[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59774-59775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23581]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Reunification Procedures for Unaccompanied Alien Children.
    OMB No.: 0970-0278.
    Description: Following the passage of the 2002 Homeland Security 
Act (Pub. L. 107-296), 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 
regarding the release of these children, the

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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 Family Reunification Application, the Family Reunification 
Checklist for Sponsors, and the Authorization for Release of 
Information.
    Respondents: Sponsors requesting release of unaccompanied alien 
children to their custody.

                                             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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Family Reunification Application................          55,200               1             .25          13,800
Family Reunification Checklist for Sponsors.....          55,200               1             .75          41,400
Authorization for Release of Information........          55,200               1             .25          13,800
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 69,000.
    ORR has requested emergency processing for this information 
collection for a period of 90 days from the October 31, 2014 expiration 
date of these instruments.
    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 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. 2014-23581 Filed 10-2-14; 8:45 am]
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