[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28359-28360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11157]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee 
Resettlement Cash and Medical Assistance Program Quarterly Report on 
Expenditures and Obligations--(ORR-2) (OMB #0970-0407)

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 
three-year extension of the ORR Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) 
Program Quarterly Report on Expenditures and Obligations (ORR-2) (OMB 
#0970-0407, expiration 8/31/2021). There are no changes requested to 
the form.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements 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: The Office of Refugee 
Resettlement (ORR) reimburses, to the extent of available 
appropriations, certain non-federal costs for the provision of cash and 
medical assistance to refugees, along with allowable expenses for the 
administration the refugee resettlement program at the State level. 
States and Replacement Designees currently submit the ORR-2 Quarterly 
Report on Expenditures and Obligations, which provides aggregate 
expenditure and obligation data. The ORR-2 collects expenditures and 
obligations data separately for each of the four CMA program 
components: Refugee cash assistance, refugee medical assistance, cash 
and medical assistance administration, and services for unaccompanied 
minors. This breakdown of financial status data allows ORR to track 
program expenditures in greater detail to anticipate any funding issues 
and to meet the requirements of ORR regulations at CFR 400.211 to 
collect these data for use in estimating future costs of the refugee 
resettlement program. ORR must implement the methodology at CFR 400.211 
each year after receipt of its annual appropriation to ensure that 
appropriated funds will be adequate for reimbursement to states of the 
costs for assistance provided to entering refugees. The estimating 
methodology prescribed in the regulations requires the use of actual 
past costs by program component. If the methodology indicates that 
appropriated funds are inadequate, ORR must take steps to reduce 
federal expenses, such as by limiting the number of months of 
eligibility for Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance. 
The ORR-2 is a single-page financial report that allows ORR to collect 
the necessary data to ensure that funds are adequate for the projected 
need and thereby meet the requirements of both the Refugee Act and ORR 
regulations.
    Respondents: State governments and Replacement Designees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual number    Average burden
                 Instrument                   Total number of   of  responses      hours per      Annual burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      response          hours
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ORR Financial Status Report Cash and Medical              66                4              1.5              396
 Assistance Program, Quarterly Report on
 Expenditures and Obligations...............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 396.
    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: 8 U.S.C. 1522 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(the Act) (Title IV, Sec. 412 of the Act) for each state

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agency requesting federal funding for refugee resettlement under 8 
U.S.C. 524 (Title IV, Sec. 414 of the Act).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-11157 Filed 5-25-21; 8:45 am]
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