[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78756-78757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25352]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Voluntary 
Agencies Matching Grant Program Data Reporting (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 from grantee agencies 
participating in the Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program. Client 
data collected will include enrollment information, demographics, and 
program outcomes.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. Office of Management 
and Budget (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: This Matching Grant Program data collection is 
designed to satisfy the statutory requirements of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (INA). Section 412(a)(3) of INA (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(3)) 
requires that the Director of ORR make a periodic assessment of the 
needs of refugees for assistance and services and the resources 
available to meet those needs. In addition, section 412(a)(7) of the 
INA (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(7)) requires ORR to develop a system to monitor 
the assistance provided under the Refugee Act that includes evaluation 
of the effectiveness of the program and data collection on the services 
provided and the results achieved. ORR proposes collecting both case-
level and client-level data elements at multiple points in time, which 
will allow the ORR Director to better understand client demographics, 
services utilized, and the outcomes achieved by clients enrolled in the 
Matching Grant Program. Data elements include biographical information, 
progress made toward achieving self-sufficiency, and employment status. 
The data collected will inform evidence-based policy making and program 
design.
    Respondents: National resettlement agencies participating in the 
Matching Grant Program.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                           Total number     Average
                                           Total number    of responses      burden     Total burden     Annual
               Instrument                 of respondents  per respondent   hours per      hours (3       burden
                                                             (3 years)      response       years)        hours
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Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant                     10               1           60             600        200
 Program Data Reporting--Data System
 Updates................................
Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant                     10              36           16           5,760      1,920
 Program Data Reporting--Monthly Uploads
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    Total estimated annual burden.......  ..............  ..............  ...........  ..............      2,120
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    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 412(a)(3) and 412(a)(7).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-25352 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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