Notice2023-15333
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Data Reporting (New Collection)
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Published
July 19, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is proposing to collect data from grantee agencies participating in the Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program. Client data collected will include enrollment information, demographics, and program outcomes.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46169-46170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15333]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Voluntary Agencies
Matching Grant Program Data Reporting (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 proposing to collect data from grantee agencies
participating in the Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program. Client
data collected will include enrollment information, demographics, and
program outcomes.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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#f79e99919894989b9b9294839e9899b7969491d99f9f84d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="325b5c545d515d5e5e5751465b5d5c725351541c5a5a411c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: This Matching Grant Program data collection 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 collecting both case-level
and client-level data elements at multiple points in time, which will
allow the ORR Director to better understand client demographics,
services utilized, and the outcomes achieved by clients enrolled in the
Matching Grant Program. Data elements include biographical information,
progress made toward achieving self-sufficiency, and
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employment status. The data collected will inform evidence-based policy
making and program design.
Respondents: National resettlement agencies participating in the
Matching Grant Program.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number
of responses Average Total burden
Instrument Total number per burden hours hours (3 Annual burden
of respondents respondent (3 per response years) hours
years)
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Voluntary Agencies Matching 10 1 60 600 200
Grant Program Data Reporting--
Data System Updates............
Voluntary Agencies Matching 10 36 16 5,760 1,920
Grant Program Data Reporting--
Monthly Uploads................
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Total estimated annual .............. .............. .............. .............. 2,120
burden.....................
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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: 8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(3).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-15333 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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