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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104187-104188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30384]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Unaccompanied Children 
Bureau Administrative Activities (Office of Management and Budget #: 
0970-0547)

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and 
Families, U.S. 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 (HHS) is inviting public 
comment on revisions to an approved information collection, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0547. The request consists of several 
forms that allow ORR to perform Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB)-
related administrative activities, such as facilitating stakeholder 
visits to care provider facilities; obtaining consent from children to 
share their case file information; and processing requests and waivers 
for the hiring of key and non-key personnel at care provider 
facilities.

DATES: Comments due February 18, 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 above.

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: This request is to remove six 
forms, which will be transferred into a new information collection, and 
revise four existing forms in this collection. ORR also proposes 
retitling this information collection from ``Administration and 
Oversight for the Unaccompanied Children Program'' to ``Unaccompanied 
Children Bureau Administrative Activities'' to better describe the 
types of forms in the information collection and to reflect with a 
recent name change for the program.

Forms Being Removed and Transferred into a New Information Collection

    ORR UCB is in the process of reorganizing its information 
collections to create more unique information collections that will 
contain fewer forms under each OMB control number. This will promote 
operational efficiency for UCB by decreasing the burden associated with 
renewing large collections and enabling UCB to create more purpose-
specific information collections. In addition, this will facilitate OMB 
review by ensuring the scope of the collection is targeted and narrower 
than existing collections, resulting in clearer requests. As part of 
that reorganization effort, ORR plans to move the following forms into 
a new information collection titled ``Incident Reporting for the 
Unaccompanied Children Bureau.'' This request and the request for the 
new Incident Reporting information collection will be submitted to OMB 
concurrently.
 Child-Level Event (Form A-9A)
 Emergency Significant Incident Report (Form A-9B)
 Significant Incident Report (Form A-9C)
 Historical Disclosure (Form A-9D)
 Behavioral Note (Form A-9E)
 Program-Level Event Report (Form A-10)

Revisions to Existing Forms

    ORR plans to make the following revisions to existing forms in this 
information collection:
     Notice to Unaccompanied Children for Flores Visits (Forms 
A-4)
    [cir] Change the title of the form from ``Notice to UC for Flores 
Counsel Visits'' to ``Notice to Unaccompanied Children for Flores 
Counsel Visits''
     Care Provider Facility Tour Request (Form A-1A)
    [cir] Retitle the form from ``Care Provider Facility Tour Request'' 
to ``Care Provider Facility Tour and Visit Request'' to better 
represent the purpose of the form. In addition to tours, the form may 
also be used to request visits (requests to come onsite that do not 
involve a formal tour of the facility).
    [cir] Update the words ``tour'' or ``visit'' to read ``tour or 
visit'' wherever they appear by themselves in the form (as applicable).
    [cir] Reword parts of the introductory text at the top of the form 
and instructions throughout the form for clarity.
    [cir] Add ``including HHS, ACF, ORR employees, and ORR 
contractors'' in parentheses after the ``Federal Agency'' option for 
the ``Type of Visitor'' field to clarify which federal agencies must 
complete the form.
    [cir] Revise the burden estimate to account for an increase in the 
number of requests submitted and more accurately reflect how long it 
takes to complete the form. The annual number of respondents increased 
from 200 to

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620 and the average burden hours per response increased from 0.17 to 
0.33.
     Key Personnel Minimum Qualifications Checklist and 
Attestation (Form A-14)
    [cir] Revise the introductory text to the form to remove repetition 
and improve readability.
    [cir] Revise Section D: Candidate Minimum Qualifications to:
    [squf] Reorganize how the minimum qualifications for each position 
are displayed to make it easier for the respondent to understand the 
requirements.
    [squf] Change the ``Candidate does not meet minimum qualification'' 
checkbox into a question that asks ``Does the candidate meet the 
minimum qualification?'' with yes/no options so that the respondent may 
more clearly communicate whether the candidate meets minimum 
qualifications.
    [squf] Update the qualifications for each position and add two new 
positions (Background Check Specialist and Lead Medical Coordinator) to 
reflect revisions that are under consideration for ORR's residential 
services cooperative agreement.
    [cir] Revise the burden estimate to account for an increase in the 
number of care provider facilities, a decrease in the number of forms 
submitted, and more accurately reflect how long it takes to complete 
the form. The annual number of respondents increased from 235 to 300, 
the annual number of responses per respondent decreased from nine to 
six, and the average burden hours per response increased from 0.17 to 
0.42.
     ORR Waiver Request (Form A-15)
    [cir] Add a burden statement at the top of the form.
    [cir] Break the form into several sections to make it more 
digestible for respondents.
    [cir] Rephrase several field labels for clarity and succinctness.
    [cir] Add a field for the respondent to specify whether they are a 
care provider facility or a home study or post-release service 
provider.
    [cir] Change the ``Type of Facility/Provider'' field label to 
``Level of Care'' and update the related checkbox options to better 
reflect care provider facility levels of care.
    [cir] Add a place where respondents can upload a supervision or 
training plan when applicable for their request.
    [cir] Revise the burden estimate to account for an increase in the 
number of care provider facilities. The annual number of respondents 
increased from 235 to 300.

Revisions to Burden Estimates Only for Existing Forms

     Authorization for Release of Records (Form A-5)
    [cir] Revise the burden estimate to account for an increase in the 
number records requests submitted and more accurately reflect how long 
it takes to complete the form. The annual number of respondents 
increased from 4,000 to 9,620 and the average burden hours per response 
increased from 0.25 to 0.5.
    Respondents: ORR grantee and contractor staff; advocacy groups, 
faith-based organizations, researchers, and government officials; 
attorneys, legal service providers, child advocates, and government 
agencies; and other stakeholders.
    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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Care Provider Facility Tour Request (Form A-1A).             620               1            0.33             205
Notice to Unaccompanied Children for Flores                   20               1            0.25               5
 Visits (Forms A-4 and A-4s)....................
Authorization for Release of Records (Form A-5).           9,620               1            0.50           4,810
Key Personnel Minimum Qualifications Checklist               300               6            0.42             756
 and Attestation (Form A-14)....................
ORR Waiver Request (Form A-15)..................             300               2            0.33             198
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    Estimated Annual Burden Hours Total:........  ..............  ..............  ..............           5,974
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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; 45 CFR 410; Flores v. Reno 
Settlement Agreement, No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996)

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-30384 Filed 12-19-24; 8:45 am]
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