[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38897-38898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13941]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Office of Refugee Resettlement Annual
Survey of Refugees (OMB #0907-0033)
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks an update to
the existing data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees. The
Annual Survey of Refugees is a yearly sample survey of refugee
households entering the U.S. in the previous five fiscal years. The
requested update is based upon results of a multi-year effort in
instrument redesign and field testing. ACF estimates the proposed
changes will increase response burden from 30 to 48 minutes per
respondent.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and
60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: Data from the Annual Survey of
Refugees are used to meet the Office of Refugee Resettlement's (ORR's)
Congressional reporting requirements, as set forth in the Refugee Act
of 1980 (Section 413(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act). ORR
makes survey findings available to the general public and uses findings
for the purposes of program planning, policy-making, and budgeting. The
requested update reflects changes to the survey instrument to: enhance
ORR's understanding of refugees' resettlement experiences; streamline
the collection of household-level information; and improve data
reliability and validity.
Respondents: The Annual Survey of Refugees secures a nationally
representative sample of refugee households arriving in the United
States in the previous five fiscal years.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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Introduction Letter and Postcard 4,500 1,500 1 .05 75
ORR-9 Annual Survey of Refugees. 4,500 1,500 1 .80 1,200
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,275.
(Authority: Sec. 413.[8 U.S.C. 1523])
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-13941 Filed 6-26-20; 8:45 am]
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