[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39646-39647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14350]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Information Collection and Record Keeping for the Timely
Placement and Release of Unaccompanied Children in ORR Care.
OMB No.:
Description: The ORR Unaccompanied Children Program provides
placement, care, custody and mandated services for UC until such time
as they can be successfully released to a sponsor, repatriated to their
home country, or obtain legal status.
Through cooperative agreements and contracts, ORR funds residential
care providers that provide temporary housing and other services to
unaccompanied children in ORR custody. These care provider facilities
are State licensed and must meet ORR requirements to ensure a high
level quality of care. They provide a continuum of care for children,
including placements in ORR foster care, group homes, shelter, staff
secure, secure, and residential treatment centers. The care providers
provide children with classroom education, health care, socialization/
recreation, vocational training, mental health services, access to
legal services, and case management.
In order to monitor performance and ensure compliance with
statutory and regulatory requirements and standards, ORR:
Collects information from its network of care providers to
show evidence that care providers' standards of care, family
reunification methods, internal policies and procedures, personnel,
training, and other components meet minimum standards and ensure the
safety and security of children in ORR care.
Requires care providers to track the timely release
process and delivery of services for individual children and youth to
ensure compliance and allow ORR to conduct formal monitoring and
performance review.
The tasks described in this supporting statement are mainly
conducted through the ORR online database (The UC Portal), which
provides a central location for case records and the documentation of
other activities (for example, when a child or youth is transferred to
another facility). Many of these records are ``auto-populated'' on the
UC Portal once the original data points are completed (such as DOB,
``A'' number, date of initial placement). The UC Portal is a secure
limited access database that requires two factor authentication. The
use of electronic records also allows ORR Project Officers to more
easily monitor grantee compliance with standards of care and record
keeping compared with hard copy case files that are only available
onsite. The database also allows ORR to more easily calculate bed
capacity throughout the network so that resources are efficiently
distributed, particularly during an influx when large numbers of
unaccompanied children are crossing the border.
Respondents:
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Instrument Number of responses per Average burden hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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UC Portal Capacity Report........... 50 1 .16/hour.................. 8
Further Assessment Swift Track 2,320 1 .25/hour.................. 580
(FAST) Placement Tool.
Placement Authorization Form........ 58,000 1 .1/hour................... 5,800
Notice of Placement in Secure or 2,320 1 .1/hour................... 232
Staff Secure Facility.
Initial Intakes Form................ 58,000 1 .25/hour.................. 14,500
UC Assessment....................... 58,000 1 .50/hour.................. 29,000
Individual Service Plan............. 58,000 1 .25....................... 14,500
UC Case Review Form................. 58,000 1 .50/hour.................. 29,000
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New Sponsor Form.................... 55,200 1 .25/hour.................. 13,800
Transfer Request and Tracking Form.. 1,000 1 .25/hour.................. 250
Long Term Foster Care Placement Memo 279 1 .1/hour................... 28
Travel Request Form for UC Long Term 20 1 .25/hour.................. 5
Foster Care.
Notice of Transfer to ICE Chief 2,320 1 .1/hour................... 232
Counsel and Change of Address.
Care Provider Family Reunification 55,200 1 .1........................ 5,520
Checklist.
Release Request..................... 55,200 3 .25 hour.................. 41,400
Discharge Notification.............. 716 1 .25/hour.................. 179
Verification of Release............. 55,200 1 .1/hour................... 5,520
Child Advocate Referral and 250 1 .50....................... 125
Appointment Form.
Notice of Rights and Provision of 58,000 1 .1/hour................... 5,800
Services Handout.
Legal Service Provider List for UC.. 58,000 1 .1........................ 5,800
URM Application..................... 350 1 1......................... 350
Withdrawal of Application or 10 1 .1/hour................... 1
Declination of Placement Form.
Standard Shelter Tour Request....... 60 1 .1/hour................... 6
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 172,636.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained 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. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: [email protected].
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email:
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-14350 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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