[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16234]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0036]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: ORR Requirements for Refugee Cash Assistance; and Refugee 
Medical Assistance.
    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 State Refugee Resettlement and Wilson-Fish agencies, and 
local and Tribal governments complete Form ORR-6 in order to 
participate in the above-mentioned programs.
    Respondents: State Refugee Resettlement and Wilson-Fish Agencies, 
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.......................................              50                3             3.88              582
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 582.
    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 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 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
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 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. 2012-16234 Filed 7-2-12; 8:45 am]
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