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OMB Control No: 0970-0613	ICR Reference No: 202305-0970-014
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: ORR
Title: Operation Allies Welcome Afghan Supplement Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/07/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/30/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2026	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,200	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,067	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Under the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, and Additional Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, Congress authorized the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to provide resettlement assistance and other benefits available to refugees to specific Afghan populations, in response to their emergency evacuation and resettlement. Section 412(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. § 1522(a)(3)) requires that the Director of the ORR make a periodic assessment of the needs of refugees for assistance and services and the resources available to meet those needs. To meet INA requirements and ensure the relative needs of the populations ORR serves are assessed, ORR proposes the Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) Afghan Supplement Survey to collect relevant information from Afghan families who arrived in the United States between July 30, 2021 and December 16, 2022 under OAW, among which 95% are eligible for ORR services and assistance. ORR initially piloted this survey under the umbrella generic for Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support (OMB #0970-0531) with a narrowed focus on assessing resettled OAW Afghans’ service needs and gaps, informing refinement and improvements to ORR’s programs and services, and identifying targeted training and technical assistance needs. ORR is now expanding the collection to reach additional respondents through this full information collection request and using a new survey instrument modeled on the most recent Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR) questionnaire (OMB #0970-0033) to generate nationally representative data on OAW Afghans’ well-being, integration outcomes and progress towards self-sufficiency. The new questionnaire will ensure additional topical areas reflect OAW Afghan arrivals’ specific needs and challenges during different resettlement phases.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1522(a)(3) Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

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:
	88 FR 17577	03/23/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 34505	05/30/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
OAW Afghan Supplement Survey
OAW Afghan Supplement Survey Contact Update Requests

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,200	2,200
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,067	1,067
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $950,000

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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