[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 60847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25210]


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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 Data Submission System for Allocation of Formula 
Funds.
    OMB No.: 0970-0043.
    Description: The Refugee Data Submission System for Allocation of 
Formula Funds is designed to satisfy the statutory requirements of the 
Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). Section 412(a)(3)of the Act 
requires that the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) 
make a periodic assessment of the needs of refugees for assistance and 
services and the resources available to meet those needs. This 
assessment includes compiling and maintaining data on secondary 
migration of refugees within the United States after arrival. Further, 
INA 412(c)(1)(B)states that formula funds shall be allocated based on 
the total number of refugees in each State, taking into account 
secondary migration.
    In order to meet these statutory requirements, ORR requires each 
State to submit disaggregated individual records containing certain 
data elements for eligible populations. ORR uses the information 
collected through the Web site to determine secondary migration for the 
purposes of formula funds allocation to States.
    The submission of individual records via the Refugee Data 
Submission System for Allocation of Formula Funds is a reliable and 
secure process for collecting data for the purposes of tracking 
secondary migration and allocating formula funds. Data submitted by the 
States via the Web site are also compiled and analyzed for inclusion in 
ORR's Annual Report to Congress.
    Respondents: States, Wilson/Fish Alternative Projects, and the 
District of Columbia.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                        Number of
            Instrument                 Number of      responses per    Average burden hours per    Total burden
                                      respondents       respondent             response               hours
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Refugee Data Submission for                     50                1                         20            1,000
 Formula Funds Allocations........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects 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.


Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-25210 Filed 9-29-11; 8:45 am]
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