Notice2024-00704
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement (OMB #0970-0351)
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Published
January 17, 2024
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 89, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2956-2957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00704]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review;
State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement (OMB #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 30 days of publication. OMB must make a
decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days
after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore,
a comment
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is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30
days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You can
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afc6c1c9c0ccc0c3c3caccdbc6c0c1efceccc981c7c7dc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6cfc8c0c9c5c9cacac3c5d2cfc9c8e6c7c5c088ceced588c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all emailed 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 of
Instrument Total number of responses per Average burden Annual burden
respondents respondent hours per response hours
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State Plan for Grants to States 59 1 18 1,062
for Refugee Resettlement.......
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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. 2024-00704 Filed 1-16-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-45-P
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