Family Reunification Packet for Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/27/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2022
654,315
194,400
439,455
231,775
0
0
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program provides care and custody for UC until they can be safely released to a sponsor, repatriated to their home country, or obtain legal status. ORR funds residential care provider facilities that provide temporary housing and other services to UC in ORR custody. Care provider facilities must meet State licensing standards (with the exception of temporary emergency facilities and facilities located in states that are unwilling to license facilities caring for UC) and ORR requirements to ensure a high-level quality of care. Services provided at care provider facilities include, but are not limited to, education, recreation, vocational training, acculturation, nutrition, medical, mental health, legal, and case management.
ORR uses several instruments directly related to the care of UC and this request is to extend approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. ORR has made some revisions, as described in this request. The instruments in this information collection allow ORR to achieve compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and other legal requirements related to the assessment of potential sponsors for UC.
US Code:
6 USC 279
Name of Law: Homeland Security Act
US Code:
8 USC 1232
Name of Law: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 4 1101(c)
Name of Law: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
• Authorization for Release of Information –
o ORR replaced the term “minor” with “child.”
o ORR removed the Alien Registration Number field since it is not required for background checks.
o 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 –
o ORR replaced the term “minor” with “child.”
o 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.
o 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.
o Proof of Address – ORR also removed the phrase “dated within the last two months” that appears after the current lease line item because it is not applicable to those
that acceptable form of documentation.
o Burden Estimate – 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 –
o ORR replaced the term “minor” with “child.”
o ORR increased the average burden hours per response from 0.5 hours to a more accurate estimate of 0.75 hours.
$1,383,478
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form FRP-9 Letter of Designation for Care of Minor (Forms FRP-9 & FRP-9s) - Recordkeeping
SSA_0970-0278_FRP for Sponsors of UC_011_2022 06 22.docx
Letter of Designation for Care of Minor (Forms FRP-9 & FRP-9s) - Recordkeeping