quarterly Performance Report, Form ORR-6.
    OMB No.: 0970-0036.
    Description: As required by Section 412(e) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), is requesting the information 
from Form ORR-6 to determine the effectiveness of the State cash and 
medical assistance, social services, and targeted assistance programs. 
State-by-State Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical 
Assistance (RMA) utilization rates derived from Form ORR-6 are 
calculated for use in formulating program initiatives, priorities, 
standards, budget requests, and assistance policies. ORR regulations 
require that States and local and Tribal governments complete Form ORR-
6 in order to participate in the above-mentioned programs.
    Respondents: States, local, and Tribal governments.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                             Number of        Average burden
             Instrument                   Number of        responses per        hours per         Total burden
                                         respondents         respondent          response            hours
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ORR-6...............................                48                  4              3.875                744
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 744.
    In compliance with the requirements of section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction act of 1995, the Administration for Children 
and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of 
the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility, (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.


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    Dated: January 23, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-343 Filed 1-26-07; 8:45 am]
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