[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 172 (Thursday, September 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55012-55013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19537]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; ORR Serious Medical 
Procedure Request (SMR) Form (New Collection)

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), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), is proposing to collect data for a new data collection, 
the Serious Medical Procedure Request (SMR) Form.

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: Children with complex medical/
dental conditions may require surgical intervention or procedures in 
order to maintain and promote their health while in ORR custody. 
Procedures requiring general anesthesia, surgeries, and invasive 
diagnostic procedures (e.g., cardiac catheterization, invasive biopsy, 
amniocentesis) require advance ORR approval. Before a decision can be 
rendered by ORR, data on clinical indications, risks and benefits of 
the surgery/procedure, potential adverse outcomes if services are not 
rendered, timeframe for recovery, follow-up care, and points of contact 
must be collected and submitted to ORR. The Form is not required for 
emergency procedures, procedures performed during hospitalization, or 
procedures resulting from complication of a previously approved 
procedure.
    Respondents: Healthcare providers, ORR grantee staff.
    Annual Burden Estimates:

                                  Estimated Opportunity Burden for Respondents
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                                                  Annual  number
                                  Annual  number   of  responses      Average      Total  burden  Annual  burden
           Instrument                   of              per        burden hours        hours           hours
                                    respondents     respondent     per response
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Healthcare providers:
    Serious Medical Procedure                195               1             .22           128.7            42.9
     Request (SMR) Form.........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42.9.

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                                                  Annual  number
                                  Annual  number   of  responses      Average      Total  burden  Annual  burden
           Instrument                   of              per        burden hours        hours           hours
                                    respondents     respondent     per response
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ORR Grantee Staff:
    Serious Medical Procedure                195               1             .08            46.8            15.6
     Request (SMR) Form.........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15.6.

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                                 Estimated Recordkeeping Burden for Respondents
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                                                  Annual  number
                                  Annual  number   of  responses      Average      Total  burden  Annual  burden
           Instrument                   of              per        burden hours        hours           hours
                                    respondents     respondent     per response
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ORR Grantee Staff:
    Serious Medical Procedure                195               1             .08            46.8            15.6
     Request (SMR) Form.........
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15.6.
    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]).

John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-19537 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
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