Notice2023-24185
Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0351)
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Published
November 2, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 3-year extension of the State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0351, expiration 6/30/2024). ORR is proposing changes to the form.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75289-75290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24185]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Plan for Grants
to States for Refugee Resettlement (Office of Management and Budget
#0970-0351)
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 Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 3-year extension of the
State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement (Office of
Management and Budget #0970-0351, expiration 6/30/2024). ORR is
proposing changes to the form.
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#01686f676e626e6d6d646275686e6f416062672f6969722f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4821262e272b2724242d2b3c21272608292b2e6620203b662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: A State Plan is a required comprehensive narrative
description of the nature and scope of a state's or Replacement
Designee's (RD) Refugee Resettlement Program and provides assurances
that the program will be administered in conformity with the specific
requirements stipulated in 45 CFR 400.4-400.9. The State Plan must
include all applicable state or RD procedures, designations, and
certifications for each requirement as well as supporting
documentation. The plan assures ORR that the state or RD is capable of
administering refugee assistance and coordinating employment and other
social services for eligible caseloads in conformity with specific
requirements.
ORR proposes the following changes to the previously approved State
Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement:
<bullet> streamlining/formatting multiple sections of the form,
including technical corrections
<bullet> enhancing requirements for collaboration and engagement and
expanding the non-discrimination aspects
<bullet> standardizing sections of the template related to health to
reduce burden by clarifying text and removing duplicative parts
<bullet> streamlining sections related to the unaccompanied children to
reduce burden by providing better options for responses and selections
and by removing unnecessary and confusing text to ensure consistency
regarding assurances
Respondents: State agencies and RDs under 45 CFR 400.301(c)
administering or supervising the administration of programs.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of of responses hours per Annual burden
respondents per respondent response hours
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State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee 59 1 18 1,062
Resettlement...............................
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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 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(the Act) [Title IV, Sec. 412 of the Act] for each state agency
requesting federal funding for refugee resettlement under 8 U.S.C. 524
[Title IV, Sec. 414 of the Act].
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-24185 Filed 11-1-23; 8:45 am]
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