Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, 1615-1616 [08-24]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Administration for Children and Families
• Children and Families Administration

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1615-1616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-24]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project

    Title: Office of Refugee Resettlement Individual Development (IDA) 
Program Post-Asset Acquisition Data Collection.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: In October 1999 the Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), began funding 
Individual Development Account (IDA) programs, a discretionary grant 
program authorized by Section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)), for low-income 
refugees. IDAs are a tool that enable low-income families to save, 
build assets, and enter the financial mainstream. Since the inception 
of the ORR IDA Program, data have never been collected from the former 
refugee participants to assess how they are doing since they acquired 
their asset (e.g., home, small business, car, post-secondary education/
vocational training/recertification, computer, or home renovation).
    This report will be used to document the experiences of the 
refugees and their families since they acquired their asset. There is 
much to be learned from the experiences of IDA programs serving 
refugees. ORR has requested this report in order to document long-term 
program outcomes and understand what happens after a participant 
obtains his/her asset. The lessons drawn will not only have direct 
implications for ORR, but also for currently funded refugee IDA 
grantees. The broader asset field will also benefit from learning about 
the achievements and challenges of a program that serves refugees.
    Respondents: Former ORR IDA participants who acquired an asset 
through the ORR IDA Program.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Former IDA Participants Data....................             200               1             .30              60
Former IDA Grantee Agencies.....................              48               1              10             480
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 540.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    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

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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.

    Dated: January 2, 2008.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-24 Filed 1-8-08; 8:45 am]
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