83 FR 42505 - Announcement of Intent To Issue one OPDIV-Initiated Supplement to BCFS Health and Human Services Under the Standing Announcement for Residential (Shelter) Services for Unaccompanied Children, HHS-2017-ACF-ORR-ZU-1132

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 163 (August 22, 2018)

ACF, ORR, announces the intent to issue one OPDIV-Initiated Supplement to BCFS Health and Human Services, San Antonio, TX in the amount of $28,003,926. ORR has been identifying additional capacity to provide shelter for potential increases in apprehensions of Unaccompanied Children at the U.S. Southern Border. Planning for increased shelter capacity is a prudent step to ensure that ORR is able to meet its responsibility, by law, to provide shelter for Unaccompanied Alien Children referred to its care by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). To ensure sufficient capacity to provide shelter to unaccompanied children referred to HHS, BCFS proposed to provide ORR with 850 beds in an expedited manner.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42505-42506]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18152]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Announcement of Intent To Issue one OPDIV-Initiated Supplement to 
BCFS Health and Human Services Under the Standing Announcement for 
Residential (Shelter) Services for Unaccompanied Children, HHS-2017-
ACF-ORR-ZU-1132

AGENCY: Unaccompanied Alien Children's (UAC) Program, Office of Refugee 
Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of intent to issue one OPDIV-Initiated Supplement to 
BCFS Health and Human Services, San Antonio, TX under the UAC Program.

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SUMMARY: ACF, ORR, announces the intent to issue one OPDIV-Initiated 
Supplement to BCFS Health and Human Services, San Antonio, TX in the 
amount of $28,003,926. ORR has been identifying additional capacity to 
provide shelter for potential increases in apprehensions of 
Unaccompanied Children at the U.S. Southern Border. Planning for 
increased shelter capacity is a prudent step to ensure that ORR is able 
to meet its responsibility, by law, to provide shelter for 
Unaccompanied Alien Children referred to its care by the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS). To ensure sufficient capacity to provide 
shelter to unaccompanied children referred to HHS, BCFS proposed to 
provide ORR with 850 beds in an expedited manner.

DATES: Supplemental award funds will support activities through 
September 13, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of 
Children's Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20447. Phone: 202-401-4997. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ORR is continuously monitoring its capacity 
to shelter the unaccompanied children referred to HHS, as well as the 
information received from interagency partners, to inform any future 
decisions or actions.
    ORR has specific requirements for the provision of services. Award 
recipients must have the infrastructure, licensing, experience, and 
appropriate level of trained staff to meet those requirements. The 
expansion of the existing program and its services through this

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supplemental award is a key strategy for ORR to be prepared to meet its 
responsibility to provide shelter for Unaccompanied Children referred 
to its care by DHS and so that the U.S. Border Patrol can continue its 
vital national security mission to prevent illegal migration, 
trafficking, and protect the borders of the United States.
    Statutory Authority: This program is authorized by--
    (A) Section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which in 
March 2003, transferred responsibility for the care and custody of 
Unaccompanied Alien Children from the Commissioner of the former 
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to the Director of ORR of 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
    (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544RJK (C. D. 
Cal. 1996), as well as the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-457), which 
authorizes post release services under certain conditions to eligible 
children. All programs must comply with the Flores Settlement 
Agreement, Case No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent 
regulations and ORR policies and procedures.

Elizabeth Leo,
Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-18152 Filed 8-21-18; 8:45 am]
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