Proposed Information Collection Activity; Family Reunification Packet for Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children

Citation87 FR 16194
Record Number2022-05957
Published date22 March 2022
SectionNotices
CourtChildren And Families Administration
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]
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                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.
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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 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:
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                 Annual total
                 Annual total number of Average Annual total
                 Instrument title number of responses per burden hours burden hours
                 respondents respondent per response
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                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)................................
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                 Estimated Annual Burden Total: 296,517.
                 Record Keepers:
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                 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
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                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)................................
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                 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
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                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]
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