[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15039-15040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04987]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee 
Resettlement Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Application and 
Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form (OMB #0970-
0550)

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 
three-year extension with revisions of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors 
(URM) Program Application and Withdrawal of Application or Declination 
of Placement Form (OMB #0970-0550, expiration 08/31/2023). Proposed 
revisions include additional instructions, a small number of new 
questions, dropping a few questions, and rephrasing existing questions.

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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: The URM Program Application is completed on behalf of 
unaccompanied children in the United States who are applying for entry 
into the URM Program. The application includes biographical data and 
information on the child's needs to support placement efforts. The 
Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form is completed 
when a child is no longer interested in entering the URM Program or is 
not interested in entering the placement they were offered.
    Respondents: Case managers, attorneys, or other representatives 
working with unaccompanied children who are eligible for the URM 
Program.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total number   Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    of responses      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                  of respondents  per respondent     response          hours           hours
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Unaccompanied Refugee Minors                 450               3             1.5           2,025             675
 Program Application............
Withdrawal of Application or                  50               3             0.2              30              10
 Declination of Placement Form..
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 685.
    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

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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(d).

John M. Sweet, Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-04987 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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