82 FR 28490 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 119 (June 22, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28490-28491]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13033]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement.
    OMB No.: 0970-0351.
    Description: A State Plan is required by 8 U.S.C. 1522 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) [Title IV, Sec. 412 of the 
Act] for each State agency requesting Federal funding for refugee 
resettlement under 8 U.S.C. 524 [Title IV, Sec. 414 of the Act], 
including Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance, Unaccompanied Minor 
Refugee Program, Refugee Social Services, and Targeted Assistance 
program funding. The State Plan is a comprehensive narrative 
description of the nature and scope of a States programs and provides 
assurances that the programs will be administered in conformity with 
the specific requirements stipulated in 45 CFR 400.4-400.9. The State 
Plan must include all applicable State procedures, designations, and 
certifications for each requirement as well as supporting 
documentation.
    The plan assures ORR that the State is capable of administering 
refugee assistance and coordinating employment and other social 
services for eligible caseloads in conformity with specific 
requirements. ORR proposes organizational and formatting changes to 
make the checklist more accessible to the user. Additionally, ORR 
proposes streamlining language to make the checklist easier to read. 
These proposed changes include technical corrections to regulatory 
citations. ORR proposes removing a number of requirements, including an 
assurance regarding the

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inclusion of refugee resettlement programs in pandemic influenza 
emergency plans and a basic description of providers conducting medical 
screening. ORR proposes to remove a requirement that all states 
describe a plan for the care, supervision of, and legal responsibility 
for, refugee children who become unaccompanied in the state. ORR also 
proposes to remove requirements specific to the Cuban/Haitian entrants 
and replace them with an assurance that states will provide all ORR-
eligible populations with the benefits and services described in the 
State Plan.
    ORR proposes adding language to clarify the following requirements 
related to the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) program: State policy 
on education and training vouchers, medical coverage, the location of 
URM providers, monitoring procedures, the process for establishing 
legal responsibility, and information about sub-contractors.
    States must use a pre-print format for required components of State 
Plans for ORR- funded refugee resettlement services and benefits 
prepared by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) of the 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
    States must submit by August 15 each year new or amended State Plan 
for the next Federal fiscal year. For previously approved plan, States 
must certify no later than October 31 each year that the approved State 
plan is current and continues in effect.
    Respondents: State Agencies, Replacement Designees under 45 CFR 
400.301(c), and Wilson-Fish Grantees (State 2 Agencies) administering 
or supervising the administration of programs under Title IV of the 
Act.

                                             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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Title IV State Plan.........................              55                1               15              750
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
    In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chap 35), 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, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington DC 20201. 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. 2017-13033 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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