[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 143 (Friday, July 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44895-44897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16050]
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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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