[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52220-52221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22441]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; ACF; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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    Title: Annual Survey of Refugees (OMB #0907-0033).

SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks to continue 
data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees with minor updates to 
improve survey administration procedures. The Annual Survey of Refugees 
is a yearly sample survey of refugees entering the U.S. in the previous 
five fiscal years. No changes to the survey instrument or estimated 
response burden are proposed.
    Data from the Annual Survey of Refugees are used to meet the Office 
of Refugee Resettlement's Congressional reporting requirements, as set 
forth in the Refugee Act of 1980 (Section 413(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act). The ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement makes 
aggregated survey findings available to the general public and uses 
findings for the purposes of program planning, policy-making, and 
budgeting.
    Respondents: The Annual Survey of Refugees secures a nationally-
representative sample of refugee households arriving in the United 
States in the previous five fiscal years.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                   Total  number                     Number of        Average
           Instrument                   of        Annual  number   responses per   burden hours   Annual  burden
                                    respondents   of  respondent    respondent     per response        hours
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ORR-9 (Annual Survey of                    6,000           2,000               1             0.5           1,000
 Refugees)......................

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Pre-survey information form.....           6,000           2,000               1            0.05             100
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,300.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(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.

ADDRESSES: 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, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports 
Clearance Officer. Email address: [email protected]. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

    Authority:  Sec. 413. [8 U.S.C. 1523].

Emily B. Jabbour,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-22441 Filed 10-15-18; 8:45 am]
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