Expedited OMB Review and Public Comment; Screening Tool for Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Staff and Visitors (New Collection)

• Published date: 24 March 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 16636
• Record Number: 2020-06244
• Section: Notices
• Court: Children And Families Administration

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 16636]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-06244]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
                Administration for Children and Families
                Expedited OMB Review and Public Comment; Screening Tool for
                Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Staff and Visitors (New
                Collection)
                AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and
                Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
                ACTION: Request for public comment.
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                SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
                Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
                Services (HHS), is requesting expedited review of an information
                collection request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
                inviting public comments on the proposed collection. The collection
                involves a risk questionnaire designed to identify potential
                coronavirus (COVID-19) among staff and visitors to Unaccompanied Alien
                Children (UAC) programs to ensure the life and safety of UAC in ORR
                care.
                DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
                the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
                Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects
                of the information collection described in this notice.
                ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
                obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
                [email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
                by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
                Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
                DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
                written, should be identified by the title of the information
                collection.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                 Description: ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 180-day approval
                for this request under procedures for expedited processing. A request
                for review under normal procedures will be submitted within 180 days of
                the approval for this request. Any edits resulting from public comment
                will be incorporated into the submission under normal procedures. The
                COVID-19 risk questionnaire asks participants whether or not they
                display COVID-19 symptoms, whether or not they have had close contact
                with individuals known to test positive for COVID-19, and whether or
                not they have travel history to areas of sustained transmission of
                COVID-19.
                 Respondents: Staff and visitors at UAC program sites across the
                country.
                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                 Annual Average burden
                 Instrument Total number of responses per hours per Annual burden
                 respondents respondent response hours
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                UAC COVID-19 Risk Questionnaire............. 15,000 260 .033 128,700
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                 Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
                whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
                proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
                the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
                information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
                to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
                of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
                collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
                Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
                within 60 days of this publication.
                 Authority: 6 U.S.C. 279(b)(1)(B); (E).
                Mary B. Jones,
                ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2020-06244 Filed 3-23-20; 8:45 am]
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