[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44370-44371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17246]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; ORR-6 Performance 
Report (OMB #0970-0036)

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and 
Families, Health and Human Services (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 revision of the ORR-6 
Performance Report (OMB #0970-0036, expiration 2/28/2022). Proposed 
revisions include new data collection primarily for the new Refugee 
Health Promotion (RHP) set-aside program, and reformatting and 
revisions of instructions and forms for clarity.

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: ACF/ORR requests information from the ORR-6 
Performance Report to determine effectiveness of state Cash and Medical 
Assistance (CMA) and Refugee Support Services programs. ORR uses state-
by-state CMA utilization rates, derived from the ORR-6 Performance 
Report, to formulate program initiatives, priorities, standards, budget 
requests, and assistance policies. Federal regulations require state 
Refugee Resettlement, Replacement Designee agencies, and local 
governments submit statistical or programmatic information that the ORR 
Director determines to be required to fulfill their responsibility 
under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The existing ORR-6 was 
revised to include data collection for the new RHP set-aside program, 
add new data elements to better understand the meaning of existing data 
collection, and update the instructions and reformat some of the forms 
to provide clearer definitions and better distinguish the participation 
and performance results of different support services programs.
    Respondents: State governments and Replacement Designees.

                                                                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                                      Total number of  Average  burden
                            Instrument                              Total number of    responses per      hours per       Total burden    Annual burden
                                                                      respondents       respondent         response          hours            hours
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ORR-6 Performance Report.........................................               69                 6               19            7,866            2,622
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,622.
    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), and 45 CFR 400.28(b).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17246 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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