Proposed Information Collection Activity; Family Reunification Packet for Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children
| Court | Children And Families Administration |
| Citation | 87 FR 16194 |
| Record Number | 2022-05957 |
| Section | Notices |
| Published date | 22 March 2022 |
Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16194-16195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05957]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[OMB No. 0970-0278]
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Family Reunification
Packet for Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is inviting public comments on revisions to an approved
information collection. The request consists of several forms that
allow the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program to assess the suitability
of potential sponsors for UC.
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: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected].
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: ORR proposes the following revisions to this
information collection:
Authorization for Release of Information--
[cir] ORR replaced the term ``minor'' with ``child.''
[cir] ORR removed the Alien Registration Number field, since it is
not required for background checks.
[cir] ORR removed reference to ``past and present immigration
status,'' since that information will no longer be collected in the
Family Reunification application.
Family Reunification Application--
[cir] ORR replaced the term ``minor'' with ``child.''
[cir] Proof of Identity--ORR added clarification that individuals
under the age of 21 may use the ORR Verification of Release form with a
photograph to meet this requirement.
[cir] Proof of Immigration Status or U.S. Citizenship--ORR removed
the requirement that potential sponsors provide documentation verifying
their immigration status or U.S. citizenship. ORR no longer uses this
information as a criterion to determine when a sponsor care plan is
required; therefore, it is no longer necessary to collect this
information.
[cir] Proof of Address--ORR also removed the phrase ``dated within
the last two months'' that appears after the current lease and current
mortgage line items, because it is not applicable to those two
acceptable forms of documentation.
[cir] Burden Estimate--ORR increased the average burden hours per
response from 0.75 hours to a more accurate estimate of 1.0 hour.
Letter of Designation for Care of a Minor--
[cir] ORR replaced the term ``minor'' with ``child.''
[cir] ORR also increased the average burden hours per response from
0.5 hours to a more accurate estimate of 0.75 hours.
Respondents: Potential sponsors of UC.
Annual Burden Estimates:
Respondents:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual total
Annual total number of Average Annual total
Instrument title number of responses per burden hours burden hours
respondents respondent per response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Authorization for Release of Information (Forms 81,532 1 0.50 40,766
FRP-2 & FRP-2s)................................
Family Reunification Application (Forms FRP-3 & 122,950 1 1.00 122,950
FRP-3s)........................................
Fingerprinting Instructions (Forms FRP-7 & FRP- 81,532 1 1.25 101,915
7s)............................................
Letter of Designation for Care of Minor (Forms 41,181 1 0.75 30,886
FRP-9 & FRP-9s)................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Annual Burden Total: 296,517.
Record Keepers:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual total
Annual total number of Average Annual total
Instrument title number of responses per burden hours burden hours
record keepers record keeper per response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Authorization for Release of Information (Forms 235 347 0.25 20,386
FRP-2 & FRP-2s)................................
Family Reunification Application (Forms FRP-3 & 235 523 0.25 30,726
FRP-3s)........................................
Fingerprinting Instructions (Forms FRP-7 & FRP- 235 347 1.00 81,545
7s)............................................
Letter of Designation for Care of Minor (Forms 235 175 0.25 10,281
FRP-9 & FRP-9s)................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Annual Burden Hours Total: 142,938.
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
[[Page 16195]]
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; 8 U.S.C. 1232; Flores v. Reno Settlement
Agreement, No. CV85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996).
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-05957 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-45-P
