Notice2023-28660
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Immigration Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals-Eligible Afghan Arrivals Intake Form and Intake Interview (New Collection)
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Published
December 28, 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 (HHS), is proposing to collect data from Eligible Afghan Arrivals (EAAs) in need of direct legal services through Immigration Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals (ILSAA) to determine eligibility.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 89697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28660]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Immigration Legal
Services for Afghan Arrivals--Eligible Afghan Arrivals Intake Form and
Intake Interview (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 (HHS), is proposing to collect data from Eligible Afghan
Arrivals (EAAs) in need of direct legal services through Immigration
Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals (ILSAA) to determine eligibility.
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#f39a9d959c909c9f9f9690879a9c9db3929095dd9b9b80dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4adaaa2aba7aba8a8a1a7b0adabaa84a5a7a2eaacacb7eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: In August 2021, Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) was
established at President Biden's direction to implement coordinated
efforts across the federal government to support vulnerable Afghans,
including those who worked alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan (OAW,
Homeland Security (<a href="https://www.dhs.gov/allieswelcome">https://www.dhs.gov/allieswelcome</a>)). Under the
Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, and Additional
Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, Congress authorized
ORR to provide resettlement assistance and other benefits available to
refugees to specific Afghan populations in response to their emergency
evacuation and resettlement. ILSAA was established to provide
immigration legal services to EAAs. The ILSAA EAA Intake Form and
Intake Interview are designed to gather information about EAAs who are
interested in receiving legal services through ILSAA. ILSAA staff will
review the EAA's information to determine whether they meet the
qualifications to receive legal services through ILSAA. This will be
done on a rolling basis as EAAs seek legal services through ILSAA.
Respondents: OAW Afghan Populations.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number
Annual number of responses Average Annual burden
Instrument of per burden hours hours
respondents respondent per response
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Eligible Afghan Arrival (EAA) Intake Form....... 2,700 1 0.08 216
Eligible Afghan Arrival (EAA) Intake Interview.. 2,700 1 0.75 2,025
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,241.
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: Division C, Title III, Public Law 117-43,135 Stat. 374;
Division B, Title III, Public Law 117-70, 1102 Stat. 4.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-28660 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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