[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42895-42896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18351]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Sponsorship Review Procedures for Approval for Unaccompanied 
Alien Children.
    OMB No.: 0970-0278.
    Description: The Administration for Children (ACF), Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) requests the use of emergency processing 
procedures in accordance with 5 CFR Section 1320.13 to expand the scope 
of an existing information collection under OMB control number 0970-
0278, Reunification Procedures for Unaccompanied Alien Children, 
renamed to Sponsorship Review Procedures for Approval of Unaccompanied 
Alien Children. The information collection will allow ACF to conduct 
suitability assessments to vet potential sponsors of unaccompanied 
alien children in accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 
between ORR and the Department of Homeland Security. Specifically, the 
information collection allows ORR to obtain biometric and biographical 
information from sponsors, adult members of their household, and adult 
care givers identified in a sponsor care plan, where applicable. ORR in 
turn shares the information collected with other federal departments to 
conduct background checks. ORR intends the instruments used in this 
submission to be available for use by mid-May 2018.
    ACF cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures 
because the use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to 
prevent the collection of needed information in a timely manner. 
Complying with the normal clearance procedures would delay or disrupt 
ORR's ability to expand the background checks in order to more 
comprehensively evaluate the suitability of potential sponsors of 
unaccompanied alien children, and to ensure safe and appropriate 
placement of children. The information collection is essential to the 
mission of the agency.
    Respondents: Sponsors, adult household members, parents or legal 
guardians of unaccompanied alien children.

                                             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................          50,000               1            0.75          37,500
Authorization for Release of Information........          90,000               1             0.5          45,000
Fingerprint Instructions........................          90,000               1            1.25         112,500

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Letter of Designation...........................          25,000               1             0.5          12,500
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden per Respondent: 207,500.
    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, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20201. Attention 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 A. Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-18351 Filed 8-23-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P