[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84145-84146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26552]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Refugee Data Submission 
System for Formula Funds Allocations and Service Analysis (ORR-5) 
(Office of Management and Budget #0970-0043)

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 (HHS), seeks an update to the existing data collection for the 
form ORR-5: Refugee Data Submission System for Formula Funds 
Allocations and Service Analysis (OMB#: 0970-0043, expiration 4/30/
2024) and requests an extension of approval for three years. Minor 
changes to the form ORR-5 include the addition of the following two 
data elements: client email address and client phone number. ACF 
estimates the proposed changes will not increase response burden.

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: The ORR-5 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. ORR 
proposes an extension with minor changes to the current form to ensure 
continuous information collection, enabling the ORR Director to better 
understand client demographics, services utilized, and the outcomes 
achieved by clients enrolled in certain ORR-funded programs. Data 
elements continue to include ORR program entrance and exit dates, 
biographical information, referrals for services, progress made toward 
achieving self-sufficiency, and employment status. ORR proposes to add 
the following two data elements: client email address and client phone 
number. Adding these data points will enable ORR to obtain updated 
contact information for refugees who received ORR-funded services. The 
data collected will inform evidence-based policy making and program 
design.
    Respondents: States, Replacement Designees, and the District of 
Columbia.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Annual number   Average  burden
                 Instrument                     Total number     of responses       hours per     Annual  burden
                                              of  respondents   per respondent      response          hours
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Refugee Data Submission for Formula Funds                 50                1              140            7,000
 Allocations and Service Analysis (ORR-5)...
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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: 8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(3).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-26552 Filed 12-1-23; 8:45 am]
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