80 FR 11442 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 41 (March 3, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11442-11443]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04365]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: ORR-2 Quarterly Report on Expenditures and Obligations.
    OMB No.: 0970-0407.
    Description: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) reimburses, 
to the extent of available appropriations, certain non-federal costs 
for the provision of cash and medical assistance to refugees, along 
with allowable expenses for the administration of the refugee 
resettlement program at the State level. States (and Wilson/Fish 
projects; i.e., alternative projects for the administration of the 
refugee resettlement program) currently submit the ORR-2 Quarterly 
Report on Expenditures and Obligations, which provides aggregate 
expenditure and obligation data. This proposed data collection collects 
expenditures and obligations data separately for each of the four CMA 
program components: Refugee cash assistance, refugee medical 
assistance, cash and medical assistance administration, and services 
for unaccompanied minors. This breakdown of financial status data 
allows ORR to track program

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expenditures in greater detail to anticipate any funding issues and to 
meet the requirements of ORR regulations at CFR 400.211 to collect 
these data for use in estimating future costs of the refugee 
resettlement program. ORR must implement the methodology at CFR 400.211 
each year after receipt of its annual appropriation to ensure that 
appropriated funds will be adequate for reimbursement to States of the 
costs for assistance provided to entering refugees. The estimating 
methodology prescribed in the regulations requires the use of actual 
past costs by program component. In the event that the methodology 
indicates that appropriated funds are inadequate, ORR must take steps 
to reduce federal expenses, such as by limiting the number of months of 
eligibility for Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance. 
This proposed single-page financial report allows ORR to collect the 
necessary data to ensure that funds are adequate for the projected need 
and thereby meet the requirements of both the Refugee Act and ORR 
regulations.
    Respondents: State governments, Wilson/Fish Alternative Projects.

                                             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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ORR Financial Status Report.................              58                4             0.50              116
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 116.
    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 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. 2015-04365 Filed 3-2-15; 8:45 am]
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