2020-27194. Submission for OMB Review; ORR-3 and ORR-4 Report Forms for the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program (OMB #0970-0034)

AGENCY:

Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION:

Request for Public Comment.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 3-year extension of the ORR-3 and ORR-4 Report Forms (OMB #0970-0034, expiration 01/31/2021). ORR proposes revisions to improve clarity, secure outcome-based data, increase compliance with reporting requirements, and reduce burden.

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 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 www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description: The ORR-3 Report is submitted within 30 days of the minor's initial placement in the state, within 60 days of a change in the minor's status (e.g., change in legal responsibility, change in foster home placement, change in immigration data), and within 60 days of termination from the program. The ORR-4 Report is submitted every 12 months beginning on the first anniversary of the initial placement date, to record outcomes of the minor's progress.

Respondents: Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) State Agencies, URM Provider Agencies, and Youth Participants.

Annual Burden Estimates: URM State Agencies.

Instrument	Total number of respondents	Total number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours	Annual burden hours
ORR-3 Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Placement Report	15	432	0.25	1,620	540
ORR-4 Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Outcomes Report	15	282	0.50	2,115	705

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (State Agencies): 1,245.

Annual Burden Estimates: URM Provider Agencies.

Instrument	Total number of respondents	Total number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours	Annual burden hours
ORR-3 Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Placement Report	24	270	0.50	3,240	1,080
ORR-4 Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Outcomes Report	24	162	1.0	3,888	1,296

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (Provider Agencies): 2,376.

Annual Burden Estimates: Youth Participants.

Instrument	Total number of respondents	Total number of responses per respondent	Average burden hours per response	Total burden hours	Annual burden hours
ORR-4 Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Outcomes Report	1032	3	0.50	1,548	516

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (Youth Participants): 516.

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 4,137.

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1522(d).

Mary B. Jones,

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.