Notice2024-30384
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Unaccompanied Children Bureau Administrative Activities (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0547)
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December 20, 2024
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Abstract
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is inviting public comment on revisions to an approved information collection, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0547. The request consists of several forms that allow ORR to perform Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB)- related administrative activities, such as facilitating stakeholder visits to care provider facilities; obtaining consent from children to share their case file information; and processing requests and waivers for the hiring of key and non-key personnel at care provider facilities.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104187-104188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30384]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Unaccompanied Children
Bureau Administrative Activities (Office of Management and Budget #:
0970-0547)
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 inviting public
comment on revisions to an approved information collection, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0547. The request consists of several
forms that allow ORR to perform Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB)-
related administrative activities, such as facilitating stakeholder
visits to care provider facilities; obtaining consent from children to
share their case file information; and processing requests and waivers
for the hiring of key and non-key personnel at care provider
facilities.
DATES: Comments due February 18, 2025. 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#a2cbccc4cdc1cdcecec7c1d6cbcdcce2c3c1c48ccacad18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5bcbbb3bab6bab9b9b0b6a1bcbabb95b4b6b3fbbdbda6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: This request is to remove six
forms, which will be transferred into a new information collection, and
revise four existing forms in this collection. ORR also proposes
retitling this information collection from ``Administration and
Oversight for the Unaccompanied Children Program'' to ``Unaccompanied
Children Bureau Administrative Activities'' to better describe the
types of forms in the information collection and to reflect with a
recent name change for the program.
Forms Being Removed and Transferred into a New Information Collection
ORR UCB is in the process of reorganizing its information
collections to create more unique information collections that will
contain fewer forms under each OMB control number. This will promote
operational efficiency for UCB by decreasing the burden associated with
renewing large collections and enabling UCB to create more purpose-
specific information collections. In addition, this will facilitate OMB
review by ensuring the scope of the collection is targeted and narrower
than existing collections, resulting in clearer requests. As part of
that reorganization effort, ORR plans to move the following forms into
a new information collection titled ``Incident Reporting for the
Unaccompanied Children Bureau.'' This request and the request for the
new Incident Reporting information collection will be submitted to OMB
concurrently.
<bullet> Child-Level Event (Form A-9A)
<bullet> Emergency Significant Incident Report (Form A-9B)
<bullet> Significant Incident Report (Form A-9C)
<bullet> Historical Disclosure (Form A-9D)
<bullet> Behavioral Note (Form A-9E)
<bullet> Program-Level Event Report (Form A-10)
Revisions to Existing Forms
ORR plans to make the following revisions to existing forms in this
information collection:
<bullet> Notice to Unaccompanied Children for Flores Visits (Forms
A-4)
[cir] Change the title of the form from ``Notice to UC for Flores
Counsel Visits'' to ``Notice to Unaccompanied Children for Flores
Counsel Visits''
<bullet> Care Provider Facility Tour Request (Form A-1A)
[cir] Retitle the form from ``Care Provider Facility Tour Request''
to ``Care Provider Facility Tour and Visit Request'' to better
represent the purpose of the form. In addition to tours, the form may
also be used to request visits (requests to come onsite that do not
involve a formal tour of the facility).
[cir] Update the words ``tour'' or ``visit'' to read ``tour or
visit'' wherever they appear by themselves in the form (as applicable).
[cir] Reword parts of the introductory text at the top of the form
and instructions throughout the form for clarity.
[cir] Add ``including HHS, ACF, ORR employees, and ORR
contractors'' in parentheses after the ``Federal Agency'' option for
the ``Type of Visitor'' field to clarify which federal agencies must
complete the form.
[cir] Revise the burden estimate to account for an increase in the
number of requests submitted and more accurately reflect how long it
takes to complete the form. The annual number of respondents increased
from 200 to
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620 and the average burden hours per response increased from 0.17 to
0.33.
<bullet> Key Personnel Minimum Qualifications Checklist and
Attestation (Form A-14)
[cir] Revise the introductory text to the form to remove repetition
and improve readability.
[cir] Revise Section D: Candidate Minimum Qualifications to:
[squf] Reorganize how the minimum qualifications for each position
are displayed to make it easier for the respondent to understand the
requirements.
[squf] Change the ``Candidate does not meet minimum qualification''
checkbox into a question that asks ``Does the candidate meet the
minimum qualification?'' with yes/no options so that the respondent may
more clearly communicate whether the candidate meets minimum
qualifications.
[squf] Update the qualifications for each position and add two new
positions (Background Check Specialist and Lead Medical Coordinator) to
reflect revisions that are under consideration for ORR's residential
services cooperative agreement.
[cir] Revise the burden estimate to account for an increase in the
number of care provider facilities, a decrease in the number of forms
submitted, and more accurately reflect how long it takes to complete
the form. The annual number of respondents increased from 235 to 300,
the annual number of responses per respondent decreased from nine to
six, and the average burden hours per response increased from 0.17 to
0.42.
<bullet> ORR Waiver Request (Form A-15)
[cir] Add a burden statement at the top of the form.
[cir] Break the form into several sections to make it more
digestible for respondents.
[cir] Rephrase several field labels for clarity and succinctness.
[cir] Add a field for the respondent to specify whether they are a
care provider facility or a home study or post-release service
provider.
[cir] Change the ``Type of Facility/Provider'' field label to
``Level of Care'' and update the related checkbox options to better
reflect care provider facility levels of care.
[cir] Add a place where respondents can upload a supervision or
training plan when applicable for their request.
[cir] Revise the burden estimate to account for an increase in the
number of care provider facilities. The annual number of respondents
increased from 235 to 300.
Revisions to Burden Estimates Only for Existing Forms
<bullet> Authorization for Release of Records (Form A-5)
[cir] Revise the burden estimate to account for an increase in the
number records requests submitted and more accurately reflect how long
it takes to complete the form. The annual number of respondents
increased from 4,000 to 9,620 and the average burden hours per response
increased from 0.25 to 0.5.
Respondents: ORR grantee and contractor staff; advocacy groups,
faith-based organizations, researchers, and government officials;
attorneys, legal service providers, child advocates, and government
agencies; and other stakeholders.
Annual Burden Estimates:
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Number of Average burden
Form Annual number responses per hours per Annual total
of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Care Provider Facility Tour Request (Form A-1A). 620 1 0.33 205
Notice to Unaccompanied Children for Flores 20 1 0.25 5
Visits (Forms A-4 and A-4s)....................
Authorization for Release of Records (Form A-5). 9,620 1 0.50 4,810
Key Personnel Minimum Qualifications Checklist 300 6 0.42 756
and Attestation (Form A-14)....................
ORR Waiver Request (Form A-15).................. 300 2 0.33 198
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours Total:........ .............. .............. .............. 5,974
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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: 6 U.S.C. 279; 8 U.S.C. 1232; 45 CFR 410; Flores v. Reno
Settlement Agreement, No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996)
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-30384 Filed 12-19-24; 8:45 am]
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