83_FR_47357 83 FR 47176 - Announcement of Intent To Issue an OPDIV-Initiated Supplement Under the Standing Announcement for Residential (Shelter) Services for Unaccompanied Children, HHS-2017-ACF-ORR-ZU-1132

83 FR 47176 - Announcement of Intent To Issue an OPDIV-Initiated Supplement 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 181 (September 18, 2018)

Page Range47176-47176
FR Document2018-20295

Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement, announces the intent to issue an OPDIV-Initiated Supplement in multiple installments to BCFS Health and Human Services, San Antonio, TX. The aggregate total of the multiple installments will not exceed $367,860,381. The first two installments will be issued prior to September 30, 2018. The remaining installments will be issued after September 30, 2018 on to be determined dates. 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 3,800 beds in an expedited manner.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.676]


Announcement of Intent To Issue an OPDIV-Initiated Supplement 
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 an OPDIV-Initiated Supplement.

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SUMMARY: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee 
Resettlement, announces the intent to issue an OPDIV-Initiated 
Supplement in multiple installments to BCFS Health and Human Services, 
San Antonio, TX. The aggregate total of the multiple installments will 
not exceed $367,860,381. The first two installments will be issued 
prior to September 30, 2018. The remaining installments will be issued 
after September 30, 2018 on to be determined dates. 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 3,800 beds in an expedited manner.

DATES: Supplemental award funds will support activities through 
December 31, 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 
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.

Karen Shields,
Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-20295 Filed 9-14-18; 11:15 am]
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47176 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 18, 2018 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ORR has specific requirements for the Employment Coaching for TANF and HUMAN SERVICES provision of services. Award recipients Related Populations. The Office of must have the infrastructure, licensing, Management and Budget (OMB) Office Administration for Children and experience, and appropriate level of of Information and Regulatory Affairs Families trained staff to meet those requirements. approved this information collection in [CFDA Number: 93.676] The expansion of the existing program March 2018 (0970–0506). ACF is and its services through this proposing a second follow-up survey Announcement of Intent To Issue an supplemental award is a key strategy for conducted as part of the evaluation. OPDIV-Initiated Supplement Under the ORR to be prepared to meet its This study will provide an Standing Announcement for responsibility to provide shelter for opportunity to learn more about the Residential (Shelter) Services for Unaccompanied Children referred to its potential of coaching to help clients Unaccompanied Children, HHS–2017– care by DHS and so that the U.S. Border achieve self-sufficiency and other ACF–ORR–ZU–1132 Patrol can continue its vital national desired employment-related outcomes. security mission to prevent illegal It will take place over five years in the AGENCY: Unaccompanied Alien migration, trafficking, and protect the Children’s (UAC) Program, Office of following employment programs: borders of the United States. MyGoals for Employment Success in Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Statutory Authority: This program is Baltimore, MyGoals for Employment Administration for Children and authorized by— Success in Houston, Family Families (ACF), U.S Department of (A) Section 462 of the Homeland Development and Self-Sufficiency Health and Human Services (HHS). Security Act of 2002, which in March program in Iowa, LIFT in New York ACTION: Notice of intent to issue an 2003, transferred responsibility for the OPDIV-Initiated Supplement. City, Chicago, and Los Angeles; Work care and custody of Unaccompanied Success in Utah; and Goal4 It! in SUMMARY: Administration for Children Alien Children from the Commissioner Jefferson County, Colorado. Together, and Families, Office of Refugee of the former Immigration and these programs will include Temporary Resettlement, announces the intent to Naturalization Service (INS) to the Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) issue an OPDIV-Initiated Supplement in Director of ORR of the Department of agencies and other public or private multiple installments to BCFS Health Health and Human Services (HHS). employment programs that serve low- and Human Services, San Antonio, TX. (B) The Flores Settlement Agreement, income individuals. Each site will have The aggregate total of the multiple Case No. CV85–4544RJK (C.D. Cal. a robust coaching component and the installments will not exceed 1996), as well as the William capacity to conduct a rigorous impact $367,860,381. The first two installments Wilberforce Trafficking Victims evaluation. This study will provide will be issued prior to September 30, Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 information on whether coaching helps 2018. The remaining installments will (Pub. L. 110–457), which authorizes people obtain and retain jobs, advance be issued after September 30, 2018 on post release services under certain in their careers, move toward self- to be determined dates. ORR has been conditions to eligible children. All sufficiency, and improve their overall identifying additional capacity to programs must comply with the Flores well-being. To meet these objectives, provide shelter for potential increases in Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85– this study includes an impact and apprehensions of Unaccompanied 4544–RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent implementation study, as approved by Children at the U.S. Southern Border. regulations and ORR policies and OMB. Planning for increased shelter capacity procedures. This submission builds on the is a prudent step to ensure that ORR is Karen Shields, existing impact study, which randomly able to meet its responsibility, by law, Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants assigned participants to either a to provide shelter for Unaccompanied Policy, Office of Administration. ‘‘program group,’’ who were paired with Alien Children referred to its care by the [FR Doc. 2018–20295 Filed 9–14–18; 11:15 am] a coach, or to a ‘‘control group,’’ who Department of Homeland Security BILLING CODE 4184–45–P were not paired with a coach. The (DHS). To ensure sufficient capacity to effectiveness of the coaching will be provide shelter to unaccompanied determined by differences between children referred to HHS, BCFS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND members of the program and control proposed to provide ORR with 3,800 HUMAN SERVICES groups in outcomes such as obtaining beds in an expedited manner. and retaining employment, earnings, DATES: Supplemental award funds will Administration for Children and measures of self-sufficiency, and support activities through December 31, Families measures of self-regulation. 2018. The proposed information collection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposed Information Collection activity is a second follow-up survey, Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of Activity which will be available to participants Children’s Services, Office of Refugee AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, approximately 21 months after random Resettlement, 330 C Street SW, and Evaluation; ACF; HHS. assignment. The second follow-up Washington, DC 20447. Phone: 202– ACTION: Request for public comment. survey will provide rigorous evidence 401–4997. Email: DCSProgram@ on whether the coaching interventions acf.hhs.gov. Title: Evaluation of Employment are effective, for whom, and under what Coaching for TANF and Related circumstances. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ORR is continuously monitoring its capacity to Populations—Second Follow-Up Survey Respondents: Individuals enrolled in shelter the unaccompanied children (OMB #0970–0506). the Evaluation of Employment Coaching referred to HHS, as well as the SUMMARY: The Administration for for TANF and Related Populations. All information received from interagency Children and Families (ACF) is participants will be able to opt out of partners, to inform any future decisions proposing an additional data collection participating in the data collection or actions. activity as part of the Evaluation of activities. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of intent to issue an OPDIV-Initiated Supplement.
DatesSupplemental award funds will support activities through December 31, 2018.
ContactJallyn 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]
FR Citation83 FR 47176 
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