[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6791-6792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03489]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Descriptive Study of the Unaccompanied 
Refugee Minors Program (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration 
for Children and Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) at the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing data collection activities 
as part of a project to better understand the range of child welfare 
services and benefits provided through the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors 
(URM) Program.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. 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.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    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, Attn: OPRE 
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection. Email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The proposed information collection activities to be 
submitted in the Descriptive Study of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors 
Program package include:
    1. Survey of State Refugee Coordinators (SRCs) from the 15 states 
with URM programs.
    2. Survey of URM Program Directors from all 22 URM programs.
    3. Survey of Private Custody Child Welfare Agency Administrators 
from nine states with private custody arrangements.
    4. Interviews with URM Program Managers from six URM programs.
    5. Interviews with URM Program Staff (e.g., case managers, data 
managers) from six URM programs.
    6. Interviews with Child Welfare Agency Administrators who have 
contact with six URM programs.
    7. Interviews with Community Partners including leadership and line 
staff from local organizations, such as health care and mental health 
care providers, legal aid organizations, and faith-based groups serving 
the URM population at six URM program sites.
    8. Interviews with Community Partners in the field of education, 
such as school administrators and counselors, and organizations 
providing English language education and support at six URM program 
sites.
    9. Focus Groups for URM Youth from six URM programs.
    10. Focus Groups for URM Foster Families from six URM programs.
    Respondents: State Refugee Coordinators and supporting staff, URM 
Program Directors and supporting staff, Child Welfare Agency 
Administrators and supporting staff, URM program staff (case workers, 
data managers, and other staff), staff from community partner 
organizations (e.g., health and mental health service providers, 
education service providers, faith-based organizations), URM youth, and 
URM foster families.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Survey of State Refugee Coordinators............              38               1            0.67              25
Survey of URM Program Directors.................              55               1               1              55
Survey of Private Custody Child Welfare Agency                21               1            0.67              14
 Administrators.................................
Interviews with URM Program Managers............               9               1             1.5              14
Interviews with URM Program Staff...............              36               1             1.5              54
Interviews with Child Welfare Agency                          26               1               1              26
 Administrators.................................
Interviews with Community Partners [General]....              48               1               1              48
Interviews with Community Partners [Education]..              12               1               1              12
Focus Groups with URM Youth.....................              54               1             1.5              81
Focus Groups with URM Foster Families...........              54               1             1.5              81
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 410.

    Authority: Section 1110 of the Social Security Act.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-03489 Filed 2-27-19; 8:45 am]
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