Proposed Information Collection Activity: Unaccompanied Children Bureau Assessments for Children and Sponsors (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-NEW), 106485-106490 [2024-31129]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106485-106490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31129]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Unaccompanied Children 
Bureau Assessments for Children and Sponsors (Office of Management and 
Budget #: 0970-NEW)

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and 
Families, 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, is inviting public comments on the proposed information 
collection, including proposed changes. The request consists of several 
forms that will allow the Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB) to 
continue conducting statutorily mandated assessments of unaccompanied 
children in ORR care and custody as well as their sponsors. These 
assessments allow ORR to understand the status and needs of the child 
and their potential sponsor; assessment findings inform all decisions 
concerning the child's care while in ORR custody and eventual 
reunification with a sponsor.

DATES: Comments due February 28, 2025. 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 has undertaken a reorganization of its information 
collections to promote operational efficiency. The reorganization will 
result in more collections that contain fewer forms under a single 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number. This request is to create 
a new information collection that contains forms associated with the 
provision of critical assessments to unaccompanied children and their 
sponsors. This information collection will contain seven forms 
transferred from one existing information collection and two new forms. 
The forms and the information collection under which they are currently 
approved are as follows:

 Services Provided to Unaccompanied Children (OMB #0970-0553)
    [cir] Sponsor Assessment (Form S-5)
    [cir] Adult Contact Profile (Form S-7)
    [cir] Initial Intakes Assessment (Form S-8)
    [cir] Assessment for Risk (Form S-9)
    [cir] UC Assessment (Form S-11)
    [cir] UC Case Review (Form S-12)
    [cir] Individual Service Plan (Form S-13)
 Newly Developed Category 4 Initiative Forms:
    [cir] Category 4 Reunification Case Review and Staffing (Form TBD-
#)
    [cir] Family Finding and Mobility Mapping (Form TBD-#)

    These forms are completed by care provider case managers and 
clinicians at care provider facilities, and exclusively for the Sponsor 
Assessment (Form S-5), by unification specialists operating remotely. 
These forms assess the suitability of potential sponsors applying to 
reunify with an unaccompanied child; capture critical historical, 
biographic and medical data for children upon admission to the UCB care 
provider; assess the child for sexual abuse history and risk of abusive 
behavior towards others; review and update prior assessment data over 
time; and collaboratively identify potential sponsors for children 
without a viable sponsor (referred to as ``Category 4'' cases) 
utilizing child-friendly interactive techniques and extensive kinship 
network mapping. These forms are documentary in nature and a critical 
component of the child's case file. In addition to grouping forms 
related to Assessments together in this information collection, ORR is 
proposing the following revisions:

 Global Changes across all currently approved forms:
    [cir] Replace ``UC'', ``UAC'', and ``Minor'' with ``Child'' or 
``Unaccompanied Child'' wherever they appear
    [cir] Update dropdown options for the ``Gender'' field, wherever it 
appears, to include male, female, and nonbinary
    [cir] Replace ``Primary'' language with ``Preferred''

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    [cir] Simplify certain fields that capture both date and time to 
only capture the date when hour and minute of completion/certification 
is immaterial
    [cir] Include Physical Location of the Child field in the UC Basic 
Information section across all forms to conform with changes 
concurrently proposed in the Services Provided to Unaccompanied 
Children Information Collection (OMB# 0970-0553)
    [cir] Minor terminology edits to conform with UCB style guide 
standards as established in the UC Program Foundational Rule (45 CFR 
410) as well as to improve clarity and consistency with other form 
titles and/or fields
    [cir] Add translator or interpreter certification to assessments 
requiring input directly from a child or sponsor, as relevant.
 Sponsor Assessment (Form S-5): Currently, there are two 
approved versions of this form-one for UC Portal and one for the UC 
Path system, which was never implemented. ORR plans to discontinue the 
UC Path version of this form, which was never deployed, and make the 
following revisions to the UC Portal version.
    [cir] Add new Current Sponsor Status field to the Sponsor 
Assessment to provide a high-level progress status for each assessment 
to inform concurrent planning efforts to identify alternative sponsors 
and Case Review (Form S-12)
    [cir] Add Date Sponsor Identified to Adult Contact Profile section 
to improve data tracking for program performance evaluation
    [cir] Add ``Mail--Letter from Unification Specialist'' option to 
Sponsor Document Type dropdown menu in the document upload field
    [cir] Revise ``Substance Abuse Disclosed by Sponsor'' under 
Criminal History and Background Checks Self Disclosure section to read 
``Legal issues related to drug or alcohol use (e.g., D.U.I, D.W.I, 
Possession, Manufacture, Distribution of controlled substances)'' to 
better capture data concerning the sponsor's risk profile
    [cir] Add several questions to the Care Plan section of the form to 
document the sponsor's awareness and ability to care for the child's 
healthcare needs
    [cir] Add functionality to add multiple adult caregivers to the 
Care Plan section of the form and identify one as the current or 
primary caregiver
    [cir] Add a sponsor-child debt attestation question to the 
Trafficking and Fraud section of the form to document the sponsor's 
understanding and intent to comply with ORR policy prohibiting the 
sponsor from seeking or collecting any financial renumeration from the 
child or their family or encouraging the child to work counter to child 
labor laws or without a legal permit
    [cir] Rename ``Summary Case Manager Assessment Tab'' to ``Sponsor 
Assessment Summary Tab'' to reflect inclusion of the Unification 
Specialist role and emphasize that the summary step before 
certification of the form
    [cir] Add Unification Specialist role, contact information, and 
recommendation fields to the ``Summary Sponsor Assessment'' section
    [cir] Add an open text field that is triggered by conditional logic 
when the assessment is completed outside of the five-calendar day 
deadline, prompting the respondent to indicate a reason for the delay
    [cir] Adjust the burden estimate to account for an increase in the 
number of children placed in ORR care thus increasing the number of 
potential sponsors assessed, reflect that the form is completed by four 
different groups of respondents, and to reflect a slight increase in 
the overall number of fields the respondents will need to complete. The 
annual number of Case Manager respondents increased from 216 to 300. 
The annual number of Unification Specialist respondents is estimated to 
be approximately 680, the annual number of Interpreter respondents is 
estimated to be 300; and the number of sponsors expected to participate 
in the assessment is expected to increase from 57,195 to 98,185. The 
annual number of responses per respondent changed as follows: the 
number of responses per sponsor remains unchanged at 1; the number of 
responses per Case Manager is expected to increase from 265 to 327; the 
number of responses per Unification Specialist is estimated to be 144; 
and the number of responses per Interpreter is estimated to be 327. The 
average burden hours per response remains unchanged at 1 hour, 
reflecting the minimal substantive changes described above.
 Adult Contact Profile (Form S-7): The Adult Contact Profile 
was developed for the UC Path case management system which was never 
implemented; the Adult Contact Profile is currently approved under the 
Services Provided to Unaccompanied Children information collection 
(OMB# 0970-0553) is being renewed with one substantive change. ORR 
plans to incorporate the adult contact profile with all UC Path 
features into the UC Portal case management system at a future date, 
which will allow ORR to establish unique UC Portal profiles for non-
sponsor adults, such as household members, relatives in home country, 
and designated alternate caregivers. This will facilitate improved data 
tracking and flagging across cases should these individuals later apply 
to sponsor a child.
    [cir] Remove the ``Legal Status'' question from the form as 
irrelevant and immaterial to facilitating better data tracking across 
cases
 Initial Assessment (Form S-8): Currently, there are two 
approved versions of this form-one for UC Portal and one for the UC 
Path system, which was never implemented. ORR plans to discontinue the 
UC Path version of this form, which was never deployed, and make the 
following revisions to the UC Portal version.
    [cir] Add a field to document the child's preferred gender pronouns 
to initial intakes assessment section.
    [cir] Clarify instructions to the respondent mandating the 
assessment to be completed within 24 hours of admission to the care 
provider program
    [cir] Introduce questions related to languages spoken, fluency, and 
comprehension to document the child's understanding of the assessment 
questions
    [cir] Add a field to the Family Information section to indicate if 
a relative might be a potential sponsor
    [cir] Rephrase sensitive questions pertaining to mental health 
concerns using more specific and child-friendly terms and eliminating 
redundant questions
    [cir] Adjust the burden estimate to account for a projected 
increase in the number of children placed in ORR care since the form's 
last renewal and reflect that the form is completed by three different 
potential respondents with input from the child. The annual number of 
Case Manager respondents is expected to increase from 216 to 300, the 
annual number of Clinician

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respondents is estimated to be 300, the annual number of Interpreter 
respondents is estimated to be 300, and the number of children 
projected to be referred in FY 2025 is expected to increase from 60,048 
to 98,185. The annual number of responses per respondent changed as 
follows: the number of responses per child remains unchanged at 1, the 
number of responses per Case Manager is expected to decrease from 265 
to 164, the number of responses per Clinician is estimated to be 164, 
and the number of responses per Interpreter is estimated to be 327. The 
average burden hours per response remains unchanged at .33 hours, 
reflecting the minimal substantive changes described above.
 Assessment for Risk (Form S-9): Currently, there are two 
approved versions of this form-one for UC Portal and one for the UC 
Path system, which was never implemented. ORR plans to discontinue the 
UC Path version of this form, which was never deployed, and make the 
following revisions to the UC Portal version.
    [cir] Clarify terminology concerning the purpose of the assessment 
in the instructions to the respondent
    [cir] Revise question text in the following ways:
[ssquf] Include more specific and child-friendly terminology concerning 
sensitive topics related to sexual activity and sexual abuse history
[ssquf] Incorporate inclusive terminology concerning gender identity 
and expression
[ssquf] Incorporate ``suspected or diagnosed'' terminology to questions 
pertaining to disabilities
    [cir] Add fields to document the following:
[ssquf] If the child would like to be referred to a mental health 
counselor or clinician to discuss their past sexual activity and/or 
sexual abuse history
[ssquf] If the child or caretaker in home country report any issues 
with the child's ability to carry out tasks of daily living that may 
affect the child's housing assignment while in ORR care
[ssquf] The creation of an individual 504 plan under the ``Actions 
Taken'' question of the ``Housing,'' ``Other Service Assignments,'' and 
``Follow-Up'' Section
     Adjust the burden estimate to account for a projected 
decrease in the number of children placed in ORR care since the form's 
last renewal and reflect that the form is completed by three different 
potential respondents with input from the child. The annual number of 
Case Manager respondents is expected to increase from 216 to 300, the 
annual number of Clinician respondents is estimated to be 300, the 
annual number of Interpreter respondents is estimated to be 300, and 
the number of children projected to be referred in FY 2025 is expected 
to decrease from 120,096 to 98,185. The annual number of responses per 
respondent changed as follows: the number of responses per child 
remains unchanged at 1, the number of responses per Case Manager is 
expected to decrease from 556 to 164, the number of responses per 
Clinician is estimated to be 164, and the number of responses per 
Interpreter is estimated to be 327. The average burden hours per 
response remains unchanged at .75 hours, reflecting the minimal 
substantive changes described above.

Unaccompanied Child Assessment (Form S-11): ORR currently maintains two 
approved versions of this form under the Services Provided to 
Unaccompanied Children information collection (OMB# 0970-0553), one 
version for the UC Portal case management system currently in use, and 
a second version developed for the UC Path system which was never 
implemented. ORR plans to discontinue the UC Path version of the 
Unaccompanied Child Assessment, which was never deployed, renewing only 
the UC Portal version with the changes described below:
    [cir] Add the following fields to the Journey and Apprehension 
section:
[ssquf] What neighbors or other people were important in your daily 
life in COO?
[ssquf] Did someone you know come to the U.S. before you and tell you 
about opportunities?
[ssquf] Did you meet any adults along the journey with whom you built a 
trusting relationship? If yes, what are their names and where are they 
now?
[ssquf] Who are some trusted adults that the child knows at their 
intended destination?
[ssquf] As a sub-question to ``Have you been to the U.S. before?''--
Ask: ``if yes, with whom did you live?''
    [cir] Under the Family/Significant Relationships section, add:
[ssquf] Name, address, contact, and relationship of parent or legal 
guardian fields
[ssquf] Field to capture current address/residence of other family 
remaining in country of origin
[ssquf] Fields to capture contact info and indicate sponsorship 
potential of identified friends and/or family residing in the U.S.
[ssquf] A field to document any family members who previously lived in 
the U.S., their dates of residence and if they maintain contact with 
any former U.S.-based contacts
    [cir] Revise Medical Assessment questions to capture more specific 
health status and health concern data as follows:
[ssquf] Adding fields related to current health status, allergies, 
diet, mobility, and the child's need for assistance with daily 
activities
[ssquf] Add field to capture if the child has any health concerns 
they'd like to discuss with a health care provider
[ssquf] Add fields to capture data concerning any medication the child 
arrived with, their prescribed dosing interval and last dose 
administered
    [cir] Add the following question to the Education section: ``Have 
you ever been diagnosed with a learning disability (dyslexia, 
dysgraphia, auditory processing disorder, etc.)? (Yes/No) If yes, 
specify''
    [cir] Update terminology concerning the ORR mandated Legal 
Screening to read ``Confidential Legal Consultation'', as required by 
the UCB Foundational Rule (45 CFR 410)
    [cir] Revise the Mental Health section of the form as follows:
[ssquf] Add ``Future Oriented'' option to Thought Process field
[ssquf] Revise terminology throughout and split compound questions into 
simpler, distinct questions to improve child-friendliness of the 
assessment and the specificity of their responses
[ssquf] Add question concerning the use of inhalants to the Substance 
Use History sub-section
    [cir] Revise the Trafficking section, adding questions to document 
contacts with others that the child made during their journey to the 
U.S. and capture their contact information
    [cir] Add explanatory text to the Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102(1) citation under the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) section and the subsequent 
question documenting disability concerns that require further 
evaluation
    [cir] Add document upload field to Additional Information section 
to link the child's journey mapping file to the UC Assessment
    [cir] Adjust the burden estimate to

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account for a projected decrease in the number of children placed in 
ORR care since the form's last renewal and reflect that the form is 
completed by three different potential respondents with input from the 
child. The annual number of Case Manager respondents is expected to 
increase from 216 to 300, the annual number of Clinician respondents is 
estimated to be 300, the annual number of Interpreter respondents is 
estimated to be 300, and the number of children projected to be 
referred in FY 2025 is expected to decrease from 120,096 to 98,185. The 
annual number of responses per respondent changed as follows: the 
number of responses per child remains unchanged at 1, the number of 
responses per Case Manager is expected to decrease from 556 to 164, the 
number of responses per Clinician is estimated to be 164, and the 
number of responses per Interpreter is estimated to be 327. The average 
burden hours per response is expected to increase from 2.0 to 2.25 
hours, reflecting the addition of new fields described above.
 Unaccompanied Child Case Review (Form S-12): Currently, there 
are two approved versions of this form-one for UC Portal and one for 
the UC Path system, which was never implemented. ORR plans to 
discontinue the UC Path version of this form, which was never deployed, 
and make the following revisions to the UC Portal version.
    [cir] Revise the Medical Section with the following:
[ssquf] Remove the following fields:
    [ssquf] ``List any allergies''
    [ssquf] ``Do you feel unwell''
    [ssquf] ``If yes, what are your symptoms?''
    [ssquf] ``Additional medical information''
    [ssquf] Entire Medical History Checklist as redundant to 
information captured in the UC Portal Health Tab
    [ssquf] Entire Medication History subsection as redundant to 
information captured in the UC Portal Health Tab
[ssquf] Add the following fields:
    [ssquf] ``Does the child have any health concerns (medical, mental 
health, dental) that have not been evaluated by a healthcare 
professional? If yes, specify:''
    [ssquf] ``Does the child have any health-related travel 
restrictions? If yes, specify:''
    [ssquf] ``Provide a short summary of the child's medical and/or 
psychological functioning:''
    [ssquf] ``If the child is ready for discharge, does the child have 
any health problems, including dental and mental health, that requires 
follow-up after release from ORR care? If yes, specify:''
    [ssquf] ``Describe follow-up care plan:''
[cir] Replace ``Legal Screening'' with ``Confidential Legal 
Consultation'' consistent with the UC Program Foundational Rule (45 CFR 
410).
[cir] Remove all fields from the ``Mental Health'' section to avoid 
duplication under the ``Medical'' section and remove ``Axis'' 
evaluation terminology which no longer conforms to standard psychiatric 
practice as specified in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and 
Statistical Manual (DSM-V).
[cir] Revise the Trafficking Section as follows:
    [ssquf] Add auto-populated fields added to Unaccompanied Child 
Assessment (Form S-11) to capture who the child met along their journey 
and if they have their contact information
[cir] Revise the TVPRA section as follows:
    [ssquf] Mirror changes to the TVPRA section as pertaining to the 
addition of explanatory text for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 and related fields.
    [ssquf] Add fields to document the recommended level of post-
release services and type of home study
[cir] Revise the Recommendation section to include a concurrent 
planning subsection capturing the following:
    [ssquf] If the case is undergoing concurrent planning
    [ssquf] Name, contact info, sponsor category, and status of 
additional potential sponsors
[cir] Revise Care plan section as follows:
    [ssquf] Add fields to capture and distinguish Unification 
Specialist, Clinician, and Case Manager comments
    [ssquf] Remove Legal comments as field duplicates information 
collected in Legal section
[cir] Adjust the burden estimate to account for a projected decrease in 
the number of children placed in ORR care since the form's last renewal 
and reflect that the form is completed by three different potential 
respondents. The annual number of Case Manager respondents is expected 
to increase from 216 to 300, the annual number of Clinician respondents 
is estimated to be 300, the annual number of Unification Specialist 
respondents is estimated to be 300, and the number of children 
projected to be referred in FY 2025 is expected to decrease from 
120,096 to 98,185. The annual number of responses per respondent 
changed as follows: the number of responses per Case Manager is 
expected to decrease from 556 to 164, the number of responses per 
Clinician is estimated to be 164, and the number of responses per 
Unification Specialist is estimated to be 144. The average burden hours 
per response is expected to decrease from 2.0 to .5 hours, reflecting 
the removal of numerous fields described above.
     Individual Service Plan (Form S-13): Two versions of this 
form are approved under the Services Provided to Unaccompanied Children 
information collection (OMB# 0970-0553), one associated with the UC 
Portal case management system, and another designed for the UC Path 
system which was never implemented. ORR plans to discontinue the UC 
Path version of this form, which was never deployed, and incorporate 
features from the UC Path version into UC Portal with this transfer. 
ORR has made the following modifications to the form:
[cir] Add a field to the Data Entry-Admission Assessment Individual 
Service Plan to identify if the child has a 504 Service Plan to 
document any services or accommodations needed due to their disability 
status.
[cir] Add the following auto-populated and system generated fields to 
the UC Portal Individual Service Plan display window:
    [ssquf] Assessment Status
    [ssquf] Does the child have a 504 Service Plan?
    [ssquf] Submitted Date
[cir] Remove certain fields native to the UC Path system which do not 
have a corresponding feature or function in the UC Portal:
    [ssquf] Under New Admission Assessment Section:
    [ssquf] Assessment ID
    [ssquf] Admission
    [ssquf] Under New Service Mandatory Section:
    [ssquf] Contract Number (SYSTEM GENERATED)
    [ssquf] Individual Service Plan (SYSTEM GENERATED)
    [ssquf] Name (AUTO-POPULATE)
    [ssquf] Under Document Upload Tab Section:
    [ssquf] Verified by Government Agency/Consulate
    [ssquf] Entity
    [ssquf] Individual
    [ssquf] Adult Contact Relationship
    [ssquf] Under Certification by Case Manager Section:

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    [ssquf] Legacy ID (SYSTEM GENERATED)
[cir] Revise the Legal Orientation task from ``Legal Screening'' to 
``Confidential Legal Consultation'' to conform with terminology 
presented in the UC Program Foundational Rule (45 CFR 410)
[cir] Replace ``Contract'' with ``Service'' where it appears on the 
form
[cir] Display content entered in the New Contract ``Notes'' field to 
each internet Service Provider Service
[cir] Adjust the burden estimate to account for a projected decrease in 
the number of children placed in ORR care since the form's last renewal 
and reflect that the form is completed by three different potential 
respondents with input from the child. The annual number of Case 
Manager respondents is expected to increase from 216 to 300, the annual 
number of Clinician respondents is estimated to be 300, the annual 
number of Interpreter respondents is estimated to be 300, and the 
number of children projected to be referred in FY 2025 is expected to 
decrease from 120,096 to 98,185. The annual number of responses per 
respondent changed as follows: The number of responses per Case Manager 
is expected to decrease from 694 to 167, the number of responses per 
Clinician is estimated to be 167, and the number of responses per 
Translator is estimated to be 327. The average burden hours per 
response remains unchanged at .33 hours reflecting the minimal 
substantive changes described above.
 Category 4 Reunification Case Review and Staffing (Form TBD-
#): This is a new form created by ORR to support sponsor identification 
and outreach for children designated ``Category 4'' or without a viable 
sponsor. The form is completed by the care provider case manager, and 
in complex cases, by the care provider clinician in response to the 
child's Mobility Map, also submitted for approval under this 
information collection. The contents of the form, once complete, are 
shared with a concurrent planning team comprised of the care provider 
Case Manager, Supervising Case Manager, Clinician, Case Coordinator, 
and Federal Field Specialist at a staffing meeting to discuss findings 
and develop a permanency action plan to identify a qualified sponsor 
for the child. The burden estimate for this form is as follows:
    [cir] ORR estimates, based on historic averages that approximately 
35,347 children or 36 percent of cases referred to ORR care and custody 
in FY 2025 will be designated ``Category 4'' at some point during their 
length of care. The number of case managers completing the form is 
estimated to be 300 annually, the number of clinicians completing the 
form is estimated to be 300 annually. The average number of responses 
per respondent is estimated to be approximately 147 per case manager 
and approximately 74 per clinician as clinicians will only complete the 
form if the case is deemed ``complex'' due to extended length of stay, 
medically fragile status of the child, trafficking, abuse, or neglect 
history concerns, or other extenuating circumstances that may make 
reunification with a vetted sponsor more difficult. The average burden 
hour per response associated with this form is estimated to be 1.88 
hours for standard, non-complex cases involving only the child's case 
manager and 2.5 hours for complex cases requiring the involvement of a 
clinician.
 Family Finding and Mobility Mapping (Form TBD-#): This form is 
an instructional guide for use by care provider case managers and 
clinicians to facilitate the creation of a ``Mobility Map'' by a 
Category 4 child. The mobility map is a visual representation of the 
child's life in their home country and their journey to the U.S., which 
is intended to identify parents, legal guardians, extended family 
members, family friends, kinship networks, and other potential sponsor 
leads as well as identify potential sponsor fraud and parental rights 
violations. The Mobility Map is created by the child in response to 
child-friendly questions and facilitative techniques deployed by a care 
provider case manager, and potentially a clinician if the child's case 
is complex. The Family Finding and Mobility Mapping Guide provides 
instructions to care provider staff to engage the child safely and 
effectively in this Participatory Learning and Action process. The 
burden estimate for the Mobility Map is as follows:
    [cir] ORR estimates, based on historic averages that approximately 
35,347 children or 36 percent of cases referred to ORR care and custody 
in FY 2025 will be designated ``Category 4'' at some point during their 
length of care The number of children completing the form is estimated 
to be approximately 35,247, the number of case managers completing the 
form is estimated to be approximately 300, and the number of clinicians 
completing the form is estimated to be approximately 300. The average 
number of responses per respondent is estimated to be approximately 1.5 
per child, approximately 177 per case manager and approximately 88 per 
clinician as clinicians will only participate in the Mobility Mapping 
process if the case is deemed ``complex'' due to extended length of 
stay, medically fragile status of the child, trafficking, abuse, or 
neglect history concerns, or other extenuating circumstances that may 
make reunification with a vetted sponsor more difficult. The average 
burden hour per response associated with this form is estimated to be 
1.5 hours for the each of the respondents, including the child, case 
manager, and clinician.
    Respondents: ORR grantee and contractor staff, unaccompanied 
children, and their sponsors.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                      Form                         Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual total
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response      burden hours
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Sponsor Assessment (Form S-5)--Sponsor..........          98,185             1.0            1.00        98,185.0
Sponsor Assessment (Form S-5)--Case Manager.....             300           327.0            1.00        98,100.0
Sponsor Assessment (Form S-5)--Unification                   680           144.0            1.00        97,920.0
 Specialist.....................................
Sponsor Assessment (Form S-5)--Interpreter......             300           327.0            1.00        98,100.0
Adult Contact Profile (Form S-7)--Unification                680           144.0            0.75        73,440.0
 Specialist.....................................
Initial Assessment (Form S-8)--Case Manager.....             300           164.0            0.33        16,236.0

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Initial Assessment (Form S-8)--Clinician........             300           164.0            0.33        16,236.0
Initial Assessment (Form S-8)--Child............          98,185             1.0            0.33        32,401.0
Initial Assessment (Form S-8)--Interpreter......             300           327.0            0.33        32,373.0
Assessment for Risk (Form S-9)--Case Manager....             300           164.0            0.75        36,900.0
Assessment for Risk (Form S-9)--Clinician.......             300           164.0            0.75        36,900.0
Assessment for Risk (Form S-9)--Child...........          98,185             1.0            0.75        73,639.0
Assessment for Risk (Form S-9)--Interpreter.....             300           327.0            0.75        73,575.0
Unaccompanied Child Assessment (Form S-11)--Case             300           164.0            2.25       110,700.0
 Manager........................................
Unaccompanied Child Assessment (Form S-11)--                 300           164.0            2.25       110,700.0
 Clinician......................................
Unaccompanied Child Assessment (Form S-11)--              98,185             1.0            2.25       220,917.0
 Child..........................................
Unaccompanied Child Assessment (Form S-11)--                 300           327.0            2.25       220,725.0
 Interpreter....................................
Unaccompanied Child Case Review (Form S-12)--                300           327.0            0.50        49,050.0
 Case Manager...................................
Unaccompanied Child Case Review (Form S-12)--                300           327.0            0.50        49,050.0
 Clinician......................................
Unaccompanied Child Case Review (Form S-12)--                680           144.0            0.50        48,960.0
 Unification Specialist.........................
Individual Service Plan (Form S-13)--Case                    300           164.0            0.33        16,236.0
 Manager........................................
Individual Service Plan (Form S-13)--Clinician..             300           164.0            0.33        16,236.0
Individual Service Plan (Form S-13)--Interpreter             300           327.0            0.33        32,373.0
Category 4 Reunification Case Review and                     300           147.0            1.88        82,688.0
 Staffing (Form TBD-#)--Case Manager............
Category 4 Reunification Case Review and                     300            74.0            2.50        55,500.0
 Staffing (Form TBD-#)--Clinician...............
Family Finding and Mobility Mapping (Form TBD-            35,347             2.0            1.50       106,041.0
 #)--Child......................................
Family Finding and Mobility Mapping (Form TBD-               300           177.0            1.50        79,650.0
 #)--Case Manager...............................
Family Finding and Mobility Mapping (Form TBD-               300            88.0            1.50        39,600.0
 #)--Clinician..................................
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    Estimated Annual Burden Hours Total.........  ..............  ..............  ..............     1,728,226.0
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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. 
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.
[FR Doc. 2024-31129 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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