[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38209-38210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16285]
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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 Formula Funds
Allocations.
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 Nationity 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 Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Refugee Data Submission for Formula Funds 50 1 20 1,000
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 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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: [email protected]. All requests should be
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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 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. 2015-16285 Filed 7-1-15; 8:45 am]
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