[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 57 (Monday, March 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14115-14116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1462]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Refugee Resettlement Program Estimates: CMA, ORR-1.
    OMB No. 0970-0030.
    Description: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) reimburses, 
to the extent of available appropriations, certain non-Federal costs 
for the provision of cash and medical assistance to refugees, along 
with allowable expenses in the administration of the Refugee 
Resettlement Program. ORR needs sound State estimates of likely 
expenditures for refugee cash, medical, and administrative (CMA) 
expenditures so that it can anticipate Federal costs in upcoming 
quarters. If Federal costs are anticipated to exceed budget 
allocations, ORR must take steps to reduce Federal expenses, such as 
limiting the number of months of eligibility for Refugee Cash 
Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance.
    To meet the need for reliable State estimates of anticipated 
expenses, ORR has developed a single-page form in which States estimate 
the average number of recipients for each category of assistance, the 
average unit cost over the next 12 months, and the expense for the 
overall administration of the program. This form, the ORR-1, must be 
submitted prior to the beginning of each Federal fiscal year. Without 
this information, ORR would be out of compliance with the intent of its 
legislation and otherwise unable to estimate program costs adequately.
    In addition, the ORR-1 serves as the State's application for 
reimbursement of its CMA expenses. Submission of this form is thus 
required by section

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412(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which provides that 
``no grant or contract may be awarded under this section unless an 
appropriate proposal and application * * * are submitted to, and 
approved by, the appropriate administering official.''
    Respondents: State 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-1.......................................              48                1               .5               24
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24.
    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 
Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 
20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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.

    Dated: March 20, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-1462 Filed 3-23-07; 8:45 am]
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