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Dated: July 20, 2020.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Expedited OMB Review and Public
Comment; Proposed Information
Collection Activity; Release of
Unaccompanied Alien Children From
ORR Custody
Office of Refugee Resettlement;
Administration for Children and
Families; HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Request for public comment.
The Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting expedited
review of an information collection
request from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and inviting public
comments on the proposed collection.
The request consists of several forms
that allow the Unaccompanied Alien
Children (UAC) Program to process
release of UAC from ORR custody and
provide services after release.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
ACF is soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described in this notice.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF is requesting that
OMB grant a 180 day approval for this
request under procedures for expedited
SUMMARY:
processing. Any edits resulting from
public comment will be incorporated
into the submission under normal
procedures.
The components of this information
request include:
1. Discharge Notification (Form R–2):
This instrument is used by care provider
facilities to notify stakeholders of the
transfer of a UAC to another care
provider facility or the release of a UAC
from ORR custody.
2. Notice to Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) Chief Counsel—
Release of Unaccompanied Alien Child
to Sponsor and Request to Change
Address (Form R–3): This instrument is
used by care provider facilities to notify
ICE Chief Counsel of the release of a
UAC and request a change of address.
3. Release Request (Form R–4): This
instrument is used by care provider
facilities, ORR contractor staff, and ORR
Federal staff to process
recommendations and decisions for
release of a UAC from ORR custody.
4. Safety and Well-Being Follow-Up
Call Report (Form R–6): This instrument
is used by care provider facilities to
document the outcome of calls made to
UAC and their sponsors after release to
ensure the child is safe and refer the
sponsor to additional resources as
needed.
Respondents: ORR grantee and
contractor staff; and released children
and sponsors.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual total
number of
respondents
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Instrument
Annual total
number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
minutes per
response
Annual total
burden
minutes
Discharge Notification (Form R–2) ..............................................................
Notice to ICE Chief Counsel—Release of Unaccompanied Alien Child to
Sponsor and Request to Change Address (Form R–3) ..........................
Release Request (Form R–4) .....................................................................
Safety and Well-Being Follow Up Call Report (R–6) ..................................
206
416
7
599,872
206
206
206
377
356
354
3
45
30
232,986
3,300,120
2,187,720
Estimated Annual Burden Total: ..........................................................
........................
........................
..........................
6,320,698
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
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use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279; 8 U.S.C. 1232;
Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement, No.
CV85–4544–RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996).
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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Families
Expedited OMB Review and Public
Comment; Proposed Information
Collection Activity; Services Provided
to Unaccompanied Alien Children
Office of Refugee Resettlement,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
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The Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting expedited
review of an information collection
request from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and inviting public
comments on the proposed collection.
The request consists of several forms
that allow the Unaccompanied Alien
Children (UAC) Program to provide
services to UAC as required by statute
and ORR policy.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
ACF is soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described in this notice.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF is requesting that
OMB grant a 180-day approval for this
request under procedures for expedited
processing. Any edits resulting from
public comment will be incorporated
into the submission under normal
procedures.
The components of this information
request include:
SUMMARY:
1. Sponsor Assessment (Form S–5):
This instrument is used by case
managers to document their assessment
of the suitability of a potential sponsor
to provide for the safety and well-being
of a UAC.
2. Home Study Report (Form S–6):
This instrument is used by home study
providers to document their assessment
of a potential sponsor after performing
a home site visit.
3. New Sponsor (Form S–7): This
instrument is used by care providers to
assign a potential sponsor to a UAC in
the ORR database and track certain
information related to the potential
sponsor for safety and suitability
assessment purposes. This form is
currently approved under OMB Number
0970–0498.
4. Initial Intakes Assessment (Form S–
8): This instrument is used by care
providers to screen UAC for trafficking
or other safety concerns, special needs,
danger to self and others, medical
conditions, and mental health concerns.
This form is currently approved under
OMB Number 0970–0498.
5. Assessment for Risk (Form S–9):
This instrument is an assessment
administered by care providers to
reduce the risk that a child or youth is
sexually abused or abuses someone else
while in ORR custody.
6. UAC Assessment (Form S–11): This
instrument is an assessment used by
care providers to document information
about the UAC that is used to inform
provision of services (e.g., case
management, legal, education, medical,
mental health, home studies), screen for
trafficking or other safety concerns, and
identify special needs. This form is
currently approved under OMB Number
0970–0498.
7. UAC Case Review (Form S–12):
This instrument is used by care
providers to document new information
obtained after completion of the UAC
Assessment. This form is currently
approved under OMB Number 0970–
0498.
8. Individual Service Plan (Form S–
13): This instrument is used by care
providers to document all services
provided to UAC. This form is currently
approved under OMB Number 0970–
0498.
9. UAC Long Term Foster Care Travel
Request (Form S–14): This instrument is
used by long term foster care providers
to request ORR approval for a UAC to
travel with their foster family outside of
the local community. This form is
currently approved under OMB Number
0970–0498.
10. Child Advocate Recommendation
and Appointment (Form S–15): This
instrument is used by care providers
and other stakeholders to recommend
appointment of a child advocate for a
UAC. The child advocate contractor
then enters whether a child advocate is
available and ORR approves the
appointment. This form is currently
approved under OMB Number 0970–
0498.
11. Summary Notes: Thirty Day
Restrictive Placement Case Review
(Form S–16): This instrument is used by
care providers to document their 30-day
review for UAC placed in a restrictive
setting.
12. UAC Case Status: This instrument
is used by care providers to monitor the
status of high-level milestones in a
UAC’s case.
Respondents: ORR grantee and
contractor staff, UAC, sponsors, and
child advocates.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual total
number of
respondents
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Instrument
Annual total
number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
minutes per
response
Annual total
burden hours
Sponsor Assessment (Form S–5) ...............................................................
Home Study Report (Form S–6) .................................................................
New Sponsor (Form S–7) ............................................................................
Initial Intakes Assessment (Form S–8) ........................................................
Assessment for Risk (Form S–9) ................................................................
UAC Assessment (Form S–11) ...................................................................
UAC Case Review (Form S–12) .................................................................
Individual Service Plan (Form S–13) ...........................................................
UAC Long Term Foster Care Travel Request (Form S–14) .......................
Child Advocate Recommendation and Appointment (Form S–15) .............
Summary Notes: Thirty Day Restrictive Placement Case Review (Form
S–16) ........................................................................................................
UAC Case Status ........................................................................................
206
11
206
206
206
206
206
206
30
206
327
364
327
363
794
369
764
985
9
5
60
45
20
15
30
45
30
15
15
15
67,362
3,003
22,454
18,695
81,782
57,011
78,692
50,728
68
258
15
206
68
354
30
3
510
3,646
Estimated Annual Burden Total: ..........................................................
........................
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..........................
384,207
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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.
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279; 8 U.S.C. 1232;
Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement, No.
CV85–4544–RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996).
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–16050 Filed 7–23–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Expedited OMB Review and Public
Comment; Proposed Information
Collection Activity; Placement and
Transfer of Unaccompanied Alien
Children Into ORR Care Provider
Facilities
Office of Refugee Resettlement,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for Public Comment.
AGENCY:
The Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is requesting expedited
review of an information collection
request from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and inviting public
comments on the proposed collection.
The request consists of several forms
that allow the Unaccompanied Alien
Children (UAC) Program to place UAC
referred to federal agencies into care
provider facilities and to transfer UAC
within the ORR care provider network.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
ACF is soliciting public comment on the
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specific aspects of the information
collection described in this notice.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be
forwarded by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can
also be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests,
emailed or written, should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ACF is requesting that
OMB grant a 180-day approval for this
request under procedures for expedited
processing. Any edits resulting from
public comment will be incorporated
into the submission under normal
procedures.
The components of this information
request include:
1. Placement Authorization (Form P–
1): This instrument is used by ORR to
authorize a care provider to provide care
and services to UAC placed in their
facility. Care providers sign the
instrument to acknowledge certain
responsibilities related to the care of
UAC. This form is currently approved
under OMB Number 0970–0498.
2. Authorization for Medical, Dental,
and Mental Health Care (Form P–2):
This instrument is used by ORR to
authorize a care provider to provide
medical, dental, and mental health care
services to UAC placed in their facility.
Care providers sign the instrument to
acknowledge certain responsibilities
related to the care of UAC.
3. Notice of Placement in a Restrictive
Setting (Form P–4/4s): This instrument
is used by care providers to document
and inform UAC of the reason they have
been placed in a restrictive setting. This
form is currently approved under OMB
Number 0970–0498 under the title
Notice of Placement in Secure or Staff
Secure.
4. Long Term Foster Care Placement
Memo (Form P–5): This instrument is
used by care providers to ensure
continuity of services and tracking of
records for UAC following transfer. This
form is currently approved under OMB
Number 0970–0498.
5. Intakes Placement Checklist (Form
P–7): This instrument is used by ORR
Intakes staff to determine whether
initial placement in a restrictive setting
is appropriate for UAC. This form is
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currently approved under OMB Number
0970–0498 under the title Further
Assessment Swift Track (FAST)
Placement Tool.
6. Care Provider Checklist for
Transfers to an Influx Care Facility
(Form P–8): This instrument is used by
care providers to ensure that all criteria
for transfer of UAC to an influx care
facility have been met.
7. Medical Checklist for Transfers
(Form P–9A): This instrument is used by
care providers to ensure that UAC are
medically cleared for transfer within the
ORR care provider network, excluding
transfer to an influx care facility.
8. Medical Checklist for Influx
Transfers (Form P–9B): This instrument
is used by care providers to ensure that
UAC are medically cleared for transfer
to an influx care facility.
9. Transfer Request (Form P–10): This
instrument is used by care provider
facilities, ORR contractor staff, and ORR
federal staff to process
recommendations and decisions for
transfer of UAC within the ORR care
provider network. This form is currently
approved under OMB Number 0970–
0498 under the title Transfer Request
and Tracking Form.
10. Transfer Request and Tracking
Form (Form P–11): This instrument is
used by care providers to track the
physical transfer of UAC and their
belongings.
11. UAC Portal Capacity Report (Form
P–12): This instrument is used by care
providers and ORR to track availability
of beds in care provider facilities. This
form is currently approved under OMB
Number 0970–0498.
12. Add New UAC (Form P–13): This
instrument is used by federal agencies
to refer UAC to ORR custody and by
ORR Intakes staff to place UAC in an
ORR care provider facility.
13. Notice of Transfer to ICE Chief
Counsel—Change of Address/Change of
Venue (Form P–14): This instrument is
used by care providers to notify U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) of the transfer of UAC within the
ORR care provider network so that DHS
may file a Motion for Change of Venue
and/or Change of Address with the
Executive Office for Immigration
Review to ensure the UAC’s
immigration case is transferred to the
local immigration court, if applicable.
This form is currently approved under
OMB Number 0970–0498.
Respondents: ORR grantee and
contractor staff; other federal agencies.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Expedited OMB Review and Public Comment; Proposed Information
Collection Activity; Services Provided to Unaccompanied Alien Children
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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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 requesting expedited review of an information
collection request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
inviting public comments on the proposed collection. The request
consists of several forms that allow the Unaccompanied Alien Children
(UAC) Program to provide services to UAC as required by statute and ORR
policy.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described in this notice.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: ACF is requesting that OMB
grant a 180-day approval for this request under procedures for
expedited processing. Any edits resulting from public comment will be
incorporated into the submission under normal procedures.
The components of this information request include:
1. Sponsor Assessment (Form S-5): This instrument is used by case
managers to document their assessment of the suitability of a potential
sponsor to provide for the safety and well-being of a UAC.
2. Home Study Report (Form S-6): This instrument is used by home
study providers to document their assessment of a potential sponsor
after performing a home site visit.
3. New Sponsor (Form S-7): This instrument is used by care
providers to assign a potential sponsor to a UAC in the ORR database
and track certain information related to the potential sponsor for
safety and suitability assessment purposes. This form is currently
approved under OMB Number 0970-0498.
4. Initial Intakes Assessment (Form S-8): This instrument is used
by care providers to screen UAC for trafficking or other safety
concerns, special needs, danger to self and others, medical conditions,
and mental health concerns. This form is currently approved under OMB
Number 0970-0498.
5. Assessment for Risk (Form S-9): This instrument is an assessment
administered by care providers to reduce the risk that a child or youth
is sexually abused or abuses someone else while in ORR custody.
6. UAC Assessment (Form S-11): This instrument is an assessment
used by care providers to document information about the UAC that is
used to inform provision of services (e.g., case management, legal,
education, medical, mental health, home studies), screen for
trafficking or other safety concerns, and identify special needs. This
form is currently approved under OMB Number 0970-0498.
7. UAC Case Review (Form S-12): This instrument is used by care
providers to document new information obtained after completion of the
UAC Assessment. This form is currently approved under OMB Number 0970-
0498.
8. Individual Service Plan (Form S-13): This instrument is used by
care providers to document all services provided to UAC. This form is
currently approved under OMB Number 0970-0498.
9. UAC Long Term Foster Care Travel Request (Form S-14): This
instrument is used by long term foster care providers to request ORR
approval for a UAC to travel with their foster family outside of the
local community. This form is currently approved under OMB Number 0970-
0498.
10. Child Advocate Recommendation and Appointment (Form S-15): This
instrument is used by care providers and other stakeholders to
recommend appointment of a child advocate for a UAC. The child advocate
contractor then enters whether a child advocate is available and ORR
approves the appointment. This form is currently approved under OMB
Number 0970-0498.
11. Summary Notes: Thirty Day Restrictive Placement Case Review
(Form S-16): This instrument is used by care providers to document
their 30-day review for UAC placed in a restrictive setting.
12. UAC Case Status: This instrument is used by care providers to
monitor the status of high-level milestones in a UAC's case.
Respondents: ORR grantee and contractor staff, UAC, sponsors, and
child advocates.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual total
Annual total number of Average burden Annual total
Instrument number of responses per minutes per burden hours
respondents respondent response
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Sponsor Assessment (Form S-5)................. 206 327 60 67,362
Home Study Report (Form S-6).................. 11 364 45 3,003
New Sponsor (Form S-7)........................ 206 327 20 22,454
Initial Intakes Assessment (Form S-8)......... 206 363 15 18,695
Assessment for Risk (Form S-9)................ 206 794 30 81,782
UAC Assessment (Form S-11).................... 206 369 45 57,011
UAC Case Review (Form S-12)................... 206 764 30 78,692
Individual Service Plan (Form S-13)........... 206 985 15 50,728
UAC Long Term Foster Care Travel Request (Form 30 9 15 68
S-14)........................................
Child Advocate Recommendation and Appointment 206 5 15 258
(Form S-15)..................................
Summary Notes: Thirty Day Restrictive 15 68 30 510
Placement Case Review (Form S-16)............
UAC Case Status............................... 206 354 3 3,646
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Estimated Annual Burden Total:............ .............. .............. ............... 384,207
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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.
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279; 8 U.S.C. 1232; Flores v. Reno
Settlement Agreement, No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996).
John M. Sweet Jr.,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-16050 Filed 7-23-20; 8:45 am]
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