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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity: Risk Determination Hearings
for Unaccompanied Children (New
Collection)
Office of Refugee Resettlement,
Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is inviting public
comments on the proposed collection.
The request consists of several forms
that will allow the Unaccompanied
Children (UC) Program to implement a
new set of hearings (‘‘Risk
Determination Hearings’’), which will
serve as due process protections for
children in ORR care.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of
publication. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
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SUMMARY:
Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects
of the information collection described
in this notice.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the
proposed collection of information and
submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ORR plans to create a
new information collection containing
five instruments in order to implement
risk determination hearings for
unaccompanied children. This new
information collection will replace the
Flores bond hearing process. The new
instruments will not take effect until the
underlying regulations at 45 CFR part
410 on which they are based take effect.
The UC Program issued a notice of
proposed rulemaking in October 2023,
which aims to adopt and replace
regulations relating to key aspects of the
placement, care, and services provided
to unaccompanied children referred to
ORR. The UC Program is currently
adjudicating public comments received
and preparing to publish the Final Rule
in the second quarter of calendar year
2024; the Final Rule will take effect 30
days after publishing.
Risk Determination Hearing Forms
These forms are provided to
unaccompanied children placed in ORR
custody by their case manager or by
individuals associated with the HHS
Departmental Appeals Board (DAB),
which is responsible for the actual dayto-day logistical operations of these
hearings. These instruments are
provided to all unaccompanied children
placed in a restrictive setting (i.e.,
secure facilities [including residential
treatment facilities] and heightened
supervision facilities), and to
unaccompanied children placed in
other types of facilities upon request.
They will be translated into Spanish
and other languages, as necessary.
• Request for Risk Determination
Hearing (Form RDH–1): The
unaccompanied child, the child’s
parent/legal guardian, or the child’s
representative may use this instrument
to request a Risk Determination hearing.
Children in heightened security
placements who initially waive a
hearing may use this form to later
request a hearing; the form may also be
used by children in non-restrictive
settings to request a hearing.
• Risk Determination Hearing OptOut (Form RDH–2): The unaccompanied
child or the child’s representative may
use this instrument to opt out of a Risk
Determination hearing.
• Appointment of Representation for
Risk Determination hearing (Form RDH–
3): The unaccompanied child or the
child’s parent/legal guardian may use
this instrument to appoint a
representative to act on the child’s
behalf throughout the Risk
Determination hearing process and
consent to the release of any records
that are related to the child’s case to that
representative.
• Risk Determination Hearing
Transcript Request (Form RDH–4): The
unaccompanied child, the child’s
parent/legal guardian, or the child’s
representative may use this instrument
to request a written transcript of the
Risk Determination hearing.
• Request for Appeal of Risk
Determination Hearing (Form RDH–5):
The unaccompanied child, the child’s
parent/legal guardian, or the child’s
representative may use this instrument
to appeal the decision of the hearing
officer.
Once the new risk determination
hearing forms are in effect, the UC
Program will prepare a non-substantive
change request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
discontinue the use of three instruments
currently approved under the Legal
Services for Unaccompanied Children
information collection (OMB# 0970–
0565). The forms to be replaced by the
Risk Determination Hearing forms
described above include the following:
• Request for a Flores Bond Hearing
(Form LRG–7)
• Motion Requesting a Bond Hearing—
Secure or Staff Secure (Form LRG–8A)
• Motion Requesting a Bond Hearing—
Non-Secure (Form LRG–8B)
Respondents: ORR grantee and
contractor staff, unaccompanied
children, parents/legal guardians of
unaccompanied children, attorneys of
record, and legal service providers.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Annual total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Request for Risk Determination Hearing (Form RDH–1) ................................
Risk Determination Hearing Opt-Out (Form RDH–2) ......................................
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0.17
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Annual total
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued
Annual total
number of
respondents
Instrument
Appointment of Representative for Risk Determination Hearing (Form RDH–
3) ..................................................................................................................
Risk Determination Hearing Transcript Request (Form RDH–4) ....................
Request for Appeal of Risk Determination Hearing (Form RDH–5) ...............
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 438.5
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
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Availability of Program Application
Instructions for Adult Protective
Services Funding
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Title: Elder Justice Act—Adult
Protective Services.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C 1397m–
1.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.698.
DATES: Letters of Assurance and the
Initial Spend Plan must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST)
March 15, 2024.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Administration for Community
Living (ACL) is establishing the ‘‘Elder
Justice Act—Adult Protective Services’’
funding opportunity in accordance with
section 2042(b) of subtitle B of title XX
of the Social Security Act, otherwise
known as the Elder Justice Act (EJA) as
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authorized and funded through the
Further Additional Continuing
Appropriations and Other Extensions
Act, 2024, Public Law 118–35. In
accordance with these statutes, the
purpose of this opportunity is to
enhance and improve adult protective
services provided by States, the District
of Columbia, and the Territories.
Funds awarded to States and
Territories under this opportunity will
provide Adult Protective Services (APS)
programs in the States, District of
Columbia, and Territories with
resources to enhance, improve, and
expand the ability of APS to investigate
allegations of abuse, neglect, and
exploitation. Examples of activities
consistent with the purposes of the
statute include:
• Costs and salaries for hiring
permanent or temporary staff members,
extended hours/over-time for current
staff, and associated personnel costs;
• Costs associated with providing
goods and services to APS clients;
• Costs associated with community
outreach, including public awareness
campaigns and other resources designed
to increase the public’s awareness and
understanding of APS’ role in the
community;
• Training costs, including state-wide
training conferences for APS staff;
• Acquiring personal protection
equipment and supplies;
• Improving and enhancing
technology systems, including
supporting remote work, such as the
purchase of communications and
technology hardware, software, or
infrastructure in order to provide adult
protective services;
• Improving data collection and
reporting at the case worker, local-, and
State-levels in a manner that is
consistent with the National Adult
Maltreatment Reporting System
(NAMRS);
• Improving or enhancing existing
APS processes for receiving reports,
conducting intakes and investigations,
planning/providing for services, making
case determinations, documenting and
closing cases, and continuous quality
improvement;
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burden hours
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burden hours
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• Working with tribal adult protective
services efforts, such as conducting
demonstrations on State-Tribal APS
partnerships to better serve tribal elders
who experience abuse, neglect, and
exploitation, partnering with Tribes
within the State to include tribal elder
abuse data in the State’s NAMRS
reporting, and undertaking
demonstrations to better understand
elder abuse experienced by tribal
individuals living in non-tribal
communities and served by State APS
programs;
• Establishing or enhancing the
availability for elder shelters and other
emergency, short-term housing and
accompanying ‘‘wrap-around’’ services
for APS clients;
• Establishing, expanding, or
enhancing state-wide and local-level
elder justice networks for the purpose of
removing bureaucratic obstacles and
improving coordination across the many
State and local agencies interacting with
APS clients who have experienced
abuse, neglect, or exploitation;
• Costs associated with establishing
new, or improving existing processes for
responding to alleged scams and frauds;
• Costs associated with assisting APS
clients secure the least restrictive option
for emergency or alternative housing,
and with obtaining, providing, or
coordinating with care transitions as
appropriate;
• Costs associated with transporting
APS clients to necessary appointments,
such as medical visits; and
• Costs associated with establishing
grants or contracts to address gaps in the
APS program identified in the
environmental scan previously
completed.
Awards authorized under the EJA
section 2042(b) shall be provided to the
agency or unit of State government
having the legal responsibility for
providing adult protective services
within the State, District of Columbia, or
Territory. Funding under this
opportunity may be used to serve any
APS client who meets their State’s
statutory or regulatory criteria for client
eligibility for APS services. This
funding must supplement and not
supplant existing funding for APS
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[FR Doc No: 2024-03018]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Risk Determination
Hearings for Unaccompanied Children (New Collection)
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 comments on the proposed collection.
The request consists of several forms that will allow the Unaccompanied
Children (UC) Program to implement a new set of hearings (``Risk
Determination Hearings''), which will serve as due process protections
for children in ORR care.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. 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 in this notice.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected].
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ORR plans to create a new information collection
containing five instruments in order to implement risk determination
hearings for unaccompanied children. This new information collection
will replace the Flores bond hearing process. The new instruments will
not take effect until the underlying regulations at 45 CFR part 410 on
which they are based take effect. The UC Program issued a notice of
proposed rulemaking in October 2023, which aims to adopt and replace
regulations relating to key aspects of the placement, care, and
services provided to unaccompanied children referred to ORR. The UC
Program is currently adjudicating public comments received and
preparing to publish the Final Rule in the second quarter of calendar
year 2024; the Final Rule will take effect 30 days after publishing.
Risk Determination Hearing Forms
These forms are provided to unaccompanied children placed in ORR
custody by their case manager or by individuals associated with the HHS
Departmental Appeals Board (DAB), which is responsible for the actual
day-to-day logistical operations of these hearings. These instruments
are provided to all unaccompanied children placed in a restrictive
setting (i.e., secure facilities [including residential treatment
facilities] and heightened supervision facilities), and to
unaccompanied children placed in other types of facilities upon
request. They will be translated into Spanish and other languages, as
necessary.
Request for Risk Determination Hearing (Form RDH-1): The
unaccompanied child, the child's parent/legal guardian, or the child's
representative may use this instrument to request a Risk Determination
hearing. Children in heightened security placements who initially waive
a hearing may use this form to later request a hearing; the form may
also be used by children in non-restrictive settings to request a
hearing.
Risk Determination Hearing Opt-Out (Form RDH-2): The
unaccompanied child or the child's representative may use this
instrument to opt out of a Risk Determination hearing.
Appointment of Representation for Risk Determination
hearing (Form RDH-3): The unaccompanied child or the child's parent/
legal guardian may use this instrument to appoint a representative to
act on the child's behalf throughout the Risk Determination hearing
process and consent to the release of any records that are related to
the child's case to that representative.
Risk Determination Hearing Transcript Request (Form RDH-
4): The unaccompanied child, the child's parent/legal guardian, or the
child's representative may use this instrument to request a written
transcript of the Risk Determination hearing.
Request for Appeal of Risk Determination Hearing (Form
RDH-5): The unaccompanied child, the child's parent/legal guardian, or
the child's representative may use this instrument to appeal the
decision of the hearing officer.
Once the new risk determination hearing forms are in effect, the UC
Program will prepare a non-substantive change request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to discontinue the use of three instruments
currently approved under the Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children
information collection (OMB# 0970-0565). The forms to be replaced by
the Risk Determination Hearing forms described above include the
following:
Request for a Flores Bond Hearing (Form LRG-7)
Motion Requesting a Bond Hearing--Secure or Staff Secure (Form
LRG-8A)
Motion Requesting a Bond Hearing--Non-Secure (Form LRG-8B)
Respondents: ORR grantee and contractor staff, unaccompanied
children, parents/legal guardians of unaccompanied children, attorneys
of record, and legal service providers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual total
Annual total number of Average Annual total
Instrument number of responses per burden hours burden hours
respondents respondent per response
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Request for Risk Determination Hearing (Form RDH- 435 1 0.17 72.5
1).............................................
Risk Determination Hearing Opt-Out (Form RDH-2). 435 1 0.17 72.5
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Appointment of Representative for Risk 1740 1 0.17 290
Determination Hearing (Form RDH-3).............
Risk Determination Hearing Transcript Request 16 1 0.17 3
(Form RDH-4)...................................
Request for Appeal of Risk Determination Hearing 3 1 0.17 .5
(Form RDH-5)...................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 438.5
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
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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