[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 34858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11479]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Refugee Cash and 
Medical Assistance Federal Financial Report ORR-2 Supplemental Data 
Collection (OMB #: 0970-0510)

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 Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of 
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) plans to submit a generic information 
collection (GenIC) request under the following umbrella generic: 
Generic Clearance for Financial Reports used for ACF Mandatory Grant 
Programs (0970-0510). This request is to include instructions for ORR 
Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) grant recipients to provide 
supplemental financial information when submitting the already required 
ORR-2 Financial Report, which is approved under Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) number 0970-0407.

DATES: Comments due within 14 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 and below.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: ACF programs require detailed financial information 
from their grantees that allows ACF to monitor various specialized cost 
categories within each program to closely manage program activities and 
to have sufficient financial information to enable periodic thorough 
and detailed audits. The Generic Clearance for Financial Reports used 
for ACF Mandatory Grant Programs allows ACF programs to efficiently 
develop and receive approval for financial reports that are tailored to 
specific funding recipients and the associated needs of the program. 
For more information about the umbrella generic, see: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202303-0970-002.
    This specific GenIC request applies to all ORR Refugee Cash and 
Medical Assistance grantees awarded traditional base funding as well as 
funding received under the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2022 (ASA), and the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, and 
other appropriations as communicated. All grantees must complete 
reporting in accordance with statute. Currently, grantees use the ORR-2 
(OMB #: 0970-0407) to report federal expenditures by program categories 
such as refugee cash assistance and refugee medical assistance. The 
ORR-2 requests grantees to report on the various program categories 
totaling expenditures, unliquidated obligations, and unobligated 
balances. ORR is proposing to request that grantees break out 
unobligated balances reported on the final ORR-2 financial report by 
funding source (base, ASA, Ukraine) and financial account number as 
referenced on the Notice of Award as a Word or Excel attachment to 
upload (with the ORR-2 report) in the Online Line Data Collection via 
the designated link. This final report is due September 30th. The 
proposed supplemental instructions will provide guidance and assist 
grantees with submitting the additional detail about Federal 
expenditure data reported on the ORR-2. The analysis of this data would 
further support adherence to program requirements.
    Respondents: States, State Agency Grantee Designees.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                    Annual
       Title of information collection           Number of       frequency of    Hourly burden    Annual hourly
                                                respondents       responses       per response        burden
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RSS SF-425 Supplemental Data Collection.....              66                1             1.67              110
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    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 14 days of this publication.
    Authority: Section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-11479 Filed 5-30-23; 8:45 am]
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