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OMB Control No: 0970-0547	ICR Reference No: 202406-0970-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202406-0970-002
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: 06/28/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/28/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	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: The Administration and Oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Bureau information collection contains 12 instruments that allow the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to facilitate stakeholder visits to care provider facilities; obtain consent from unaccompanied children to share their case file information; improve service delivery to unaccompanied children; 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 unaccompanied children; and process requests and waivers for the hiring of key and non-key personnel at care provider programs. The collection was last approved by OMB on May 18, 2022, and the current expiration date is May 31, 2025. ORR is proposing revisions to one form in this collection, the Key Personnel Qualifications Checklist and Attestation (Form A-14). This instrument is used by ORR care provider programs to request hiring approval for key positions, as required in the ORR cooperative agreement, and, if applicable, request a waiver of minimum qualifications when appropriately justified. ORR proposes the following revisions to Form A-14: • Correct OMB Control Number listed on the form from 0970-0558 (Generic Monitoring) to 0970-0547 (Administration and Oversight) to conform with the recent re-organization of UC Program information collections; • Replace citation to 45 C.F.R. § 411.101(d) with the correct citation to 45 C.F.R. § 411.81(d); • Correct grammatical typos where they appear in the document; • Add a Project Officer electronic signature and date field to Section E: ORR Confirmation, and Section H: ORR Waiver Approval; and • Reorganize Section E: ORR Confirmation and Section H: ORR Waiver Approval such that the Project Officer (PO) Decision appears before the signature block. Once approved, these changes will make the A-14 Key Personnel Minimum Qualifications Checklist and Attestation Form more accurate and secure; citing to the appropriate statute ensures that Project Officers apply the correct criteria to their evaluation of candidates for key personnel positions at care provider facilities. Further, adding electronic signature fields to Sections E and H replaces the static text “signature” field currently in use; this enhances the document security by requiring an authenticated e-signature, which is more difficult to forge or alter. The proposed changes will promote accuracy, accountability, compliance with applicable statues, and responsible candidate screening practices in our care provider network.

Authorizing Statute(s): 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
   US Code: 6 USC 279 Name of Law: Homeland Security Act of 2002

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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