[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3114-3115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00990]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket Number--DHS-2021-0050]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Family Reunification 
Task Force Travel Questionnaire and website Application

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; Family Reunification 
Task Force Travel Questionnaire and website application, extension 
without change.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, will submit the following 
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 21, 
2022. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number Docket 
# DHS-2021-0050, at:
    [cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number Docket # DHS-2021-0050. All comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://ww.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 2, 2021, President Biden signed 
Executive Order 14011 (E.O. 14011), Establishment of Interagency Task 
Force on the Reunification of Families, in response to the prior 
Administration decision to intentionally separate children from their 
parents and legal guardians (families), including through the use of 
the Zero-Tolerance Policy. E.O. 14011 directs the Interagency Task 
Force on the Reunification of Families (Task Force) to identify 
children who were separated and facilitate and enable the reunification 
of the families. Additionally, E.O. 14011 directs the Task Force to 
provide recommendations on providing additional services and support 
for the reunified families, including behavioral health services with a 
focus on trauma-informed care. The Secretary of Homeland Security is 
the chair of the Task Force and is joined by the Department of State, 
Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Justice.
    To carry out the Task Force's mission to reunify families, DHS is 
extending the current information data collection. The purpose is to 
achieve efficiencies to process these individuals for a successful 
family reunification. To streamline the initial contact, assistance, 
and reunification travel coordination process, the Task Force has 
created a website application (Register  together.gov and 
Reg[iacute]strese  together.gov (juntos.gov)) to create 
initial contact and a travel form to collect details and information 
the Task Force needs to make travel arrangements for the beneficiary 
and other traveling family members.
    The information to be collected on the website application would 
include:

 A-Number
 Name of Separated Parent
 Contact Information of the Separated Parent (phone, email)
 Country of Birth
 Country of Citizenship
 Current Country Location
 Separated Parent Relationship to Child
 Separated Parent's Preferred Language
 Separated Child's A#
 Separated Child Name
 Separated Child's Date of Birth
 Separated Child's Country of Birth
 Separated Child's Country of Citizenship
 Whether Separated Parent is in contact with Child
 Whether Separated Parent has knowledge of Child's current 
location
 Name of Attorney, Advocate or Preparer
 Attorney, Advocate, or Preparer Contact Information

    The information to be collected for travel would include: Name, 
Date of Birth, Gender, A#, Passport Number and Expiration, Phone 
Number, Email address, Language(s) spoken, Representative/Attorney name 
and contact information, Date of Embassy Appointment to obtain boarding 
foil, Identification of Special Assistance Requests, Departure Airport, 
Final Airport, Traveling requested time frame, Names of others in the 
traveling party. The data will be stored by the international 
organization coordinating travel for the families.
    This information collection does not have an impact on small 
businesses or other small entities.
    If this information is not collected, the Task Force will not be 
able to accomplish its mission to reunite families swiftly.
    The assurance of confidentiality provided to the respondents for 
this information collection is based on the Privacy Impact Assessment 
DHS/ALL/PIA-091. The Systems of Records Notices that will be included 
in this ICR include DHS/USCIS/ICE/CBP-001 Alien File, Index, and 
National File Tracking System of Records, September 18, 2017, 82 FR 
43556 DHS/USCIS-007 Benefits Information System, October 10, 2019, 84 
FR 54622.
    This information collection was constructed in compliance with 
regulations and authorities under the purview of the DHS Privacy 
Office, DHS OCIO, DHS Records Management, and OMB regulations regarding 
data collection, use, sharing, storage, information security, and 
retrieval of information.
    There are no changes to the information being collected and there 
is no change to the estimated burden associated with this collection.
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the

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functions of the agency, including whether the information will have 
practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Title: Family Reunification Task Force Travel Questionnaire and 
website Application.
    OMB Number: 1601-0031.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Members of the Public.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,000.

Robert Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2022-00990 Filed 1-19-22; 8:45 am]
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