[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 31208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08761]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 
Refugee Data Submission System for Formula Funds Allocations and 
Service Analysis (ORR-5) (OMB #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 are as proposed in the description section. 
Since the previous comment period, there are additional minor proposed 
edits: an additional data element to clarify whether the initial client 
assessment was completed and a change to spacing in headers to improve 
data processing. ACF estimates the proposed changes will not increase 
response burden.

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: 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. During the 60-day 
comment period (88 FR 84145) ORR received comments regarding the 
proposed addition of two data elements. ORR has decided to delay the 
addition of client email address and phone number due to recent and 
rapid changes to the national interagency refugee landscape and the 
current operational capacity of ORR-funded service providers. Since the 
60-day comment period, a data element has been added to indicate 
whether the initial client assessment was completed and a change to 
spacing in headers was made to improve data processing. 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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    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 412(a)(3).

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-08761 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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