Notice2023-04987
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee Resettlement Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Application and Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form (OMB #0970-0550)
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Published
March 10, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a three-year extension with revisions of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program Application and Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form (OMB #0970-0550, expiration 08/31/2023). Proposed revisions include additional instructions, a small number of new questions, dropping a few questions, and rephrasing existing questions.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15039-15040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04987]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee
Resettlement Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Application and
Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form (OMB #0970-
0550)
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a
three-year extension with revisions of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
(URM) Program Application and Withdrawal of Application or Declination
of Placement Form (OMB #0970-0550, expiration 08/31/2023). Proposed
revisions include additional instructions, a small number of new
questions, dropping a few questions, and rephrasing existing questions.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbb2b5bdb4b8b4b7b7beb8afb2b4b59bbab8bdf5b3b3a8f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3cacdc5ccc0cccfcfc6c0d7cacccde3c2c0c58dcbcbd08dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The URM Program Application is completed on behalf of
unaccompanied children in the United States who are applying for entry
into the URM Program. The application includes biographical data and
information on the child's needs to support placement efforts. The
Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form is completed
when a child is no longer interested in entering the URM Program or is
not interested in entering the placement they were offered.
Respondents: Case managers, attorneys, or other representatives
working with unaccompanied children who are eligible for the URM
Program.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
Instrument Total number of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
of respondents per respondent response hours hours
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Unaccompanied Refugee Minors 450 3 1.5 2,025 675
Program Application............
Withdrawal of Application or 50 3 0.2 30 10
Declination of Placement Form..
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 685.
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
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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(d).
John M. Sweet, Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-04987 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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