Notice2023-11629
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee Resettlement Annual Survey of Refugees (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0033)
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Published
June 1, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks an update to the existing data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees. The Annual Survey of Refugees is a yearly sample survey of refugee households entering the U.S. in the previous 5 fiscal years. The requested update is based upon results of a multi-year effort in instrument redesign and field testing. ACF estimates the proposed changes will increase response burden from 48 to 50 minutes per respondent.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35880-35881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11629]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee
Resettlement Annual Survey of Refugees (Office of Management and Budget
#0970-0033)
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and
Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks an update to the
existing data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees. The Annual
Survey of Refugees is a yearly sample survey of refugee households
entering the U.S. in the previous 5 fiscal years. The requested update
is based upon results of a multi-year effort in instrument redesign and
field testing. ACF estimates the proposed changes will increase
response burden from 48 to 50 minutes per respondent.
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#fb92959d94989497979e988f929495bb9a989dd5939388d59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d64636b626e626161686e796462634d6c6e6b2365657e236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Data from the Annual Survey of Refugees are used to
meet the Office of Refugee Resettlement's (ORR) Congressional reporting
requirements, as set forth in the Refugee Act of 1980 (section 413(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act). ORR makes survey findings
available to the general public and uses findings for the purposes of
program planning, policy-making, and budgeting. The requested update
reflects changes to the survey instrument to: enhance ORR's
understanding of refugees' resettlement experiences; streamline the
collection of household-level information; and improve data reliability
and validity.
Respondents: The Annual Survey of Refugees secures a nationally
representative sample of refugee households arriving in the U.S. in the
previous 5 fiscal years.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Total number Average burden
Instrument of of responses hours per Total burden Annual burden
respondents per respondent response hours hours
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Introduction Letter and Postcard 4,500 1 .05 225 75
ORR-9 Annual Survey of Refugees. 4,500 1 .80 3,600 1,200
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Estimated Total Annual .............. .............. .............. .............. 1,275
Burden Hours...............
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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 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: Sec. 413. [8 U.S.C. 1523]
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-11629 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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