Placement and Transfer of Unaccompanied Alien Children into ORR Care Provider Facilities
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
02/20/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
15 Months From Approved
04/30/2026
12,003,089
12,003,289
5,950,799
5,950,965
0
0
This information collection was originally approved under emergency approval for six months, as authorized under 5 CFR 1320.13, because it is essential to the mission of the agency; the use of normal clearance procedures was reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of information; and public harm was reasonably likely to result if normal clearance procedures were followed.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Bureau provides care and custody for unaccompanied alien children 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 children in ORR custody. Generally, care provider facilities are State licensed (with the exception of those located in states unwilling to license them and temporary influx care facilities) and must meet 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 forms directly related to the care of unaccompanied alien children. The forms in this information collection allow ORR to place unaccompanied alien children referred to ORR by federal agencies into care provider facilities and to transfer children within the ORR care provider network.
This request is to continue data collection for all forms under this OMB number, including those approved under emergency approval. Minor revisions are proposed to a subset of the currently approved forms. Supporting Statement A sections A1, A2, A12 and A14 have been updated accordingly, and the proposed changes are described in section A15.
ORR requests approval for a period of one year, during which time a more extensive revision request—with proposed revisions for all forms in this collection—will be finalized and submitted under normal Paperwork Reduction Act procedures.
US Code:
6 USC 279
Name of Law: Homeland Security Act (HSA)
US Code:
8 USC 1232
Name of Law: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)
Revisions were made to forms P-4 and P-7 in response to public comment. Other forms were updated to align with 2025 Executive Order 14168. Form P-18 and related burden was removed from this collection as it was transferred under Legal and Advocacy Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (OMB# 0970-0565) when the collection was last approved on 05/25/2025.
$8,906,838
No
Yes
No
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.
02/20/2026
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