[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 49 (Thursday, March 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 14489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05035]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Refugee Support 
Services (RSS) and RSS Set Aside Sub-Agency List (New Collection)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) seeks 
approval for a new information collection requesting Refugee Support 
Services (RSS) grantees and RSS Set Aside grantees to provide the 
agency name, city, state, phone number, and funding amount for each 
contracted sub-grantee.

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, ACF 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: This new data collection will request RSS grantees and 
RSS Set Aside grantees to provide the agency name, city, state, phone 
number, and funding amount for each contracted sub-grantee. Without 
having this information regarding RSS sub-grantees, the ACF Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) does not know whether an agency is, or is 
not, receiving ORR funds. This makes it difficult to ensure 
communications with, provide access to targeted assistance for, and 
keep abreast of the activities of all ORR-funded refugee service 
providers.
    Respondents: State governments and replacement designees.

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                      Total number of   Average burden
                             Instrument                              Total number of   responses per      hours per       Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                       respondents       respondent        response          hours            hours
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RSS and RSS Set Aside Sub-grantee List.............................              56                3                2              336              112
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 112.
    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: Refugee Act of 1980 [Immigration and Nationality Act, 
Title IV, Chapter 2 Section 412 (e)] and 45 CFR 400.28.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-05035 Filed 3-11-20; 8:45 am]
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