Proposed Information Collection Activity; Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program ORR-3 Report and ORR-4 Report
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 3- year extension with revisions of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program ORR-3 Report and ORR-4 Report (Office...
Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Request for public comments.
SUMMARY:
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 3-year extension with revisions of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program ORR-3 Report and ORR-4 Report (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0034, expiration November 30, 2026). Revisions were made to reduce burden and streamline information collection.
DATES:
Comments due October 5, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by emailing
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description:
The ORR-3 Report is submitted to report a youth's initial placement in the URM Program, termination from the program, or re-entry into the program. The ORR-3 is also submitted to report changes to the youth's case (
e.g.,
change in legal responsibility, change in foster home placement, etc.). The ORR-4 Report is submitted annually and at termination to report on the youth's receipt of services and outcomes. Proposed revisions to the forms include replacing multiple follow-up outcome reports with a single termination outcome report, replacing self-reported outcome measures from youth with provider-reported measures, eliminating select sub-types of ORR-3 reports, replacing or streamlining unclear questions and response options, removing unnecessary questions, and streamlining supplemental report instructions to integrate more guidance directly into the forms.
Respondents:
URM state/replacement designee agencies and URM provider agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
The edits describe above will result in a reduction in annual burden estimates of approximately 41 percent once implemented. Additionally, youth have been removed as a respondent to the ORR-4 Report; youth outcome measures will no longer be self-reported, instead providers will report youth outcomes. Revisions will be implemented after a 12-month implementation timeframe; the following burden estimates are specific to the revised versions following the 12-month implementation period.
( printed page 50552)
URM State/Replacement Designee Agencies
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
ORR-3 Report
16
117
.2
374
ORR-4 Report
16
96
.25
384
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
758
URM Provider Agencies
Instrument
Total number
of respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
ORR-3 Report
24
78
.4
749
ORR-4 Report
24
64
.6
922
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
1,670
Comments:
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.