[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 60847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25210]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: Refugee Data Submission System for Allocation of Formula
Funds.
OMB No.: 0970-0043.
Description: The Refugee Data Submission System for Allocation of
Formula Funds is designed to satisfy the statutory requirements of the
Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). Section 412(a)(3)of the Act
requires that the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
make a periodic assessment of the needs of refugees for assistance and
services and the resources available to meet those needs. This
assessment includes compiling and maintaining data on secondary
migration of refugees within the United States after arrival. Further,
INA 412(c)(1)(B)states that formula funds shall be allocated based on
the total number of refugees in each State, taking into account
secondary migration.
In order to meet these statutory requirements, ORR requires each
State to submit disaggregated individual records containing certain
data elements for eligible populations. ORR uses the information
collected through the Web site to determine secondary migration for the
purposes of formula funds allocation to States.
The submission of individual records via the Refugee Data
Submission System for Allocation of Formula Funds is a reliable and
secure process for collecting data for the purposes of tracking
secondary migration and allocating formula funds. Data submitted by the
States via the Web site are also compiled and analyzed for inclusion in
ORR's Annual Report to Congress.
Respondents: States, Wilson/Fish Alternative Projects, and the
District of Columbia.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of
Instrument Number of responses per Average burden hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Refugee Data Submission for 50 1 20 1,000
Formula Funds Allocations........
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-25210 Filed 9-29-11; 8:45 am]
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