[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17577-17578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05980]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Operation Allies 
Welcome Afghan Supplement Survey (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and 
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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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 is proposing to collect data for a new Operation Allies 
Welcome (OAW) Afghan Supplement Survey.

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: Under the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2022, and Additional Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, 
Congress authorized ORR to provide resettlement assistance and other 
benefits available to refugees to specific Afghan populations in 
response to their emergency evacuation and resettlement. The OAW Afghan 
Supplement Survey is a sample survey of Afghan households entering the 
United States under OAW, collecting both household- and individual-
level information. It will generate nationally representative data on 
OAW Afghans' well-being, integration outcomes, and progress towards 
self-sufficiency. Data collected will help ORR and service providers 
better understand the impact of services and on-going service needs of 
OAW Afghan populations.
    Respondents: OAW Afghan populations.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total number   Average burden
                   Instrument                      Total number    of responses      hours per     Total/annual
                                                  of respondents  per respondent     response     burden hours *
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OAW Afghan Supplement Survey Contact Update                1,100               1            0.05              55
 Requests.......................................
OAW Afghan Supplement Survey....................           1,100               1            0.92           1,012
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* Survey is one-time and will be completed within the 1st year.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,067.
    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: Division C, Title III, Public Law 117-43, 135 Stat. 374; 
Division B,

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Title III, Public Law 117-70, 1102 Stat. 4.

John M. Sweet, Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05980 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
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