Proposed Information Collection Activity; ORR Data Collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees (OMB #0907-0033)

• Published date: 18 July 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 34395
• Record Number: 2019-15274
• Section: Notices
• Court: Children And Families Administration,Health And Human Services Department

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 34395-34396]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-15274]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
                Administration for Children and Families
                Proposed Information Collection Activity; ORR Data Collection for
                the Annual Survey of Refugees (OMB #0907-0033)
                AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement; Administration for Children
                and Families; HHS.
                ACTION: Request for public comment.
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                SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the
                U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks an update to
                the existing data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees. The
                Annual Survey of Refugees is a yearly sample survey of refugee
                households entering the U.S. in the previous five fiscal years. The
                requested update is based upon results of a multi-year effort in
                instrument redesign and field testing. ACF estimates the proposed
                changes will increase response burden from 30 to 45 minutes per
                respondent.
                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, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting
                public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection
                described above.
                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, 330 C Street SW,
                Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
                requests, emailed or written should be identified by the title of the
                information collection.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                 Description: Data from the Annual Survey of Refugees are used to
                meet the Office of Refugee Resettlement's Congressional reporting
                requirements, as set forth in the Refugee Act of 1980 (Section 413(a)
                of the Immigration and Nationality Act). The Office of Refugee
                Resettlement makes survey findings available to the general public and
                uses findings for the purposes of program planning, policy-making, and
                budgeting.
                 The requested update reflects changes to the survey instrument to:
                Enhance ORR's understanding of refugees' resettlement experiences;
                streamline the collection of household-level information; and improve
                data reliability and validity.
                 Respondents: The Annual Survey of Refugees secures a nationally
                representative sample of refugee households arriving in the United
                States in the previous five fiscal years.
                 Annual Burden Estimates
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                 Number of Average burden
                 Instrument Total number Annual number responses per hours per Annual burden
                 of respondents of respondents respondent response hours
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                ORR-9 (Annual Survey of 6000 2000 1 .75 1500
                 Refugees)......................
                Pre-Survey Information Form..... 6000 2000 1 .05 100
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                 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,600
                 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: Sec. 413. [8 U.S.C. 1523]
                Mary B. Jones,
                ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2019-15274 Filed 7-17-19; 8:45 am]
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