[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 11997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04136]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee 
Resettlement Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Application and 
Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form (Previous 
OMB #0970-0498)

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement; Administration for Children and 
Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 3-
year extension of the application and Withdrawal of Application or 
Declination of Placement Form for the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors 
(URM) Program. Proposed revisions to each instrument are minimal. These 
forms were previously approved under OMB #0970-0498, expiration 7/31/
2020. ORR is currently seeking a new OMB number specific to these 
forms, as they were previously approved as part of another information 
collection package for ORR's Unaccompanied Alien Children's program.

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 emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The URM Program Application is completed on behalf of 
unaccompanied children in the United States who are applying for entry 
into the URM Program. The application includes biographical data and 
information on the child's needs to support placement efforts. The 
Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form is completed 
when a child is no longer interested in entering the URM program.
    Respondents: Case managers, attorneys, or other representatives 
working with unaccompanied children who are eligible for the URM 
Program.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total number
                                   Total number    of responses       Average      Total burden   Annual  burden
           Instrument             of respondents        per        burden hours        hours           hours
                                                    respondent     per response
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Unaccompanied Refugee Minors                 350               3            1.50           1,575             525
 Program Application............
Withdrawal of Application or                  30               3            0.20              18               6
 Declination of Placement Form..
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 531.
    Comments: 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: 8 U.S.C. 1522(d).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-04136 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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