[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35693-35694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14046]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No.: 0970-0278]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Reunification Procedures for Unaccompanied Alien Children.
    Description: Description: Following the passage of the 2002 
Homeland Security Act (Pub. L. 107-2 96), the Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), is 
charged with the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children in 
Federal custody, and implementing a policy for the release of these 
children, when appropriate, upon the request of suitable sponsors while 
awaiting immigration proceedings. In order for ORR to make 
determinations

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regarding the release of these children, the potential sponsors must 
meet certain conditions pursuant to section 462 of the Homeland 
Security Act and the Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement No. CV85 4544-
RJK (C.D. Cal. 1997). The proposed information collection requests 
information to be utilized by ORR for determining the suitability of a 
sponsor/respondent for the release of a minor from ORR custody. The 
proposed instruments are the Sponsors Agreement to Conditions of 
Release, Verification of Release, Family Reunification Packet, and the 
Authorization for Release of Information.
    Respondents: Sponsors requesting release of unaccompanied alien 
children to their custody.
    Respondents:

Annual Burden Estimates

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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Agreement.......................................           4,288               2           .0835             716
Verification of Release.........................           4,288               1           .167              716
Family Reunification............................           4,288              18           .0416           3,122
Authorization...................................           4,288              15          0.0222           1,428
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
    Additional Information:
    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests 
should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail 
address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment:
    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document 
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having 
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the following:
    Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 
202-395-6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children 
and Families.

    Dated: June 16, 2008.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance, Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-14046 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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