[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 3550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01287]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; ORR-1, Cash and Medical 
Assistance Program Estimates

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

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ORR-1, Cash 
and Medical Assistance Program Estimates (OMB #0970-0030, expiration 5/
31/2022). There are no changes requested to the form or instructions.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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]. Identify all requests by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The ORR-1, Cash and Medical Assistance Program 
Estimates, is the application for grants under the Cash and Medical 
Assistance (CMA) program. The application is required by ORR program 
regulations at 45 CFR 400.11(b). The regulation specifies that states 
must submit, as their application for this program, estimates of the 
projected costs they anticipate incurring in providing cash and medical 
assistance for eligible recipients and the costs of administering the 
program. Under the CMA program, states are reimbursed for the costs of 
providing these services and benefits for 8 months after an eligible 
recipient arrives in this country. The eligible recipients for these 
services and benefits are refugees, Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian 
Entrants, asylees, Afghans and Iraqi with Special Immigrant Visas, and 
victims of a severe form of trafficking. States that provide services 
for unaccompanied refugee minors also provide an estimate for the cost 
of these services for the year for which they are applying for grants.
    Respondents: State Agencies, the District of Columbia, and 
Replacement Designees under 45 CFR 400.301(c) administering or 
supervising the administration of programs under Title IV of the Act.

                                             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-1, Cash and Medical Assistance Program                57                1              0.6               34
 Estimates..................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 34.
    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. 412(a)(4))

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-01287 Filed 1-21-22; 8:45 am]
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