[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15486-15487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05966]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB #0970-0351]


Submission for OMB Review; State Plan for Grants to States for 
Refugee Resettlement

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), Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 3-year extension of the ACF 
form ORR-0135 State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement 
(OMB #0970-0351, expiration 3/31/2021). ORR is proposing changes to the 
form.

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: A State Plan is a required 
comprehensive narrative description of the nature and scope of a 
state's or Replacement Designee's (RD) Refugee Resettlement Program and 
provides assurances that the program will be administered in conformity 
with the specific requirements stipulated in 45 CFR 400.4-400.9. The 
State Plan must include all applicable state or RD procedures, 
designations, and certifications for each requirement as well as 
supporting documentation. The plan assures ORR that the state or RD is 
capable of administering refugee assistance and coordinating employment 
and other social services for eligible caseloads in conformity with 
specific requirements.
    Changes proposed to the previously approved State Plan for Grants 
to States for Refugee Resettlement information collection are described 
below. ORR is proposing:
     Streamlining/formatting changes to multiple sections of 
the form including technical corrections to regulatory citations and 
removing a number of requirements related to the now obsolete Wilson-
Fish Alternative Program (superseded by the Wilson-Fish TANF 
Coordination Program, which will have its own separate reporting 
requirements).
     Adding a number of requirements related to Replacement 
Designees (RDs) to ensure that they are administering the Refugee 
Resettlement Program with transparency and equity and to the same 
standard as a state, including quarterly consultation process, Refugee 
Medical Assistance, Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM), and emergency 
planning to ensure ORR populations receive all

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necessary information and services to the extent possible.
     Requesting additional information related to the Refugee 
Support Services (RSS) program; ORR's current template does not provide 
sufficient detailed information for ORR to ascertain how a grantee 
intends to provide RSS services to its client base.
     Improving the URM section to correct inefficiencies, 
eliminate unnecessary items, and address the needs of victims of 
trafficking and Special Immigrant Juveniles now eligible for the URM 
program. In particular, ORR is soliciting states' and RDs' plans for 
placing children referred by ORR and ensuring alignment with federal 
capacity priorities.
    Respondents: State agencies and RDs under 45 CFR 400.301(c) 
administering or supervising the administration of programs.

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                     Total number  of  Average  burden
                            Instrument                                Total number     responses per      hours  per      Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                     of respondents     respondent         response          hours            hours
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State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement..........              62                 3               18            3,348            1,116
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,116.

    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1522 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(the Act) [Title IV, Sec. 412 of the Act] for each state agency 
requesting federal funding for refugee resettlement under 8 U.S.C. 
524 [Title IV, Sec. 414 of the Act].

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-05966 Filed 3-22-21; 8:45 am]
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