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OMB Control No: 0970-0278	ICR Reference No: 202301-0970-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-0970-009
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: ORR
Title: Family Reunification Packet for Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/09/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/05/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2025	08/31/2025	08/31/2025
Responses	654,315	0	654,315
Time Burden (Hours)	439,455	0	439,455
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program provides care and custody for UC until they can be safely released to a sponsor, repatriated to their home country, or obtain legal status. ORR funds residential care provider facilities that provide temporary housing and other services to UC in ORR custody. Care provider facilities must meet State licensing standards (with the exception of temporary emergency facilities and facilities located in states that are unwilling to license facilities caring for UC) and ORR requirements to ensure a high-level quality of care. Services provided at care provider facilities include, but are not limited to, education, recreation, vocational training, acculturation, nutrition, medical, mental health, legal, and case management. ORR is seeking to improve sponsor engagement and communication by expanding language access for the instruments in this information collection. The instruments are currently available in English, Spanish, Russian, and Ukrainian . Under this request, ORR proposes expanding available languages to also include Haitian Creole, Dari, and Pashto.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1232 Name of Law: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)
   PL: Pub.L. 113 - 4 1101(c) Name of Law: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
   US Code: 6 USC 279 Name of Law: Homeland Security Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 16194	03/22/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 38158	06/27/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	654,315	654,315
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	439,455	439,455
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: • Authorization for Release of Information – o ORR replaced the term “minor” with “child.” o ORR removed the Alien Registration Number field since it is not required for background checks. o ORR removed reference to “past and present immigration status” since that information will no longer be collected in the Family Reunification Application. • Family Reunification Application – o ORR replaced the term “minor” with “child.” o Proof of Identity – ORR added clarification that individuals under the age of 21 may use the ORR Verification of Release form with a photograph to meet this requirement. o Proof of Immigration Status or U.S. Citizenship – ORR removed the requirement that potential sponsors provide documentation verifying their immigration status or U.S. citizenship. ORR no longer uses this information as a criterion to determine when a sponsor care plan is required, therefore, it is no longer necessary to collect this information. o Proof of Address – ORR also removed the phrase “dated within the last two months” that appears after the current lease line item because it is not applicable to those that acceptable form of documentation. o Burden Estimate – Increased the average burden hours per response from 0.75 hours to a more accurate estimate of 1.0 hour. • Letter of Designation for Care of a Minor – o ORR replaced the term “minor” with “child.” o ORR increased the average burden hours per response from 0.5 hours to a more accurate estimate of 0.75 hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,383,478

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov

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