60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Refugee Biographic Data, 79068-79069 [2020-26967]
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Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
418.3665(a) ...............................................................................
418.3670 * .................................................................................
215
0
1
1
5
10
18
0
** 10.73
........................
*** 193
........................
Total ...................................................................................
335
........................
........................
28
........................
*** 301
* Regulation section 418.3670 could be used at any time; however, we currently have no data showing usage over the past three years.
** We based this figure on average DI payments (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf)
*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the
application.
8. Electronic Records Express—20
CFR 404.1512 and 416.912—0960–0753.
Electronic Records Express (ERE) is a
Web-based SSA program which allows
medical and educational providers to
electronically submit disability claimant
data to SSA. Both medical providers
and other third parties with connections
to disability applicants or recipients
(e.g., teachers and school administrators
for child disability applicants) use this
system once they complete the
registration process. SSA employees and
State agency employees request the
medical and educational records
collected through the ERE website. The
agency uses the information collected
through ERE to make a determination on
an Application for Benefits. We also use
the ERE website to order and receive
consultative examinations when we are
unable to collect enough medical
records to determine disability findings.
The respondents are medical providers
who evaluate or treat disability
claimants or recipients, and other third
parties with connections to disability
applicants or recipients (e.g., teachers
and school administrators for child
disability applicants), who voluntarily
choose to use ERE for submitting
information.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency
of response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
ERE ...........................................................................................
6,183,548
1
10
1,030,591
* $33.18
** $34,195,009
* We based this figure by averaging both the average Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes290000.htm), and Elementary and Secondary School worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes250000.htm).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the
application.
Dated: December 2, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11270]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Refugee Biographic Data
Notice of request for public
comment.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection
from all interested individuals and
organizations. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
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The Department will accept
comments from the public up to
February 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Web: Persons with access to the
internet may comment on this notice by
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
search for the document by entering
‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2020–0052’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
• Email: PRM-Comments@state.gov.
• Regular Mail: Send written
comments to: Delicia Spruell, PRM/
Admissions, 2025 E Street NW, SA–9,
8th Floor, Washington, DC 20522–0908.
• Fax: (202) 453–9393.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control
number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for supporting documents, to Delicia
Spruell, (202) 453–9257, PRM/
Admissions, 2025 E Street NW, SA–9,
8th Floor, Washington, DC 20522–0908.
DATES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Refugee Biographic Data.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0102.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Population, Refugees, and Migration,
Office of Admissions, PRM/A.
• Form Number: No form.
• Respondents: Refugee applicants for
the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
10,124.
• Average Time per Response: 3
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
30,372 hours.
• Frequency: Once per respondent.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain a benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
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validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Refugee Biographic Data Sheet
describes a refugee applicant’s personal
characteristics and is needed to initiate
refugee resettlement processing,
adjudicate the refugee applicant’s
application for admission to the United
States, to run security checks on
refugees by intelligence and federal law
enforcement agencies, to conduct
medical screenings, and to plan
international travel before a refugee
applicant can be permitted to travel to
the United States. In addition, the
information is used to match the refugee
with a sponsoring voluntary agency for
initial reception and placement in the
U.S. under the United States Refugee
Admissions Program administered by
the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
Migration.
The information collected includes
date and place of birth, gender, contact
information, including social media
handles, marital status, family ties,
religion, ethnic group, background,
education, occupation, skills, medical
information, English language ability,
associated family members’ refugee
resettlement cases, and identity
documents. The data is used to initiate
refugee resettlement processing, to
adjudicate the refugee claim by USCIS,
to run security checks on refugees by
the federal law enforcement and
intelligence community before refugees
can be permitted to travel to the United
States. Data is also provided to conduct
a medical screening before the refugee’s
arrival in the United States, to plan the
refugee’s international travel, and to
resettlement agencies to determine an
appropriate resettlement location in the
United States. If the data were not
collected, refugees could not be
properly vetted by the federal law
enforcement and intelligence
community, and therefore refugee
applicants could no longer be processed
through the U.S. Refugee Admissions
Program. In addition, the resettlement
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agencies would not be able to provide
appropriate initial reception and
placement services as provided for in
the Refugee Act.
Methodology
Biographic information is collected in
a face-to-face intake process with the
applicant overseas. An employee of a
Resettlement Support Center, under
cooperative agreement with PRM,
collects the information and enters it
into the Worldwide Refugee Admissions
Processing System.
Zachary Parker,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11264]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Department of State
TechWomen Evaluation Survey
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this
collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The
purpose of this Notice is to allow 30
days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments up to January
7, 2021.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
to Natalie Donahue, Chief of Evaluation,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, who may be reached on at
ecaevaluation@state.gov or at (202) 632–
6193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
TechWomen Evaluation Survey.
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• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New collection.
• Originating Office: Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA).
• Form Number: No form.
• Respondents: TechWomen program
mentors, program staff from ECA and
the implementing partner (IP), and
small sample of additional stakeholders.
• Estimated Number of Mentor
Survey Respondents: 946.
• Estimated Number of Mentor
Survey Responses: 709.
• Average Time per Mentor Survey:
30 minutes.
• Total Estimated Mentor Survey
Burden Time: 21,270 minutes.
• Estimated Number of Mentor Key
Informant Interview (KII) Participants:
40.
• Average Time per Mentor KIIs: 60
minutes.
• Total Estimated Mentor KIIs Burden
Time: 2,400 minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
23,670 minutes.
• Frequency: Once.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The TechWomen program seeks to
empower, connect, and support the next
generation of women leaders in science,
technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) by providing
opportunities for them to reach their full
potential and become role models for
women and girls in their communities.
Through mentorship and exchange, the
TechWomen program is designed to
strengthen participants’ professional
capacity, increase mutual understanding
between key networks of professionals,
and expand women and girls’ interest in
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[FR Doc No: 2020-26967]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11270]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Refugee
Biographic Data
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals
and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for
public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to
February 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Web: Persons with access to the internet may comment on
this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the
document by entering ``Docket Number: DOS-2020-0052'' in the Search
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment
form.
Email: [email protected].
Regular Mail: Send written comments to: Delicia Spruell,
PRM/Admissions, 2025 E Street NW, SA-9, 8th Floor, Washington, DC
20522-0908.
Fax: (202) 453-9393.
You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for supporting documents, to Delicia Spruell, (202) 453-9257,
PRM/Admissions, 2025 E Street NW, SA-9, 8th Floor, Washington, DC
20522-0908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Refugee Biographic Data.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0102.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
Migration, Office of Admissions, PRM/A.
Form Number: No form.
Respondents: Refugee applicants for the U.S. Refugee
Admissions Program.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 10,124.
Average Time per Response: 3 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 30,372 hours.
Frequency: Once per respondent.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain a benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the
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validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Refugee Biographic Data Sheet describes a refugee applicant's
personal characteristics and is needed to initiate refugee resettlement
processing, adjudicate the refugee applicant's application for
admission to the United States, to run security checks on refugees by
intelligence and federal law enforcement agencies, to conduct medical
screenings, and to plan international travel before a refugee applicant
can be permitted to travel to the United States. In addition, the
information is used to match the refugee with a sponsoring voluntary
agency for initial reception and placement in the U.S. under the United
States Refugee Admissions Program administered by the Bureau of
Population, Refugees, and Migration.
The information collected includes date and place of birth, gender,
contact information, including social media handles, marital status,
family ties, religion, ethnic group, background, education, occupation,
skills, medical information, English language ability, associated
family members' refugee resettlement cases, and identity documents. The
data is used to initiate refugee resettlement processing, to adjudicate
the refugee claim by USCIS, to run security checks on refugees by the
federal law enforcement and intelligence community before refugees can
be permitted to travel to the United States. Data is also provided to
conduct a medical screening before the refugee's arrival in the United
States, to plan the refugee's international travel, and to resettlement
agencies to determine an appropriate resettlement location in the
United States. If the data were not collected, refugees could not be
properly vetted by the federal law enforcement and intelligence
community, and therefore refugee applicants could no longer be
processed through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. In addition, the
resettlement agencies would not be able to provide appropriate initial
reception and placement services as provided for in the Refugee Act.
Methodology
Biographic information is collected in a face-to-face intake
process with the applicant overseas. An employee of a Resettlement
Support Center, under cooperative agreement with PRM, collects the
information and enters it into the Worldwide Refugee Admissions
Processing System.
Zachary Parker,
Director.
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