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OMB Control No: 1405-0251	ICR Reference No: 202301-1405-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-1405-002
Agency/Subagency: STATE/AFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Family Reunification Assistance for Afghan Parolees
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 01/11/2023
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/10/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/10/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	6 Months From Approved	06/30/2023
Responses	35,000	0	35,000
Time Burden (Hours)	1,250	0	1,250
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The U.S. Government agreed that Afghans paroled under Operation Allies Welcome or those paroled then subsequently granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS), could request U.S. Government-supported family reunification support for their spouses and unmarried children under 21. The State Department needs to identify people who are eligible for this program. While the State Department has, to date, been relying on incoming requests via email to manage the intake of these requests, State requires a publicly advertised system that is sustainable and efficient and that enables data validation with U.S. Government databases.

Emergency Justfication: The Department of State requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve changes to the previously approved Family Reunification Assistance for Afghan Parolees with immediate family members who are outside of the United States, Form DS-4317, OMB Control Number 1405-0251, by January 10, 2023. The points below are a summary of the changes from the previously approved version: 1. Emphasizes that the use of the form is intended only for Afghan nationals. 2. Clarifies the purpose of the form with simplified language and removes unnecessary information. 3. Updates the routine uses and disclosure sections with general language that specifies how an applicant’s information may be used to qualify for departure assistance of eligible family members. 4. Retains, but relocates, information about polygamous marriages to another section of the form. 5. Elaborates that the use of other U.S. Government-provided information that may have been provided to the applicant may assist the U.S. Government in validating an applicant’s parole status for eligibility purposes. 6. Rewords the post-submission section to make the language consistent with other edits in the form. 7. Minor style and grammatical revisions for general readability.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 22 USC 2651a Name of Law: State Dept Basic Authorities 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
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
DS-4317-Family Reunification Assistance for Afghan Parolees Immediate Family Members outside the US	DS-4317

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	35,000	35,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,250	1,250
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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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: Alice Kottmyer 202 647-2318 kottmyeram@state.gov

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