82 FR 58613 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 238 (December 13, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58613-58614]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26817]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB No. 0970-0407]


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: ORR-2 Quarterly Report on Expenditures and Obligations.

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    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 the refugee resettlement 
program at the State level. States (Replacement Desingees 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 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, Replacement Designees, and 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 Cash and Medical              57                4             1.50              342
 Assistance Program, Quarterly Report on
 Expenditures and Obligations...............
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 342.
    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. 2017-26817 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
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