[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2956-2957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00704]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 
State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement (OMB #0970-
0351)

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) is requesting a 3-year extension of the 
State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement (Office of 
Management and Budget #0970-0351, expiration 6/30/2024). ORR is 
proposing changes to the form.

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

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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: A State Plan is a required comprehensive narrative 
description of the nature and scope of a State's or Replacement 
Designee's (RD) Refugee Resettlement Program and provides assurances 
that the program will be administered in conformity with the specific 
requirements stipulated in 45 CFR 400.4-400.9. The State Plan must 
include all applicable State or RD procedures, designations, and 
certifications for each requirement as well as supporting 
documentation. The plan assures ORR that the State or RD is capable of 
administering refugee assistance and coordinating employment and other 
social services for eligible caseloads in conformity with specific 
requirements.
    ORR proposes the following changes to the previously approved State 
Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement:

 streamlining/formatting multiple sections of the form, 
including technical corrections
 enhancing requirements for collaboration and engagement and 
expanding the non-discrimination aspects
 standardizing sections of the template related to health to 
reduce burden by clarifying text and removing duplicative parts
 streamlining sections related to the unaccompanied children to 
reduce burden by providing better options for responses and selections 
and by removing unnecessary and confusing text to ensure consistency 
regarding assurances

    Respondents: State agencies and RDs under 45 CFR 400.301(c) 
administering or supervising the administration of programs.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                       Annual number of
           Instrument               Total number of      responses per      Average burden       Annual burden
                                      respondents         respondent      hours per response         hours
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State Plan for Grants to States                  59                   1                  18               1,062
 for Refugee Resettlement.......
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    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1522 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(the Act) [title IV, sec. 412 of the Act] for each State agency 
requesting Federal funding for refugee resettlement under 8 U.S.C. 524 
[title IV, sec. 414 of the Act]

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-00704 Filed 1-16-24; 8:45 am]
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