[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70179-70180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24398]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Refugee Data Submission System for 
Formula Funds Allocations (ORR-5) (OMB #0970-0043)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 extend approval for data collection 
using the current Refugee Data Submission System for Formula Funds 
Allocations (ORR-5) until January 31, 2021, and revise the current form 
for use after Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The revised form will collect 
additional client-level data.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about 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: ORR-5 is designed to satisfy the statutory 
requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 
412(a)(3) of INA (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(3)) requires that the Director of 
ORR make a periodic assessment of the needs of refugees for assistance 
and services and the resources available to meet those needs. ORR 
proposes an extension with no changes to the current form until January 
31, 2021, to ensure continuous information collection for FY 2020. ORR 
also proposes revisions to the current form for use after FY 2020. 
Revisions include collecting additional client-level data elements on 
the ORR-5 at multiple points in time, which will allow the ORR Director 
to better understand client goals, services utilized, and the outcomes 
achieved by the population ORR serves. New data elements include 
additional demographics, primary goals identified and referrals made to 
work toward self-sufficiency, progress made toward achieving said 
goals, and employment status of employable refugees 12 months post-
enrollment. The data collected will inform evidence-based policy making 
and program design. These revisions also enable ORR and states to 
monitor implementation of the requirements put forth in ORR Policy 
Letter 19-07.
    Respondents: States, Replacement Designees, and the District of 
Columbia.

[[Page 70180]]



                                             Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Total number   Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Refugee Data Submission for                   50               1              90           4,500         * 1,500
 Formula Funds Allocations (ORR-
 5)--Current (through January
 31, 2021)......................
Refugee Data Submission for                   50               3             140          21,000           7,000
 Formula Funds Allocations (ORR-
 5)--Revised....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Burden is annualized over the full 3-year request period, but this form will be complete within the 1st year.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,500.

    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 412(a)(3).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-24398 Filed 11-3-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-45-P