[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78363-78364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30809]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Proposed Projects: To establish a systematic method of reporting 
suicides and suicide attempts by refugees.
    Title: Refugee Suicide Report Form (RSR).
    OMB No.: 0970-NEW.

Description

    Pursuant to section 412(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Refugee 
Resettlement (ORR), as the designee for the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, is authorized to identify and monitor refugees with 
certain medical conditions that affect the public health and require 
treatment.
    The intent of this collection activity is to allow ORR to 
systematically gather information on suicides and suicide attempts 
among refugee populations resettled in the U.S. Data will be collected 
on individuals who have made suicide attempts or completed a suicide. 
The data will be analyzed to identify trends and factors related to 
suicidal behavior. In addition, the data will be used to plan, 
implement, and evaluate suicide prevention and intervention activities, 
in collaboration with local, state, and national government agencies 
and organizations serving the refugee population.
    Respondents: State Governments.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
             Instrument                Number of respondents    responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                                  respondent        response          hours
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Refugee Suicide Report Form (RSR)...  100 or more                           1              0.5               50
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
    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

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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. 2013-30809 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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