[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38897-38898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13941]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Office of Refugee Resettlement Annual 
Survey of Refugees (OMB #0907-0033)

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) within the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks an update to 
the existing data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees. The 
Annual Survey of Refugees is a yearly sample survey of refugee 
households entering the U.S. in the previous five fiscal years. The 
requested update is based upon results of a multi-year effort in 
instrument redesign and field testing. ACF estimates the proposed 
changes will increase response burden from 30 to 48 minutes per 
respondent.

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 within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: Data from the Annual Survey of 
Refugees are used to meet the Office of Refugee Resettlement's (ORR's) 
Congressional reporting requirements, as set forth in the Refugee Act 
of 1980 (Section 413(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act). ORR 
makes survey findings available to the general public and uses findings 
for the purposes of program planning, policy-making, and budgeting. The 
requested update reflects changes to the survey instrument to: enhance 
ORR's understanding of refugees' resettlement experiences; streamline 
the collection of household-level information; and improve data 
reliability and validity.
    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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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Introduction Letter and Postcard           4,500           1,500               1             .05              75
ORR-9 Annual Survey of Refugees.           4,500           1,500               1             .80           1,200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,275.

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

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-13941 Filed 6-26-20; 8:45 am]
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