81 FR 39646 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39646-39647]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14350]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Information Collection and Record Keeping for the Timely 
Placement and Release of Unaccompanied Children in ORR Care.
    OMB No.:
    Description: The ORR Unaccompanied Children Program provides 
placement, care, custody and mandated services for UC until such time 
as they can be successfully released to a sponsor, repatriated to their 
home country, or obtain legal status.
    Through cooperative agreements and contracts, ORR funds residential 
care providers that provide temporary housing and other services to 
unaccompanied children in ORR custody. These care provider facilities 
are State licensed and must meet ORR requirements to ensure a high 
level quality of care. They provide a continuum of care for children, 
including placements in ORR foster care, group homes, shelter, staff 
secure, secure, and residential treatment centers. The care providers 
provide children with classroom education, health care, socialization/
recreation, vocational training, mental health services, access to 
legal services, and case management.
    In order to monitor performance and ensure compliance with 
statutory and regulatory requirements and standards, ORR:
     Collects information from its network of care providers to 
show evidence that care providers' standards of care, family 
reunification methods, internal policies and procedures, personnel, 
training, and other components meet minimum standards and ensure the 
safety and security of children in ORR care.
     Requires care providers to track the timely release 
process and delivery of services for individual children and youth to 
ensure compliance and allow ORR to conduct formal monitoring and 
performance review.
    The tasks described in this supporting statement are mainly 
conducted through the ORR online database (The UC Portal), which 
provides a central location for case records and the documentation of 
other activities (for example, when a child or youth is transferred to 
another facility). Many of these records are ``auto-populated'' on the 
UC Portal once the original data points are completed (such as DOB, 
``A'' number, date of initial placement). The UC Portal is a secure 
limited access database that requires two factor authentication. The 
use of electronic records also allows ORR Project Officers to more 
easily monitor grantee compliance with standards of care and record 
keeping compared with hard copy case files that are only available 
onsite. The database also allows ORR to more easily calculate bed 
capacity throughout the network so that resources are efficiently 
distributed, particularly during an influx when large numbers of 
unaccompanied children are crossing the border.
    Respondents:

                                             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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UC Portal Capacity Report...........              50               1  .16/hour..................               8
Further Assessment Swift Track                 2,320               1  .25/hour..................             580
 (FAST) Placement Tool.
Placement Authorization Form........          58,000               1  .1/hour...................           5,800
Notice of Placement in Secure or               2,320               1  .1/hour...................             232
 Staff Secure Facility.
Initial Intakes Form................          58,000               1  .25/hour..................          14,500
UC Assessment.......................          58,000               1  .50/hour..................          29,000
Individual Service Plan.............          58,000               1  .25.......................          14,500
UC Case Review Form.................          58,000               1  .50/hour..................          29,000

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New Sponsor Form....................          55,200               1  .25/hour..................          13,800
Transfer Request and Tracking Form..           1,000               1  .25/hour..................             250
Long Term Foster Care Placement Memo             279               1  .1/hour...................              28
Travel Request Form for UC Long Term              20               1  .25/hour..................               5
 Foster Care.
Notice of Transfer to ICE Chief                2,320               1  .1/hour...................             232
 Counsel and Change of Address.
Care Provider Family Reunification            55,200               1  .1........................           5,520
 Checklist.
Release Request.....................          55,200               3  .25 hour..................          41,400
Discharge Notification..............             716               1  .25/hour..................             179
Verification of Release.............          55,200               1  .1/hour...................           5,520
Child Advocate Referral and                      250               1  .50.......................             125
 Appointment Form.
Notice of Rights and Provision of             58,000               1  .1/hour...................           5,800
 Services Handout.
Legal Service Provider List for UC..          58,000               1  .1........................           5,800
URM Application.....................             350               1  1.........................             350
Withdrawal of Application or                      10               1  .1/hour...................               1
 Declination of Placement Form.
Standard Shelter Tour Request.......              60               1  .1/hour...................               6
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 172,636.
    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, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-14350 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-01-P