[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 31507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10539]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 3-
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 30 days of publication. OMB must make a 
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days 
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, 
a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it 
within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed 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 of  Average burden
           Instrument             Total number    responses per      hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                 of respondents     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.
    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1522(d).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-10539 Filed 5-16-23; 8:45 am]
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