80 FR 36542 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 122 (June 25, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 36542]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15570]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Reunification Procedures for Unaccompanied Alien Children.
    OMB No.: 0970-0278.
    Description: Following the passage of the 2002 Homeland Security 
Act (Pub. L. 107-296), the Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), is charged with the care 
and placement of unaccompanied alien children in Federal custody, and 
implementing a policy for the release of these children, when 
appropriate, upon the request of suitable sponsors while awaiting 
immigration proceedings. In order for ORR to make determinations 
regarding the release of these children, the potential sponsors must 
meet certain conditions pursuant to section 462 of the Homeland 
Security Act and the Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement No. CV85 4544-
RJK (C.D. Cal. 1997).
    The proposed information collection requests information to be 
utilized by ORR for determining the suitability of a sponsor/respondent 
for the release of a minor from ORR custody. The proposed instruments 
are the Family Reunification Application, the Family Reunification 
Checklist for Sponsors, and the Authorization for Release of 
Information.
    Respondents: Sponsors requesting release of unaccompanied alien 
children to their custody.

                                             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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Family Reunification Application....             55,200                  1                .25             13,800
Family Reunification Checklist for               55,200                  1                .75             41,400
 Sponsors...........................
Authorization for Release of                     55,200                  1                .25             13,800
 Information........................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden     .................  .................  .................             69,000
     Hours:.........................
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Additional Information

    Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the 
title of the information collection. Email address: 
[email protected].

OMB Comment

    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document 
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having 
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-7285, 
Email: [email protected]. Attn: Desk Officer for the 
Administration for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-15570 Filed 6-24-15; 8:45 am]
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