Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee Resettlement Cash and Medical Assistance Program Quarterly Report on Expenditures and Obligations-(ORR-2) (OMB #0970-0407)
| Published date | 26 May 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-11157 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Children And Families Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 100 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28359-28360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11157]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee
Resettlement Cash and Medical Assistance Program Quarterly Report on
Expenditures and Obligations--(ORR-2) (OMB #0970-0407)
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a
three-year extension of the ORR Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA)
Program Quarterly Report on Expenditures and Obligations (ORR-2) (OMB
#0970-0407, expiration 8/31/2021). There are no changes requested to
the form.
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF 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 (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: The Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) reimburses, to the extent of available
appropriations, certain non-federal costs for the provision of cash and
medical assistance to refugees, along with allowable expenses for the
administration the refugee resettlement program at the State level.
States and Replacement Designees currently submit the ORR-2 Quarterly
Report on Expenditures and Obligations, which provides aggregate
expenditure and obligation data. The ORR-2 collects expenditures and
obligations data separately for each of the four CMA program
components: Refugee cash assistance, refugee medical assistance, cash
and medical assistance administration, and services for unaccompanied
minors. This breakdown of financial status data allows ORR to track
program expenditures in greater detail to anticipate any funding issues
and to meet the requirements of ORR regulations at CFR 400.211 to
collect these data for use in estimating future costs of the refugee
resettlement program. ORR must implement the methodology at CFR 400.211
each year after receipt of its annual appropriation to ensure that
appropriated funds will be adequate for reimbursement to states of the
costs for assistance provided to entering refugees. The estimating
methodology prescribed in the regulations requires the use of actual
past costs by program component. If the methodology indicates that
appropriated funds are inadequate, ORR must take steps to reduce
federal expenses, such as by limiting the number of months of
eligibility for Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance.
The ORR-2 is a single-page financial report that allows ORR to collect
the necessary data to ensure that funds are adequate for the projected
need and thereby meet the requirements of both the Refugee Act and ORR
regulations.
Respondents: State governments and Replacement Designees.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Average burden
Instrument Total number of of responses hours per Annual burden
respondents per respondent response hours
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ORR Financial Status Report Cash and Medical 66 4 1.5 396
Assistance Program, Quarterly Report on
Expenditures and Obligations...............
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 396.
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: 8 U.S.C. 1522 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(the Act) (Title IV, Sec. 412 of the Act) for each state
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agency requesting federal funding for refugee resettlement under 8
U.S.C. 524 (Title IV, Sec. 414 of the Act).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-11157 Filed 5-25-21; 8:45 am]
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