[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 65394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20544]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 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: 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. As a result of these changes, the estimated time to 
respond was updated from 48 to 50 minutes.
    Respondents: The Annual Survey of Refugees secures a nationally 
representative sample of refugee households arriving in the United 
States in the previous 5 fiscal years.

                                             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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Introduction Letter and Postcard           4,500               1             .05             225              75
ORR-9 Annual Survey of Refugees.           4,500               1             .83           3,735           1,245
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,320.
    Authority: Sec. 413. [8 U.S.C. 1523].

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20544 Filed 9-21-23; 8:45 am]
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