[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17823-17824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07371]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Services
for Unaccompanied Children With Disabilities (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 inviting public comment on the proposed collection. The
request consists of one form that will allow the Unaccompanied Children
(UC) Bureau to provide services to unaccompanied children identified as
having a disability.
DATES: Comments due May 29, 2025. The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) must decide 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: The ORR UC Bureau is proposing a new form,
the Individualized Section 504 Service Plan (Form S-25). The proposed
information collection is necessary to allow the ORR UC Bureau to
comply with a court order and improve service delivery for
unaccompanied children identified as having a disability. On June 29,
2018, Plaintiffs filed their federal class action lawsuit in the
Central District of California, western division, captioned Lucas R. et
al. v. Becerra et al. (Case No. 2:18-CV-05741 DMG PLA), asserting
claims under the Flores Consent Decree, the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act, the Due Process clause, and the First
Amendment. Plaintiffs allege violation of unaccompanied children rights
in decisions regarding family reunification, placement in restrictive
facilities, services for children with disabilities, administration of
psychotropic medication, and access to legal assistance. On May 3,
2024, the Court granted final approval for the settlement agreements of
the Plaintiffs' claims for disabilities, psychotropic medication, and
legal assistance. As part of the settlement agreement for the
disabilities claim, ORR is required to develop and implement
individualized Section 504 service plans for any child identified as
having a disability. The disabilities settlement agreement must be
fully implemented by May 3, 2025.
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Respondents: Care provider grantees and contractors
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Form Annual number responses per hours per Total annual
of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Individual Section 504 Service Plan (Form S- 300 7 3 6,300
25)........................................
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Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279; 8 U.S.C. 1232; 45 CFR 410; Flores v. Reno
Settlement Agreement, No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996); Lucas R. et
al v. Becerra et al (Case No. 2:18-CV-05741 DMG PLA) Disabilities
Settlement Agreement.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-07371 Filed 4-28-25; 8:45 am]
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