[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22408-22409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06832]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Immigration Legal Services for Afghan 
Arrivals--Eligible Afghan Arrivals Intake Form and Intake Interview 
(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 (HHS), is proposing to collect data from Eligible Afghan 
Arrivals (EAAs) in need of direct legal services through Immigration 
Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals (ILSAA) to determine eligibility.

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: 

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    Description: In August 2021, Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) was 
established at President Biden's direction to implement coordinated 
efforts across the federal government to support vulnerable Afghans, 
including those who worked alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan (OAW, 
Homeland Security (https://www.dhs.gov/allieswelcome)). Under the 
Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, and Additional 
Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, Congress authorized 
ORR to provide resettlement assistance and other benefits available to 
refugees to specific Afghan populations in response to their emergency 
evacuation and resettlement. ILSAA was established to provide 
immigration legal services to EAAs. The ILSAA EAA Intake Form and 
Intake Interview are designed to gather information about EAAs who are 
interested in receiving legal services through ILSAA. ILSAA staff will 
review the EAA's information to determine whether they meet the 
qualifications to receive legal services through ILSAA. This will be 
done on a rolling basis as EAAs seek legal services through ILSAA.
    Respondents: OAW Afghan Populations.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total  number
                                                  Annual  number   of  responses      Average     Annual  burden
                   Instrument                           of              per        burden  hours       hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response
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Eligible Afghan Arrival (EAA) Intake Form.......           2,000               1            0.08             160
Eligible Afghan Arrival (EAA) Intake Interview..           1,600               1            0.75           1,200
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,360.
    Authority: Division C, Title III, Public Law 117-43,135 Stat. 374; 
Division B, Title III, Public Law 117-70, 1102 Stat. 4.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-06832 Filed 3-29-24; 8:45 am]
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