[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38209-38210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16285]


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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 Formula Funds 
Allocations.
    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 Nationity 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     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours  per      Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Refugee Data Submission for Formula Funds                 50                1               20            1,000
 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 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

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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. 2015-16285 Filed 7-1-15; 8:45 am]
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