[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82485-82486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27896]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Release of Unaccompanied Alien 
Children From ORR Custody (0970-0552)

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), Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS), is proposing to continue to collect information that will allow 
Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Program to process release of UAC 
from ORR custody and provide services after release. These information 
collections were originally approved under emergency approval for 6 
months. This request is to continue data collection. Information 
collections related to other aspects of the UAC Programs, such as 
sponsorship and health care, are covered under OMB Numbers 0970-0278, 
0970-0385, 0970-0466, 0970-0490, 0970-0498, 0970-0509, and 0970-0543.

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: The components of this information request include:
    1. Discharge Notification (Form R-2): This instrument is used by 
care provider facilities to notify stakeholders of the transfer of a 
UAC to another care provider facility or the release of a UAC from ORR 
custody.
    2. Notice to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Chief 
Counsel--Release of Unaccompanied Alien Child to Sponsor and Request to 
Change Address (Form R-3): This instrument is used by care provider 
facilities to notify ICE Chief Counsel of the release of a UAC and 
request a change of address.
    3. Release Request (Form R-4): This instrument is used by care 
provider facilities, ORR contractor staff, and ORR Federal staff to 
process recommendations and decisions for release of a UAC from ORR 
custody.
    4. Safety and Well-Being Follow-Up Call Report (Form R-6): This 
instrument is used by care provider facilities to document the outcome 
of calls made to UAC and their sponsors after release to

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ensure the child is safe and refer the sponsor to additional resources 
as needed.
    Respondents: ORR grantee and contractor staff; and released 
children and sponsors.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Annual total
                                                   Annual total      number of    Average burden   Annual total
                   Instrument                        number of     responses per    minutes per   burden minutes
                                                    respondents     respondent       response
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Discharge Notification (Form R-2)...............             206             416               7         599,872
Notice to ICE Chief Counsel--Release of                      206             377               3         232,986
 Unaccompanied Alien Child to Sponsor and
 Request to Change Address (Form R-3)...........
Release Request (Form R-4)......................             206             356              45       3,300,120
Safety and Well-Being Follow Up Call Report (R-              206             354              30       2,187,720
 6).............................................
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    Estimated Annual Burden Total:..............  ..............  ..............  ..............       6,320,698
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    Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279; 8 U.S.C. 1232; Flores v. Reno 
Settlement Agreement, No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996)

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-27896 Filed 12-17-20; 8:45 am]
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