[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47395-47396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19418]


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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-3 Placement Report and ORR-4 Outcomes Report for 
Unaccompanied Refugee Minor.
    OMB No.: 0970-0034.
    Description: As required by section 412(d) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), is requesting the information 
from report Form ORR-3 and ORR-4 to administer the Unaccompanied 
Refugee Minor (URM) program. The ORR-3 (Placement Report) is submitted 
to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) by the State agency at 
initial placement within 30 days of the placement, and whenever there 
is a change in the child's status, including termination from the 
program, within 60 days of the change or closure of the case. The ORR-4 
(Outcomes Report) is submitted within approximately 12 months of the 
initial placement and each subsequent 12 months to record outcomes of 
the child's progress toward the goals listed in the child's case plan 
and particularly for youth 17 years of age and above related to 
independent living and/or educational plans. ORR-4 is also submitted 
along with the initial ORR-3 report for 17 year old youth. ORR 
regulation at 45 CFR 400.120 describes specific URM program reporting 
requirements.
    Respondents: State governments.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                       Average burden
           Instrument                Number of    Number of responses     hours per        Total burden hours
                                    respondents      per respondent       response
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ORR-3...........................              15  Estimate responses             0.25  Estimated 281.25
                                                   75.
ORR-4...........................              15  Estimate responses             1.25  Estimated 2231.25
                                                   119.
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2512.5.
    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. 2012-19418 Filed 8-7-12; 8:45 am]
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