[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35880-35881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11629]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee 
Resettlement Annual Survey of Refugees (Office of Management and Budget 
#0970-0033)

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

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks an update to the 
existing data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees. The Annual 
Survey of Refugees is a yearly sample survey of refugee households 
entering the U.S. in the previous 5 fiscal years. The requested update 
is based upon results of a multi-year effort in instrument redesign and 
field testing. ACF estimates the proposed changes will increase 
response burden from 48 to 50 minutes per respondent.

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: Data from the Annual Survey of Refugees are used to 
meet the Office of Refugee Resettlement's (ORR) Congressional reporting 
requirements, as set forth in the Refugee Act of 1980 (section 413(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act). ORR makes survey findings 
available to the general public and uses findings for the purposes of 
program planning, policy-making, and budgeting. The requested update 
reflects changes to the survey instrument to: enhance ORR's 
understanding of refugees' resettlement experiences; streamline the 
collection of household-level information; and improve data reliability 
and validity.
    Respondents: The Annual Survey of Refugees secures a nationally 
representative sample of refugee households arriving in the U.S. in the 
previous 5 fiscal years.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                   Total  number   Total  number  Average burden
           Instrument                   of         of  responses     hours per     Total burden    Annual burden
                                    respondents   per respondent     response          hours           hours
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Introduction Letter and Postcard           4,500               1             .05             225              75
ORR-9 Annual Survey of Refugees.           4,500               1             .80           3,600           1,200
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    Estimated Total Annual        ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,275
     Burden Hours...............
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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 60 days of this publication.
    Authority: Sec. 413. [8 U.S.C. 1523]

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-11629 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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