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OMB Control No: 0970-0278	ICR Reference No: 202304-0970-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202301-0970-003
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: 04/25/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/25/2023
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 the sponsor application process by making two of its PDF forms, Authorization for Release of Information (Form FRP-2) and Family Reunification Application (Form FRP-3), available in a digital web-based application called the Sponsor Experience App. Currently, sponsors complete the forms electronically or by hand and share the completed forms and supporting documentation with their case manager using non-integrated solutions, such as email and WhatsApp. The new Sponsor Experience App will improve upon that process by providing: • An easy and secure process for sponsors to submit their application and supporting documentation • A guided form submission process • A process that is user-friendly for both desktop and mobile platforms • The capability for sponsors to easily collaborate with their case manager and get support • A place where sponsors can view the status of their application The currently approved PDF versions of these forms and existing communication processes will continue to be available for sponsors who have limited access to technology or otherwise choose to use the PDF versions of the forms.

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:

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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