[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15476-15477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05628]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB #0970-0509]


Expedited OMB Review and Public Comment: Information Collection 
Activity; Medical Complaint Form, Contact Investigation Form: Non-TB 
Illness, and Contact Investigation Form: Active/Suspect TB

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement; Administration for Children and 
Families; Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), is requesting expedited review of an information 
collection request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 
inviting public comments on the proposed revisions. The request 
consists of the addition of questions to the Medical Complaint Form to 
track instances of COVID-19.

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

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Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described in this notice.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained by emailing [email protected]. All requests should 
identify the title of the information collection. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent 
directly to the following: Administration for Children and Families, 
Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: 
Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 180-day approval 
for this request under procedures for expedited processing. A request 
for review under normal procedures will be submitted within 180 days of 
the approval for this request. Any edits resulting from public comment 
will be incorporated into the submission under normal procedures.
    The Medical Complaint form is to be updated in response to the 
COVID-19 outbreak. Two fields were added to capture the COVID-19 
diagnosis and related public health interventions.
    Respondents: ORR Grantee Staff.
    Annual Burden Estimates: The following burden estimates were 
previously approved by OMB for data collection under OMB #0970-0509. 
The addition of this data element does not increase reporting or record 
keeping burden.

                                  Estimated Opportunity Burden for Respondents
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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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Medical Complaint Form......................             120              836             0.13           13,042
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    Total: 13,042.

                                 Estimated Recordkeeping Burden for Respondents
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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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Medical Complaint Form......................             120              836             0.08            8,026
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    Total: 8,026.
    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:  6 U.S.C. 279: Exhibit 1, part A.2 of the Flores 
Settlement Agreement (Jenny Lisette Flores, et al., v. Janet Reno, 
Attorney General of the United States, et al., Case No. CV 85-4544-
RJK [C.D. Cal. 1996])

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-05628 Filed 3-17-20; 8:45 am]
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