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OMB Control No: 0970-0547	ICR Reference No: 202406-0970-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202306-0970-014
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: ORR
Title: Administration and Oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Program
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: 06/05/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/05/2024
Terms of Clearance: Previous terms continue: In consideration of future collections, ACF will continue to consider including explicit reference to program policy manuals and/or other guidance documents if those documents define key terms used or otherwise inform the collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2025	05/31/2025	05/31/2025
Responses	188,089	0	188,089
Time Burden (Hours)	173,941	0	173,941
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: These instruments allow ORR to facilitate stakeholder visits to care provider facilities; obtain consent from UC to share their case file information; improve service delivery to UC; and ensure that serious issues are elevated to ORR and that all incidents and the response to such incidents are documented and resolved in a way that protects the interests of UC. ORR is proposing revisions to one form in this collection, the Authorization for Release of Records (Form A-5). Specifically, ORR proposes the following revisions for Form A-5: • Replace the “UC” acronym with “unaccompanied child” or “child” when referring to a child throughout the form. • Make the following revisions to align with a recently submitted non-substantive change request for the Notice of Attorney Representation (Form L-3A, currently approved under OMB# 0970-0565). The change request created an alternate version of the form, the Notice of Legal Service Provider Screening (Form L-3B), to be used by legal service providers when requesting additional case file records to complete ORR-contracted legal screening. o Add an option for “Completing an ORR-contracted legal screening” to Section B: Reason for Request. o Replace reference to Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) with U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Add an option for Notice of Legal Service Provider Screening to Section F: Supporting Documentation. o Add Notice of Legal Service Provider Screening as an example of documents that fall under the Legal Information record category in the instructions for Section E. o Change the supporting documentation requirement for ORR-funded legal service providers from the Notice of Attorney Representation to the Notice of Legal Service Provider Screening in the table found in the instructions for Section F. • Remove references to two discontinued forms in the instructions for Section E (the Post Legal Status Plan and the 30-Day Restrictive Placemen Case Review). • Revise the wording in the supporting documents table in the instructions for Section F to match the wording in UC Policy Guide Section 5.10.1.1. • Revise the instructions for Section G to align with UC Policy Guide Section 5.10.1.2, which allows ORR discretion to allow release of a photograph of a child to a government agency without an authorizing signature. Photographs may only be provided without the child’s consent when the child’s consent cannot be obtained and it is understood that the provision of the photograph is not for immigration enforcement purposes, ORR determines that provision of the photograph is in the child’s best interest, and there is a legitimate child welfare reason for the photograph to be provided, such as for a case where a child has been reported missing. Limitations on sharing a child’s photograph with DHS or EOIR are subject to the restrictions outlined in UC Policy Guide Section 5.10.2.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 6 USC 279 Name of Law: Homeland Security Act of 2002
   PL: Pub.L. 113 - 4 1101(c) Name of Law: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
   US Code: 8 USC 1232 Name of Law: Trafficking Victim Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

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:
	86 FR 545	01/06/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 53319	09/27/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	188,089	188,089
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	173,941	173,941
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: $5,036,336

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. No

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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