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OMB Control No: 0970-0278	ICR Reference No: 202609-0970-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202508-0970-005
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: ORR-UACB
Title: Unaccompanied Alien Children Sponsor Application Packet
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/10/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2029	02/28/2029
Responses	697,301	697,301
Time Burden (Hours)	608,319	608,319
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Bureau provides care and custody for unaccompanied alien children 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 children in ORR custody. Generally, care provider facilities are State licensed (with the exception of those located in states unwilling to consider them for licensure and temporary emergency or influx facilities) 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. The UAC Sponsor Application Packet information collection contains seven instruments that allow ORR to collect information necessary to determine the suitability of potential sponsors for UAC as required by the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 279) and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232). The collection was last approved by OMB on February 27, 2026, and expires on February 28, 2029. ORR is proposing revisions to the Spanish translations of the following forms: • Authorization for Release of Information (Form SAP-2) • Sponsor Application (Form SAP-3) • Fingerprinting Instructions (Form SAP-5) • Letter of Designation for Care of a Child (Form SAP-6) • Affidavit of Financial Support (Form SAP-8) The need for these revisions was identified after Division of Sponsor Administration Federal Field Specialists reported that sponsors were experiencing difficulty understanding certain portions of the Spanish-language forms and provided recommended corrections. ORR Policy staff fluent in Spanish reviewed the identified language and made targeted corrections to address translation errors and improve the clarity and consistency of terminology throughout the Spanish-language forms. Information about specific changes are provided in the nonsubstantive change memo.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1232 Name of Law: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)
   PL: Pub.L. 119 - 21 87001(b)(1) Name of Law: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
   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:
	90 FR 17438	04/25/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 39194	08/14/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	697,301	697,301
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	608,319	608,319
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: $3,815,622

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: Anayma De Frias 415 637-4513 anayma.defrias@acf.hhs.gov

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